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Beltsanding Large Concave Surfaces

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O BELTS AND LARGE CONCAVEsurfaces, make a curved wooden
insert as wide as the sander’s platen to go under the belt. Slightly
flatten the insert’s crown to get more of the sanding belt in contact
with the surface. There’s a limit to the thickness of insert you can use;
you’ve gone too far if the belt-release mechanism doesn’t close prop-
erly. The insert should stay in place without any type of attachment. If
it doesn’t, use clips to secure the insert.
—CHRISMARLEY,Kingston, Jamaica

CHAPTER SEVEN

Insert curved

wooden platen

under belt.

Clips hold insert.

Concave work surface