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I found this when searching for a feed belt for my 16-32 Drum sander.

Has good reviews on Amazon, but only a handful of reviews total.

It sounds pretty good in that it wouldn't have the weak seam that the other feed belts have.

Any thoughts or input?

Thank you all!

http://www.accuramachinetools.com/replacement-conveyor-belt-for-accuraryobiperformax-etc-1632-sa.html

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Blain

http://www.ullrichguitar.com

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Blain-
I notice that the accuramachinetools ad says that the same belt fits the Ryobi sander, which is the same as the SteelCity/King/Laguna 16/32 sander.
If the Performax takes a 16x43 belt, you could consider this eBay seller:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ryobi-WDS1600-Drum-Sander-16x43-Feed-Belt-OEM-NEW_W0QQitemZ310198114313QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSanders_Sandblasters?hash=item48393f9809
I bought this belt for my SteelCity sander and was happy with the price and service. It's on the sander now, and works well.

I'm not sure it really is superior to an abrasive belt, in operation -though it may last longer. Both the original (plastic/rubber) belt and the new replacement are not that 'grippy' and the work can tend to slip a bit. I have some abrasive belts as well, and plan to swap one of them into the machine the next time I have a 'bunch' of work to do.
These plastic belts are different from the more 'rubbery' belt I saw on a larger grizzly-type dual drum sander.

For abrasive (belts and sandpaper rolls) I got good service from Industrial Abrasives
http://www.industrialabrasives.com/drive-belt-for-delta-18-drum-sander-120x-01595-p-1632.html

Cheers
John

I have the belt but have no need to install it yet...still working off the original.

Not sure why you'd ever have to replace it. I still have the original on mine, been on there since I bought the machine 10 years ago, and it's still as good as new. There's basically no wear on them at all during normal operation. Still, it's good to know there are options should I ever have to replace it.

Cheers,
Dave F.

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I've found that if working close to the belt (e.g. thinning down to 040" or less) that if the sandpaper decides to break or develop slack, that the conveyor belt gets abraded a bit, even if I shut down the machine immediately.
Thus, some minor wear.
Also, on my (used) machine, the belt adjusters had been (very) overtightened at some point and I think the original belt had stretched a bit out of shape.
That said, my reason for having a spare is that I've gotten 'caught' in the past with the 'parts unavailable' situation on a discontinued tool.

Cheers
John

I bought my drum sander used and the feed belt was already pretty worn with a slight tear at the seam.

I've had it about 3 years now and it's getting time to replace so I saw this rubber one and thought it might be something that lasts the rest of my drum sanders life.

Think I'll give this one a try

Thanks for the input John. I'll check out that site that you suggested and see if that one might work.

Thank you again!

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Blain

http://www.ullrichguitar.com

"89.67% of all statistics are made up on the spot."

When I had a 16-32 I replaced the sandpaper belt with the rubber one, bad move. Hated it, I seemed to get far less consistent results especially when sanding thin parts, and experience some slip as well, when using courser papers. Went back to the sandpaper belt. I've heard a couple of other people that felt the same.

Colin

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Do they make a 10-20? (i could not find it)

Mike-
I don't know if you are referring to belts or sanders...
Industrial abrasives (see link above) will make up abrasive conveyor belts in pretty much any size- they were quite efficient on the phone with me.
John

That's what I was afraid of when I received the belt. Just looked like it would do all that.