Rating Summary
“Glue goes bad and falls apart if stored in a garage in Florida.”
- a Craftsman devotee, a Craftsman Club Member, practical, a do-it-yourselfer, Mr. Fix-it, looking for durability
Craftsman Sanding Belts —
I am reviewing the Craftsman sander belts for their electric belt sander. My sander takes belts that are 2 1/2 wide by 16 inches long. They are listed as bidirectional, meaning that if one edge becomes too worn, you can take it off and put the good edge where the worn one was, without replacing the belt with a new one. This changes the direction the belt moves.
The belts are secured in a continuous loop by a row of short, strong fibers which are glued on the belt ends, making them continuous loops.
Here is my evaluation: They work well, but if stored in a garage that is constantly fan venalated in Florida, the glue holding the fibers that make the belt a loop come apart in too short a storage time, when attempting to install and use them.
This, of course, makes the belts, previously used or not, useless. You have to go to a Sears store, or catalog order them, new and fresh.
I would recommend storing them in a closet, or elsewhere, in a cool air conditioned space, to extend their useful life.
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