5 1/2" Spindle Sander Sleeve availability

Are they for a specific machine?  

rockler has i believe only 1 or 2 sizes of them might have to only use bottom part of 4 1/2 

This one says for JET sander Just shows 60 grit though, not sure what that is about?

McMaster Carr has 3 diameters of a number of grits at 5.5"

More JET 3" Diameter 150 grit

Some WEN in 5 5/8" tall. asst diameters and grit

Darrel did you do a search??? Getting a lot of hits using Sanding sleeves 5.5" tall, on web, and at Amazooo.

I did do a search George. I'm specifically looking for 2" diameter, 80 grit right now and there was a definite dearth of that size other than buying "packages" with one of every size. I used to buy bags of a dozen. I may have to eat the shipping charges from outside of Canada. I'll continue to look. 

Nathan, this is a Taiwan machine that is identical to Jet and others using 5 1/2" sleeves. Mine goes up to 3" diameter spindles.

Somewhere is a treasure trove of both diameters and grits. Having as many partial hits as I saw it's just a matter of someone selling, doesn't have an idea of how to work a search engine, which makes finding their offerings an issue. I am not the person with expertise in how to do that, but savvy sellers know how to get their offerings searchable, so a search like you did gives results to the whole Enchilada. 

Not sure if it will come over, but through the link I made to McMaster Carr, I am able to get 5.5" x 2" by 80 grit 5 pack for $20.75 add S&H for them usually.

Possibly drop 4719A305 into a Mc/Carr page if it doesn't populate.

Is there a Canadian equivalent to them? Or what happens when someone down here buys something, and then sends it North? Can you get around a higher cost that Sellers often charge for S&H? I know Duck (Alex) in Aus has often mentioned super high shipping on items from US sellers. I honestly don't know if it's US sellers gouging you, or if it costs as much as they declare to get it to you?

Not that I have done so, but looking at items from the UK, I've never been shocked by the S&H fees like what I have heard from Duck, and now you in Canada. From my end my buys in Canada have always been Lee Valley, and coming this way I get free S&H. I suppose Robin has to compete with US sellers offering this as incentive.

Shoot, I'm at the point I'll hardly look at buying tools and such if they don't offer free S&H, plus free returns anymore.

LV has stores in the US so he moves stuff across the border for their stores. Once "expatriated" the shipping goes way down.

I know back in the 80's when I'd ship smallish car parts to Canada, the buyer would get soaked from the postal inspection guys and duties.

Thanks guys. Called KMS tools and they can order in 4 paks. Just none in stock. Busybee (Canadian Grizzly) only carries 4 1/2". Amazon.ca is just packs of all sizes. Other sites only have 120 grit or higher. 

Foghorn,
I recall reading years ago (this site or maybe Lumberjocks) how to rewrap your own.  I'm not certain what type of glue was used or if it was just adhesive sandpaper, but it seemed pretty simple--similar to wrapping your drum sander with an angled cut.  If you've got some old sleeves around, maybe you can experiment.
L/W

Reminds me of the "old days" when you ordered stuff, and had to wait, while they first ordered it in, and then shipped it to ya. 

Four Corners Ace comes to mind. Order to getting order would average 43 days. Expedited. 

When it came to consumables, you actually had to plan. I mean WTF????? 

I've read that somewhere too L/W. I have plenty in 120 and 150 grit, just no 80 grit.

I remember those days too George, especially the Sears catalogue. My Mom was always picking things up at the small storefront in the town I lived in Northern Alberta. We did have a real hardware store though. I still remember the smell of leather, oil and the old hardwood floors.

We USED to have some fine hardware stores, but with the advent of the first Big Box places (all of whom are no longer in business, at least not here) the hardware stores started closing up. A lot of that was mid 60's to 70's. Yeah the smells of a good hardware store was Manly. A place guys went, and got stuff. Builders Square, Wickes, Builders Barn, Hometown, and several I can almost see in my minds eye, but not recall the name. Some of these may have been local, or regional? They came in, and ran the local hardware store out of business, or locally in the case of Wickes, and another I can't recall, became more of a chain of Big Box stores. All gone, or drafted as another giant grew up, and incorporated the smaller chains within.

Past and gone 1

I suppose now with as many Ladies buying goods for DIY as guys it's a good thing for the species, it's just the places to shop now SUCK. And knowledgeable staff, huh, whats that??? At the old hardware store, they didn't need "you tube" to show you how. The guy working there just explained it in 2 or 3 sentences, and you were set.

I hear you George. Our old hardware store was a Marshall Wells. We also had a Beaver Lumber and a Revelstoke Lumber store which were good as well, just not as old or authentic as Marshall Wells. Seems that Marshall Wells started in Duluth in 1886 and was bought out in the States in 1958. It continued in Canada until the early 70's. 
 

The Marshall-Wells Company was founded in 1886 by George C. Greenwood, Edwin V. Mundy, and Arthur B. Chapin in Duluth, Minnesota. Its industry was hardware and its headquarters was in New York City, New York.The Duluth branch consolidated with the Kelley-How-Thomson Company in 1958. Later that year it was acquired by the Coast to Coast Company, thus ending the American company.

I get sleeves at Grizzly.    https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-1-1-2-dia.-x-5-1-2-hard-sanding-sleeve-a80-3-pk./h6670

Look around, they have several sizes, but they are not organized very well.

They also have longer sleeves that could be cut down.

https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-2-dia.-x-5-1-2-a-o-hard-sanding-sleeve-80-grit-3-pk./h6675

Hey Hairy, how's Cinci? Good to see you posting over here.

It is what it is...
Good to be back

Yeah, BusyBee is the equivalent up here in Canada but they don't carry them anymore. I have a bag full of 150 grit but will look for a bit longer before I pay the shipping.

Here's the post to which I was referring.  Martin had it in the Blast-from-the-Past part of today's email.
L/W

Thanks LWLL. I may give that a shot at some point.