Belt Sander - Stationary Table

Nice, belt sanders can be found fairly cheap at most pawn shops so this could be a inexpensive upgrade. I like the portablility as my shop is also small. Having made some curved pieces lately I could have used this and eliminated alot of extra work. Great work and good idea!

-- Live to tell the stories, they sound better that way.

hah! I just made one of these too… for the same belt sander!

You STOLE the sander from Woodbridge?? Will this be a yahoo story?? (Laughing)

-- Live to tell the stories, they sound better that way.

Nice :-)

My “stationary hand belt sander” solution is a bit less interesting. I can jam a clamp in the handle on the harbor freight unit I have, and clamp it to the workbench. Another clamp keeps the trigger engaged.

I may abandon it for a solution like yours. Having real workpiece stabilization (rather than freehand) has got to make a big difference.

this is it! hah! gouging stocks sanding freehand on the stationary belt sander is 100% to happen.

you gave me an idea for this built!

what about the dust collection issue?

i am sure you can still modify your design for the best..hehe

Nice job. I usually clamp mine upside down in my B&D workmate. A bit of a pain to start and it looks like your setup has more control of your workpiece.

-- Jim in Va

I’ve also been doing like Jim in Va, using the Workmate as a stand. This is certainly more stable. I may give it a try after I get done with the disc sander I’m building

-- Perform A Random Act Of Kindness Today ... Pay It Forward

Thanks for the comments folks. I used to clamp the sander in the Workmate as well, but it still was a little tricky to get in properly squared up and held securely. Since I had pieces of Melamine laying around the shop this was an easy solution and it takes less time to set up than trying to clamp and hold the sander in the Workmate.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Pretty Slick

-- Chris G. ; Los Angeles, CA

It’s just the thing I need in my also small workshop (garage).

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

Good idea…I just might have to steal this idea and make one for myself

Awesome jig…and great to see a realistic budget workshop!

Not to the jig making phase. Still assembling shop tools..LOL! Good idea!

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

Ingenious! Your own design or from plans? I’m interested in building one of my own.

Doc – its my own design, essentially built on the fly to fit my particular belt sander. The main consideration was how to hold it firmly in place but also make it easily and quickly removable. I was fortunate that there was already a hole in the side of the sander that was threaded, picture 4. I have no idea what it is there for but it provided an easy way to secure the sander.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario