re: SuperMax by Performax 25" dual drum sander

Angellos,

It has a strange clamp that requires a special tool to open and get the belt in. It’s not fun to change the belts. Sometimes I have trouble with getting it to grab the belt tightly enough. If the end is just a little too long, it won’t pull it tight. And I have in the past cut a little too much off and couldn’t get it to catch so I just added a piece to it with my sewing machine. It held up fine. I just avoid sanding at the very end of the belt when that happens.

Just this week the belt broke at the clamp. It was getting really worn and I was putting off changing it. And I continued to put off changing it and just taped on a chunk of duct tape and it’s still working fine.

When I first got the sander (used), they were still being made in the U.S. and customer service was really good. The last time I had a problem, customer service was completely useless. Thankfully, I have a very smart husband and he repaired the conveyor circult board.

L/W