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   joeh | May 15, 2002 04:07am | #1

   Makita makes a weird looking sander similar to that. The belt sticks out from the body with a roller at the end. I've seen little pneumatic ones in machine shops, maybe aircraft supply catalogs too. Joe H

   I know they use something for deburring parts that might also be what y9ou saw, where to get don't know.

   
   

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   Edited 5/14/2002 9:08:29 PM ET by JoeH

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   Piffin | May 15, 2002 04:19am | #2

   I think I 've seen one like that in the Grizzly catalouge too - the metalworkers one.

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   caseyr | May 15, 2002 05:13am | #3

   Last week I bought a Bosch belt sander that looks something like a 4" grinder with a small belt sander attachment (1.5" wide, I think).  Haven't had a chance to try it out yet.  This is most likely not what you are talking about, but a picture of one is at:

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   http://www.beaversmith.com/1278vs.htm

   A few weeks ago, at a bankruptcy auction of a small metalworking shop, I purchased a small belt sander that is more likely similar to what you saw, it was a Belton sander.  A new one in the U.S. will set you back around $400-$450.  The best picture I found was at a UK site at:

   http://www.nitto.co.uk/tools/electric.html#eb20a

   They also make pneumatic ones, the following is from a search at MSC supply and is in .pdf format.  Don't know if it will come up, but try it (it's at the bottom of the page):

   MSC pdf page

   If you really want to go cheap, you can try the attachment for a grinder at Harbor Freight:

   http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=30749

   Edited 5/14/2002 10:16:49 PM ET by CaseyR

   Edited 5/14/2002 10:17:52 PM ET by CaseyR

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   cimarron8889 | May 15, 2002 04:02pm | #4

   Milwaukee also makes one.

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   KenHill3 | May 15, 2002 11:02pm | #5

   Friend who builds brazed steel bicycle frames uses a pneumatic belt sander, has a very narrow belt to fit in tight areas on the frame for finishing after brazing. I beleive the tool is called a bandfile.

   Ken Hill

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   DCassII | May 17, 2002 06:24am | #6

   Bandfile is the name of this tool.  I saw the fellow using Klingspor belts, which made me think to search their site.  Found some bandfiles there.

   Thanks,

   DC