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2. Belt sander - Wikipedia

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   Hand-held belt sander Stationary belt sander. A belt sander or strip sander is a sander used in shaping and finishing wood and other materials. [1] It consists of an electric motor that turns a pair of drums on which a continuous loop of sandpaper is mounted. Belt sanders may be handheld and moved over the material, or stationary (fixed), where ...

3. Belt-sander racing - Wikipedia

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   Belt-sander racing is the practice of racing belt sanders competitively. Belt sanders may have been one of the first power tools used in the growing field of power tool drag racing [ 1 ] wherein a pair of stock or modified belt sanders are placed in parallel wooden channels and fitted with long extension cords . [ 2 ]

4. Sandpaper - Wikipedia

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   Examples of sanding discs using a quick-change mounting system. A quick-change system is commonly used with disc-type coated abrasives. A plastic or metal hub is bonded to one of the faces, which is threaded. This then mates directly to the sander or angle grinder or to a mandrel that can be mounted in a sander, grinder, or drill. The advantage ...

5. Sander - Wikipedia

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   The sander smooths it and sends it out the other side. Good for finishing large surfaces. Flap sander or sanding flap wheel: A sanding attachment shaped like a Rolodex and used on a hand-held drill or mounted on a bench grinder for finishing curved surfaces. Orbital sander: A hand-held sander that vibrates in small circles, or "orbits."

6. Floor sanding - Wikipedia

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   The belt sander was invented by Eugen Laegler in 1969 out of Güglingen, Germany. 90% of the area can be reached with the belt/drum sander. The remaining 10% left such as edges, corners, under cabinets, and stairs, are sanded by an edge sanding machine. A rotary machine known as a multi disc sander or buffer is then used for the final sanding ...

7. Porter-Cable - Wikipedia

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   In 1926, Porter-Cable began to develop a niche in portable electric power tools when Chief Engineer Art Emmons invented the portable electric belt sander, called the Take-About Sander. In 1929, Emmons invented the helical drive circular saw, a compact, lightweight design that is still the most widely used circular saw design produced today.

8. Random orbital sander - Wikipedia

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   A random orbit sander, with disks of various grit sizes. A random orbital sander (also known as a palm sander) is a hand-held power tool which sands in a random-orbit action. That is, in constant irregular overlapping circles. This technology was first commercially utilized in 1968 [citation needed] [1] by Rupes Tools.

9. Sandbox (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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   The Federal Railway Authority in Germany instructed the railway companies to avoid sanding at speeds of 25 km/h (16 mph) (or less) on disc-braked locomotives. [ 6 ] [ circular reference ] In its report of 20 August 2013, the ARD magazine Report [ 7 ] mentions near misses when the use of brake sand interfered with the electrical contact between ...