Dave - thanks so much. I had precisely this problem with my Delta SA180 and was getting no help anywhere until I found your video. Not only did you explain everything well and show clearly how to do it, your production values (particularly good focus and lighting on close-up shots) were refreshingly high. Can't thank you enough.
Good knowledge to have. I'm still at the "flipped over belt sander clamped to the bench" stage, but its time to start searching for gently used stuff. Thanks for making these. Gives knowledge and motivation.
You've already convinced me to get a 4" angle grinder( been putting that off for too long)from your previous video. I think I will keep my eyes peeled for a used belt sander too. Whether you are making knives or doing other projects, both are great to have around when needed. I must say, you are really good at explaining how to do stuff. Thanks.
Dave! I have a cheap harbor freight belt sander similar to the one in this video. I was going to junk it because the belt kept coming loose but you got me hyped up run to the garage almost midnight and fixed it! wasn't the same problem but thanks for the motivation, saved me a few bucks.
The spring came out of place and the adjusting nut came loose. i just put a stronger spring i found around the garage and lock the nut down. It sand like a champ now
Thanks for the video! I have a different Delta with the bracket in a different location, but your video pointed me in the right direction. The bracket on mine is much more difficult to remove from machine, but I was able to loosen it and bend it in place, and it's tracking much better now. Cheers.
You are really good at fiming and explaining how to fix stuff Dave. I don't have a belt sander, but i am now gonna be on the look out for one. David in the U.K.
Ive had that same machine for thirty years and had no issue with tracking but when I finally do I now know how to fix it thank you Dave and thanks for the video see you on the next one
I was just given an SA 180 with this tracking issue ...but severe. Severe listing to port at best. The machine has been in a golf repair shop for 20 years and is still running good except this and a really really deep cleaning required. I’m gonna bet this is just what it needs. Thanks very much, I subscribed as a small thank you. I will follow up with my results. Free 1x42 combo and a free fix? Heh heh... better go buy a lottery ticket next.
Thanks David! I just purchased a used 31-340 and look forward to going through it before putting into use. This is great in case mine needs the tracking fix. 👍
Dave.. thanks so much for this.. I have the exact same belt sander and this exact same problem. . Thanks for figuring this out . It has frustrated me for quite some time.. thanks man
Hey Crafty. In looking through forums I have came across this issue from several people.....when I bought this sander I "thought" it was fine but when I brought it home and went through it....it had the same problem...so I just looked it over and figured it out. I'm very pleased that its helped you out! Evidently a LOT of us have had this problem. BTW, grizzly "Does" sell this part and its quite cheap, just in case you break yours. Let me know how your sander works when its fixed. good luck
Very helpful video. I am using my wife's account. I have a 1x30 Delta belt sander and unfortunately, the tracking bracket broke. I cannot find a replacement part for it. Do you know of any place that would have one? If not, I hope it can be welded back together.
I love these videos! Tools + Man = MANLY! Are you gonna be using a forge Dave? Or is this strictly working steel with machines and tools? I've seen great work with both methods. I'm every bit as excited about seeing how you'll be making handles, because there's so many cool things you can do. Another awesome Whip channel! Jack - Canada Manly!
That is funny because the building trades teacher had done the exact same fix when I was in high school not only that had us taking apart a lot of the power tools as a way to maintain them oil moters and clean them up everyday after shop was done Cracked me up one day came to class and he had one of them sears fiberglass bass boats he was fixing a hole in with epoxy resin fiberglass which is how I learned how to do epoxy resin fiberglass work and learned how it was so much better than polyester resins From what I hear they quit all of those VICA programs and all I can say is BIG MISTAKE to take away some kids real life education like that which cannot be replaced by any other classes Building trades also counted as math class credits and yes there was a whole lot of math involved when building them houses we built
I won fourth place in state speed skill in my senior year and was vice pres of the class then after i graduated no one wanted to hire me because of a reason no one would guess in a million years I was not an illegal alien living in Texas LOL So I moved on joined the Navy and went to school for electrical engineering which paid off better and had more opportunities when I got out of the Navy then later studied mechanical engineering and became an HVACR technician Some friends ask how I did it and I would say, i know it is hard to believe but at one time the only way to get knowledge was from a library full of books and there was no such thing as an internet LOL I use to find books college kids threw away at UT texas in Austin and was hard to believe at one time I had a giant library of books I had found in dumpsters on every subject available when I had a house in Austin I guess they call it home schooling now days but I can almost bet parents who send their kids to school and pay for those books had no ideal they threw the books away after they left school LOL
Watch out for that and study HVACR systems yourself as a way not to have incompetent people work on your heating and A/C units I was in charge of new hires at one place so i made a test for them to fill out true/false On the question, Superheat is when a furnace overheats to the point it starts burning up in a superheated state True/False All 30 applicants answered True and some saying they had 15 years experience in the fields and college HVACR diplomas LOL It is worse than anyone really knows out there and people are getting ripped off left and right when they call for HVAC service with the biggest problem being none of the techs can fix a thing so they lie to the customer and tell them their system cannot be fixed and needs to be replaced no matter what is wrong I ran so many second opinion calls (thousands) where I found only a wire loose or a bad capacitor or simple fixes where the customer showed me the last company condemned it and told them they need a new system installed to fix it
It is the same in all industries! I was a mechanic for years in a shop! I took a job at a different company and I quit within 3 months! They were so shady selling used parts instead of new, and charging for new! I helped put them out of business! The worst thing was my uncle worked for them, and he didnt say anything about it, but mabe he didn't know about it!
