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is a belt sander with a disc. OK, I read the manual and now..umm..how do I use it? ;p I am shaping pieces of intarsia with it. I'm as scared of this noisy thing as a rattlesnake, although I did gingerly touch the belt with my finger to see if it would actually pull it off--nope, I feel a bit better now 
For instance, I'm doing Judy Gale Roberts' Intarsia Workbook right now. For the bow and ribbon, I have to sand a flat piece of wood about 4 inches long from 3/4 inch thick to 1/4 inch thick. I did part of that against the backstop on the belt, but that seems a bit harder to control. I did part on the disk, and that was much easier to control but not as easy to see. I finished it up on the round part of the front of the belt, which was good, but not as easy to get smooth. I'm not a tool user by nature so I just want to make sure I start out right.
And don't let my nervousness fool ya; I'm already in love with the thing. I cut and hand-sanded the first one and it took me about 2 days--this one took me about an hour from start to finish. Any advice will be gratefully received!
For instance, I'm doing Judy Gale Roberts' Intarsia Workbook right now. For the bow and ribbon, I have to sand a flat piece of wood about 4 inches long from 3/4 inch thick to 1/4 inch thick. I did part of that against the backstop on the belt, but that seems a bit harder to control. I did part on the disk, and that was much easier to control but not as easy to see. I finished it up on the round part of the front of the belt, which was good, but not as easy to get smooth. I'm not a tool user by nature so I just want to make sure I start out right.
And don't let my nervousness fool ya; I'm already in love with the thing. I cut and hand-sanded the first one and it took me about 2 days--this one took me about an hour from start to finish. Any advice will be gratefully received!
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