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Let ter of the MONTH

MISSING DETAILS

The belt sander article in Issue No. 90 (May/June 2020) leaves out a couple of small details.

1. The spindle speed — what motor revs, what size pulleys?2. Direction of rotation — does the roller pull the material through or does it need to be pushed against the roller?

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