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   SaintNicster | Apr 15, 2016 09:53pm | #1

   Regarding the old combo Band Saw/Sander, found an old manual through sears online and the initial guess was right.

   You had the option of swapping out the cutting band and turning it into a belt sander.

   Another cursory search online shows that you can still buy 1/2" x 80" and 1/2" by 93" sanding belts online in various grits!

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   Shedshopmike | Apr 17, 2016 01:40am | #2

   Matt, I've also had a half-empty sealed can of shellac defy gravity & drip up and out of the can. I thought I was crazy. I finally had to throw it away.

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   user-4031236 | Apr 19, 2016 12:38pm | #3

   I too took a shellacking! I had a half used can of SealCoat on a shelf. I went to retrieve it and found the shelf covered with a honey-like goo and the can was near empty, although the lid was still on! I called Zinsser and they just said something must have been wrong with the seam on the can. I couldn't see a problem. Nice to know I wasn't the only one this has happened to!

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   old saw | Apr 23, 2016 12:56pm | #4

   Sears Craftsman 12 inch bandsaw sanders were made by Emerson at least up into the 1980s. They used a half inch belt that fit around the wheels. A sanding platten and larger table insert were used in place of the blade guides and regular insert. Delta Rockwell had something similar for their 14 inch saws. You could buy the belts from Sears or have them made up by one of the abrasive companies. If you were really cheap, you could make them up yourself from cloth or paper abrasive rolls.

   Actually made a pretty effective strip sander with a nice large throat and table. The idea can be adapted to most any woodcutting bandsaw; I once made up a belt for an antique 36 inch saw.

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   bearkat_wood | May 07, 2016 01:40pm | #5

   That shellac issue is a weird one. Not quite as weird as the bandsaw/sander combo though. Matt, I like the way you set your jointer knives...call Mike ;) Thanks for the podcast guys. good stuff.