Sanding Belts

Abrasive Sanding Belts

Sanding Belts are commonly used for sanding very rough surfaces, leveling surfaces and freehand rounding and shaping. Because they have a lot of power and can handle coarse grits, they excel at the rapid removal of wood. In addition, we also offer abrasive belts in Aluminium Oxide, Silicon Carbide and Zirconium. When choosing abrasive sanding belts, it is important to

• Choose the right type of grit
• Choose the right type of coating
• Use the optimal grit sequence
• Avoid sanding with finer grits than necessary

Narrow Belt Sanding

Narrow sanding belts are suitable for grinding, sanding and polishing of wood, metal, glass, stone, marble and granite. Abrasive qualities of sanding belts are reduced as it becomes slowly clogged while in use. After a certain period of time, clogging becomes so severe that the risk of causing faults rapidly increases. Further clogging will make the sanded material overheated due to the high friction that occurs when greater pressure is applied to a clogged belt in order to continue achieving stock removal.

MIRKA Hiolit XO

Mirka Hiolit XO is a semi-open stiff universal abrasive for belt sanding and other machine sanding where it has excellent edge wear resistance and durability. In addition, it produces high quality results on challenging materials – for example, grits P36–80 are suitable for aggressive sanding, such as severe rust damage, as well as other sanding operations where large amounts of material need to be removed. Recommended grit size use:

• P24-P80 coarse sanding, calibration
• P100-P320 medium sanding, wood sanding
• P320-1200 fine sanding, intermediate sanding

Lifespan of belt sander belts

The lifespan of belt sanders can be further increased by ensuring that the sanding equipment is used properly:

• Ensure the power tool (belt sander) is properly maintained
• Adjust the belt sander correctly
• Choose the right type of sanding machine, some sanding applications require different sanders
• Make sure the dust extraction is adequate