so my belt sander seems to have went down in tension. not related. it wont hold belts. its a harbor freight combination sander 1/30. any ideas? the belts seem too big. its the same belts i used for months. ive had it for a month. please help!!!!!
Hey question- I need to replace the v belt amd obviously it’s Discontinued- is there a generic replacement? I was going to contact grizzly or someone who makes the identical unit but want to be up and running. The fix you showed here worked great FYI - wow strong spring is right. The machine was given to me and I finally got around to getting consumables for it to find its missing the v belt... 🤦♂️ thanks brother.
I think all the models that look the same would be made in the same factory and labeled for the buyers......I think all of these machines are made in Taiwan. I would go for it
@@Bushradical Thanks for the fast reply... yeah it looks like the shop for and grizzly units are 1:1 identical unless I’m missing something. I’ve got it apart and am gonna do the string trick to get a basic guesstimate on belt length in case I can find one at like Napa or autozone locally while I’m at it.
@@Bushradical so a Napa 3L 190 works... could have used a 20 I suppose, didn’t want to go back. Glad there is adjustment in the mounting of both the motor and the swingarm. I was able to slip it on with a screwdriver so I suppose it’s not too tight hopefully 🙏 10 bucks to Napa and up and running. Had to take it pretty much apart to get the v belt on but she’s back together now. Thanks!
@@Bushradical also note your roller came off MUCH easier than mine. I had to get it all undone then rest the roller against the swing arm and persuade it out with a socket extension and a 2# blacksmith hammer. Dude was missing the retaining bolt and the 14mm nut as well...no idea how it stayed on there.
She’s got a hell of a vibration, will start back at it tomorrow morning. Wheels are out of round, maybe start there. It’s been jury rigged for so long it’s confused now. 😎
What the hell are all of you talking about?!?!? Are you all HIGH?!?!? Where could all this praise of this man's great tutorial be coming from?!?! I defy any one of you who claimed to have gotten such a great enlightenment of a learning experience to explain exactly HOW. There were NO closeups so such praise is completely unfounded. When the title of a videoclip begins with the two words, "HOW TO...", one naturally assumes such a clip will not just be a video of some dude tinkering in his workshop but one that at least comes close to living up to what is stated in the title. The sander I acquired are missing the switch as well as the run capacitor. One who doesn't know any better likely would assume they were about to view a "tutorial" and not a video clip that some dude seems to have made because he gets off on watching himself and hearing his own voice. Sorry bro...your intentions were righteous most certainly and you are due the credit for figuring out how to even post a video on youtube. Couple of vital closeups would have made a huge difference.
This was the problem on my belt sander. Your video helped me fix it. Thank you Dave for sharing this video. U the man!!!
you're welcome. Good luck with it
Whipple Knives and Tool Repair. I like it. Great video brother, very instructional and well made. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Murphy
Dave - thanks so much. I had precisely this problem with my Delta SA180 and was getting no help anywhere until I found your video. Not only did you explain everything well and show clearly how to do it, your production values (particularly good focus and lighting on close-up shots) were refreshingly high. Can't thank you enough.
Glad it helped!!
Good knowledge to have. I'm still at the "flipped over belt sander clamped to the bench" stage, but its time to start searching for gently used stuff.
Thanks for making these. Gives knowledge and motivation.
Thanks
You the man, Dave! You're the best shop teacher I ever had! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you Mike! I really appreciate that.
You've already convinced me to get a 4" angle grinder( been putting that off for too long)from your previous video. I think I will keep my eyes peeled for a used belt sander too. Whether you are making knives or doing other projects, both are great to have around when needed. I must say, you are really good at explaining how to do stuff. Thanks.
Thanks Dave
Dave! I have a cheap harbor freight belt sander similar to the one in this video. I was going to junk it because the belt kept coming loose but you got me hyped up run to the garage almost midnight and fixed it! wasn't the same problem but thanks for the motivation, saved me a few bucks.
Right on! What was the issue with your sander?
The spring came out of place and the adjusting nut came loose. i just put a stronger spring i found around the garage and lock the nut down. It sand like a champ now
Thanks for the video! I have a different Delta with the bracket in a different location, but your video pointed me in the right direction. The bracket on mine is much more difficult to remove from machine, but I was able to loosen it and bend it in place, and it's tracking much better now. Cheers.
