Here’s a fixture that turns a belt sander into an edge sander. Simply build a wooden fixture that supports and locks your belt sander in a horizontal position. Bolt the fixture to the tablesaw’s rip fence as shown, and use the saw’s flat cast-iron surface for the work.
Wayne Hausknecht, Tucson, Ariz.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, June 1982 No. 34
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