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Belt sander

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Del the cat:
Probably the bearings...I had to change 'em on my old one. The ones they fit are just "shielded" rather than "sealed" which means the dust eventually gets in and they wear out.
Del

DC:
Would you feel any play in the bearings? These feel fine but I know sometimes it isn't that obvious.

Pat B:
If you keep tension on the belt while not in use it will stretch it and on my Grizzly 6"x48" belt sander if the belt is slack it will ride to one side of the wheels and even the adjustment won't keep it true.

DC:
If there is no or light load on it, it will run true all day. I spotted something I'm trying. When you drop the bed down on mine there is only one stop that it rests on. If you press on the other side the whole bed twists. That can't help. I've put a temp block under it to support both sides. See if that helps.

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