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Belt up!!

Walter

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My little Axminster belt and disc sander is not the world's most refined machine and the racket it made used to drive me bonkers (well that's my excuse anyway). I found that the main cause of the clattering was the body of the belt mechanism rattling against the adjusting stop. Solution: a sticky backed felt pad stuck to the adjusting plate. Peace at last!! ( well, a tolerable noise level anyway)

I posted this just in case anyone with a similar machine longs for a quieter life.


IMG_8254 by walter.hall, on Flickr
 

edlea

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My little Axminster belt and disc sander is not the world's most refined machine and the racket it made used to drive me bonkers (well that's my excuse anyway). I found that the main cause of the clattering was the body of the belt mechanism rattling against the adjusting stop. Solution: a sticky backed felt pad stuck to the adjusting plate. Peace at last!! ( well, a tolerable noise level anyway)

I posted this just in case anyone with a similar machine longs for a quieter life.


IMG_8254 by walter.hall, on Flickr


Think I might be able to utilize that idea on my band saw table.:thumbs:
 

Neil

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My little Axminster belt and disc sander is not the world's most refined machine and the racket it made used to drive me bonkers (well that's my excuse anyway). I found that the main cause of the clattering was the body of the belt mechanism rattling against the adjusting stop. Solution: a sticky backed felt pad stuck to the adjusting plate. Peace at last!! ( well, a tolerable noise level anyway)

I posted this just in case anyone with a similar machine longs for a quieter life.


IMG_8254 by walter.hall, on Flickr

Put it between the wifes molars, didnt work.
 

Jim

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Nice find Walter, i can relate to noise problems, they sure do drive you mad ... :pray:
 
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