Repairing broken sander belts

They are pretty inexpensive. I think I pay about 80 cents each for the 3×21” belts.
That being said, I suppose you could get a roll of seaming tape for carpets and give it a try.
Some use linen with crazy glue.
Remember all these remedies cost money too.

bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Epoxy might work. I would just buy another.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Mike,

Your assumption about old belts is probably correct. My shop is in the basement and it can be a little humid. I experienced several belt failures on belts that were brand new but had been stored in the shop for many months. Newly purchased belts worked fine.

I agree with Bob and Gary- replace rather than repair

Lew

Mike, never had one break luckily. I cut the old ones into strips for sanding blocks & on the lathe. So they are not really wasted.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

A Jewish friend of mind says he knows what happened to the lost tribe of Israel… They ended up in Scotland.
......
My Grandmother was well known for spending $1 on gas in order to save $0.10 at at sale…..

I guess I’m a little too much like my grandmother….

Ok, I give, I’ll buy new ones.

-- Michael R. Harvey - Brewster, NY - RusticElementArt.com - SpaceAware.org - AnConn.com

Well I’m like Rustic Elements.

I’ve got about 50 belts and they are each breaking within 1 minute of turning them on. 1” wide belts and 4” wide belts.

I’d like a way to salvage them.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I think any repaior that you’d do to the belt would shorten it too much to be able to mount it on the BS. I think Grumpy has the best idea, use them somewhere else to get the value out of them.

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

I agree, buy some new ones, Keep the old ones and glue them to blocks of wood to sand edges.

-- Hope Never fails

I just looked on Lee Valley. These things are $3.15 each for 4” x 24”. Of course, knowing my neighbor, the ones that broke are probably the $0.99 variety. Theoretically, the better ones should last longer.

-- Michael R. Harvey - Brewster, NY - RusticElementArt.com - SpaceAware.org - AnConn.com

Had the same problem. Turning the belts in sanding blocks, large surface sanding, etc. I was told by the Klingspore folks that most belts should be used within one year of purchase

bob.

-- Bob from Northwest Florida

I get mine from Big Lots for about a 1$. I wear them out without breakage. the only proglem is not much grit selection there.

-- bryano