Black & Decker 350 Watt Powerfile

[The Medway Handyman]

Bought one of these last week to help repair some wooden window frames at Handyman Towers.

'm very impressed!

Stock removal is incredible with a 40 grit belt. Being only 13mm wide and about the same thickness it gets in anywhere.

Since used it to even up some lap joints on decking posts & sharpen my post hole digger.

Picture on the box shows it being used to open out the mortice for a door lock, can't wait to try that.

Dust collector actually works, belt tracking easy to adjust & stays tracked. Only downside is that there isn't a facility for adjusting the belt tension, so my 40 grit belt stretched a bit and stated to lose traction before it was worn out completely.

At under £40 a very useful bit of kit indeed.

[NT]

Mind if we stick that on the wiki?

NT

[Alan Braggins]

How do you change belts then? Or is there still a knob to reduce the tension down slack enough to take it off, just that it's as tight as it can go with a new belt and no more adjustment than that?

(The new dust collection does look better than the old ones though.)

[The Medway Handyman]

Not at all.

[The Medway Handyman]

There is a lever which you push forward to slacken the belt. No adjustment as such, either slack or tight.

Works surprisingly well.

[NT]

I should really have said would you put it on the wiki please :)

NT

[AlanD]

>> I'm very impressed!

I have one of those. The only B&D tool I've ever owned that I actually like! I also have a Bosch mini belt sander, also pretty good at getting into small spaces. Between them they were great for stripping back a staircase prior to re-painting.

[The Medway Handyman]

No clue as to how to do that :-)

[The Medway Handyman]

>>>>>

I was considering the Bosch but it seems to have been discontinued?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I'm very impressed!

Ordered one up. By the blurb it could have lots of uses. Are the belts expensive/difficult to get, or do Screwfix etc sell them?

[AlanD]

>>>>>>>>

I think they have. From Googling the model number is PVS 300AE.

There's one on ebay, item number 130586844446.

[Alan Braggins]

Assuming they are compatible with the older design Powerfile, Screwfix, Toolstation, and the sheds do them.

[The Medway Handyman]

>> I'm very impressed!

I ordered 3 packs of belts with the tool on a deal, they came in Silverline boxes!

Seem fine though & not expensive, should be easy enough to get.