I somehow managed to run across a couple of really good deals when it comes to belt sanders recently.

This first one I bought off of VEVOR, I’ve had pretty good luck when dealing with them.

It wasn’t cheap cheap but it was almost $700 cheaper than the full size one they and everyone else offers.

It’s a 30″ X 1″ mutli function model and I am going to love using this thing after I get it mounted on a stand.

I love that it flips sideways and that you can put a wheel out on the end.

Like I said, I have to put it on a stand and I’m going to have to add a vertical plate to mount the control box on but I am plenty tickled with it.

I also ran across a good deal yesterday. I had to go to South East Portland and snag a free 4K Coleman generator and a spare mower deck off a John Deere riding mower my brother gave me. His wife, my Sister In Law, was helping family out at an Estate sale where some older gentleman who was into woodworking had passed away.

I literally could have had a complete Run Away at that joint.

Holy Moly there was some cool stuff there.

I did manage to semi control myself but when I saw this old Disc/Belt Sander it was all over.

It’s an 8 inch Disc and a 42″ X 1 belt sander.

I am currently waiting for an Amazon driver to drop off some new sanding discs and belts as I type, they are readily available.

I did some quick research on it and they were made back in the 80’s and 90’s in Taiwan, not Commie China.

They are made out of metal.

Metal guards, a SOLID cast iron table for the disc and a 1/2 Horse motor instead of the newer 1/3rd hp motors.

The On/Off buttons alone should tell you that it’s not a piece of Chinesium garbage.

$55 out the door.

It also needs a stand, I swung by Horror Freight and picked one up but I need to find an 18″ X 10″ piece of plate for the top of it to bolt it down to. That should take all of ten minutes at work.

I can even have it custom cut out of some scrap if I have to.

Gotta love that perk.

I also have aan New Old Stock Central Machinery belt/ Disc sander on it’s way from EBay.

I paid too much for it with the added shipping but it’s what I wanted. I have already had 2 and given them away. I had The Wifely Unit get me the newest one from Harbor Freight a year ago from Last Christmas and I was disappointed with it the minute I tried using it.

They literally cut corners on it trying to save money and the pressed out sheet metal table in front of the disc is only supported on one side.

Any time you have to push down or have to put anything even mildly heavy on it, the damn table sags on the one side.

It’s also got a bunch of plastic parts on it so screw that. I am going to give it to my Son In Law who is doing lots of renovations to their house which includes a bunch of wood work. It will be fine for his needs.

Sure, I could have screwed around and made a support for the table but screw that. How about you just make it right in the first place instead?

You will also notice the bed for the belt isn’t level and they didn’t give you any way to adjust that.

Cheap crap.

Bye Bye.

So anyways, The Lord has been good to me and now I have even more crap that I have to try and find a home for which means something else will have to go. Shouldn’t be too hard to make that happen. Getting rid of Mid to Low level machines to replace them with higher quality ones does not give me any heartburn.

I’m sure I will find a home for them.

As Tom Peterson always said,

“FREE IS A VERY GOOD PRICE”.

You had to live in the Pacific Northwest back in the 70’s and 80’s to get that reference.

The guy has been pretty quiet for a while so I decided to check on him.

I texted him and told him to blink twice if he was being held hostage in a North Korean whorehouse.

It didn’t take too long and he replied to me so he is indeed alive and kicking.

Apparently some lowlife tried to steal his vehicle and did a bunch of damage to it and he has been thrashing on it trying to get it back in working order, along with dealing with the Little Guy he wound up taking care of after the suicide of Gretchen’s daughetr.

he says the little guy is currently teething and that is obviously causing him some serious discomfort. I feel for him. Tooth pain is the worst.

So BC has replaced the back window in the vehicle and is now currently repllacing jacked up switches etec on the steering column. I can tell you from personal experience that that sucks bigly. Not something I would wish on anyone.

He is also still looking for work so he pretty much has his hands full. Eventually he will sit down and update everyone but I decided to do it first.