Sanding belt for hand-held sanders
How to choose the right sanding belt?
General information for using a sanding belt on a hand sander
The handheld belt sander is mainly used in woodworking. With a coarse sanding grit, the belt sander is even used as a planer because of the enormously fast material removal. Especially if the sanding belt is equipped with the so-called 3M Cubitron II grit, you can be sure that a faster sanding operation is not possible!
3M CubitronII sanding belt for aggressive chipping
For stair renovations, for example, where hard glue residues need to be removed, the CubitronII sanding belt is the first choice. If you work with this belt sander all day and speed is very important to you, try the sanding belt Cubitron II minerals and be surprised by its speed.
In some cases, these machines are also used to apply a grinding structure to stainless steel. Beware though, in many cases this is very aggressive and it is advisable to choose a low belt speed if possible.
Klingspor sanding belts for the hand sander
If the operation is a little finer, say with K80 or K120, aluminum oxide is also a fine choice and offers great value for money. Klingspor has some good sanding belts in this. For example, take a look at the 309X quality in our webshop. All Klingspor sanding belts can be found in our webshop
Well-known brands of belt sanders with the most commonly used belt sizes we list for you:
- AEG
- Black&Decker
- Bosch
- DeWalt
- FESTOOL
- Metabo
- Hitachi
- Milwaukee
- Makita
- Ryobi
- Skil.
These brands offer various models. The most common sanding belt sizes are:
Sanding belt size:
Sanding belt 75x533mm
Sanding belt 75x457mm
Sanding belt 100x560mm
Sanding belt 100x610mm
Sanding belt 100x620mm
Here you can find an overview of our entire range of sanding belts. You can choose from different brands, qualities coarse and sizes of all our sanding belts.
Is your desired combination not listed or you do not know which belt is most suitable for your application? Feel free to contact us, everything can be supplied for your needs and applications. Call 033-4558788 and ask for advice!
Continue reading about sanding belts
We show some of the applications for using sanding belts and give you ideas about the possibilities. But because the variations are endless, and many different manufacturers offer these sanding belts, it is difficult to choose. Feel free to contact us to select the right sanding belt for you.
On a powerfile, the 3M designation for belt sander, you attach a sanding belt or Scotch Brite belt for grinding or finishing various materials.
In the wood industry, the idea arose to use sanding belts to sand large boards. Until then, broad belts were used, but they had their limitations. The long belt machine provides the solution!
The handheld belt sander is mainly used in woodworking. With a coarse sanding grain, the belt sander is even used as a planer because of its tremendously fast material removal.
Klingspor sanding belts are used in various markets because of their industrial quality. As a long belt sanding belt, you often encounter Klingspor on the long belt sander.
Sanding belts from Deerfos are relatively unknown but have excellent sanding performance on metal and wood.
Scotch Brite™ is a well-known brand name of 3M and represents a non-woven web construction that is usually impregnated with an abrasive mineral.
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