old craftsman belt sander

I seem to recall that some of the old disc sanders used a heat-activated adhesive stick. You would turn on the machine, press the stick against the rotating plate to get some adhesive on it, then turn off the machine and apply the disc.

I don’t know if that stuff is still made. Maybe a spray adhesive would work.

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That is probably what i will do i also thought about trying to find some self adhesive pads but i hate to waste the nes that came with it and they are much thicker and heavier than what we see today.

Spray adhesive, and you’ll enjoy the job of changing the disks (wink, wink).
Bill

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Does your sander look anything like this one?

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Thanks Hal,
Yep that looks like it lol. Thing runs like you just took it out of the box. I am guessing it may have come with a different frame at one time. This fellow had retrofitted alot of his machines but i tell ya they were selling some of his work there yesterday and i have to say it was good work

I remember it just like charles described. The adhesive came in a tube that was about 1.5 inches in diameter. You turned the disc on and usually started int he center and rubbed it to the outside. Then you took the sading disc and applied it over the fresh adhesive. it was done. We cleaned them with a clean scrap board and rubbed the disc the same way…then applied new adhesive.

My father had the very same machine, I used it a lot myself. I remember the tubes, you peeled the wrap off it as you used it

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I have an older Crapsman 6*48” belt / disk. I picked it up for $40.00 it needed bearings on both rollers and one new roller because the bearing mounts were shot.
It had those god awful cam type adjusters that simply do not work – ever – at all – under even the most favorable circumstances.
I tossed ‘em and replaced ‘em with direct screw adjusters with locking jam nuts that I made in the shop from aluminum scrap and bolts.

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Hi Guys, I need a hand with this same model sander. Mine is a Craftsman 113.12193. Can any of you explain in detail how to get the disk or the guard off so that the belt can be changed?

Thanks, Eric

113.12193 is the part # of the motor, is there another number somewhere on the body of the sander, possibly under the bed?

I would imagine it would be similar to a bench grinder, in that you spin the disc while holding the shaft in place. Judging by the arrow on your machine, I would try hold the motor shaft and spinning the disc counter-clockwise. The shroud screws should be behind the disc, accessible once it’s out of the way.

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