I have a mitre saw that I don;t use for sawing anymore. I loaned it out, and didn't get it back in very good shape. I have since replaced it. I would like to know if I could replace the saw blad and put sanding disc on it and use it for sanding; just like one of those combination disc and belt sanders. The motor still runs good and all I want to sand is balsa.
Don't see any reason why not--this works fine with a radial arm saw and I can see where a miter saw's adjustments could be very handy. Be aware though, that with a wood as soft as balsa it may sand too fast to be really controllable.
A Sears 10" sanding disk is 16 bucks
I think I still have a ten inch disk (I said DISK!) that takes sanding disks. It came with my first Crapsman tablesaw back around 1980 . Want to say I've seen them since in a catalogue or some-such.
Dave in Houston
For safety sake make sure the sanding disk is rated for your motor speed. With a light easy touch, it may work for balsa.
IMHO. it's way too many RPM for balsa.. Try a washing machine motor and a wood disk in whatever size you want your paper... If you don't have a motor handy, trade the saw for one, someone out there needs it..
mac
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rote:
Not this one. I loaned it out and when I got it back, it wouldn't cut straight. I hate to throw it away because the motor is still good. . I agree with the light touch on balsa. Thanks to everyone who responded back to me.
A good carpenter can do good work with bad tools A bad carpenter can do good work with good tools A bad carpenter can't do good work with bad tools
hmm... had a problem like that on an old Craftsman and it turned out to be a little alignment/setup and tightening the bolt that the saw moves up and down on.. The guy that borrowed it (for 2 years) didn't notice that the bolt was starting to loosen and the zero clearance slot was about 3/4" wide from the play at the pivot!
mac
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rote:
The problem is in the pivot point. I tried to tighen it, but any tighter and it won't move up and down.It is a Pro-Tool mitre saw and since they are out of business, I can't get replacement parts. As a mater of fact, I replaced it for $69 with a Ryobi. The motor is still good and I hate to discard it.
Not having read all the comments on this subject I would like to submit my opinion any way.
NEVER USE ANY POWER TOOL FOR SOMETHING IT'S NOT MANUFACTURED FOR.....
Dave N
I purchased one this weekend and it works very well for what I am doing. I set the saw at 22.5 degrees and sanded a couple of joints. They matched perfectly. The way I sand my balsa is to set the angle and draw a line on the wood, Then I sand down to the line. Works well. Thanks for your help.
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