Awesome! Ive thought about deleting this video because its done poorly, but if it helps people out its worth it
You are really good at fiming and explaining how to fix stuff Dave. I don't have a belt sander, but i am now gonna be on the look out for one.
David in the U.K.
Ive had that same machine for thirty years and had no issue with tracking but when I finally do I now know how to fix it thank you Dave and thanks for the video see you on the next one
Thanks Gene.
Thanks man, exactly what was wrong with my sander! Good instructions 👍
I was just given an SA 180 with this tracking issue ...but severe. Severe listing to port at best. The machine has been in a golf repair shop for 20 years and is still running good except this and a really really deep cleaning required. I’m gonna bet this is just what it needs. Thanks very much, I subscribed as a small thank you. I will follow up with my results. Free 1x42 combo and a free fix? Heh heh... better go buy a lottery ticket next.
Right on!
Thanks David! I just purchased a used 31-340 and look forward to going through it before putting into use. This is great in case mine needs the tracking fix. 👍
Great video. I haven't noticed this problem, yet, with mine, but it's good to know for the future.
Very good advice. Thanks so much Dave!!
You bet
Very good tips Dave...inspired me to tune my belt sander up.
Let me know how it goes
Great fix Dave. Who'd have thought that piece of thick metal would warp like that? You got it sorted though!
That piece is quite soft and it doesn't stick to a magnet.....so its some horrible pot metal or its aluminum.
Dave.. thanks so much for this.. I have the exact same belt sander and this exact same problem. . Thanks for figuring this out . It has frustrated me for quite some time.. thanks man
Hey Crafty. In looking through forums I have came across this issue from several people.....when I bought this sander I "thought" it was fine but when I brought it home and went through it....it had the same problem...so I just looked it over and figured it out.
I'm very pleased that its helped you out! Evidently a LOT of us have had this problem.
BTW, grizzly "Does" sell this part and its quite cheap, just in case you break yours. Let me know how your sander works when its fixed. good luck
@@Bushradical .. Dave you really are good shit. . My buddy killinger was right about you..
Thanks CBN. Tell Killinger I said Hi.
Well done, good explanation!
Well done Dave you explain everything so well
Thanks Marvell!
You are soooo good at explaining things. I understood it! :-)
LOL, thanks Annie
Thank you my fellow David for this good instructional video!
Blessings!
Thanks David
Very helpful video. I am using my wife's account. I have a 1x30 Delta belt sander and unfortunately, the tracking bracket broke. I cannot find a replacement part for it. Do you know of any place that would have one? If not, I hope it can be welded back together.
I wonder if it's the same problem with my hand held sander? I'll have to check it out!,thanks Dave!
I love these videos! Tools + Man = MANLY!
Are you gonna be using a forge Dave? Or is this strictly working steel with machines and tools? I've seen great work with both methods.
I'm every bit as excited about seeing how you'll be making handles, because there's so many cool things you can do.
Another awesome Whip channel!
Jack - Canada Manly!
Thanks Jack. I will probably do stock removal, and send out for heat treat.
That is funny because the building trades teacher had done the exact same fix when I was in high school not only that had us taking apart a lot of the power tools as a way to maintain them oil moters and clean them up everyday after shop was done
Cracked me up one day came to class and he had one of them sears fiberglass bass boats he was fixing a hole in with epoxy resin fiberglass which is how I learned how to do epoxy resin fiberglass work and learned how it was so much better than polyester resins
From what I hear they quit all of those VICA programs and all I can say is BIG MISTAKE to take away some kids real life education like that which cannot be replaced by any other classes
Building trades also counted as math class credits and yes there was a whole lot of math involved when building them houses we built
I totally agree. I took building trades my senior year and learned a lot. Ive built 4 houses and 3 cabins and used a ton of math.
I won fourth place in state speed skill in my senior year and was vice pres of the class then after i graduated no one wanted to hire me because of a reason no one would guess in a million years
I was not an illegal alien living in Texas LOL
So I moved on joined the Navy and went to school for electrical engineering which paid off better and had more opportunities when I got out of the Navy then later studied mechanical engineering and became an HVACR technician
Some friends ask how I did it and I would say, i know it is hard to believe but at one time the only way to get knowledge was from a library full of books and there was no such thing as an internet LOL
I use to find books college kids threw away at UT texas in Austin and was hard to believe at one time I had a giant library of books I had found in dumpsters on every subject available when I had a house in Austin
I guess they call it home schooling now days but I can almost bet parents who send their kids to school and pay for those books had no ideal they threw the books away after they left school LOL
No joke...thats the difference between someone who wants knowledge and someone who wants to go to college....because everyone else is doing it.
Watch out for that and study HVACR systems yourself as a way not to have incompetent people work on your heating and A/C units
I was in charge of new hires at one place so i made a test for them to fill out true/false
On the question, Superheat is when a furnace overheats to the point it starts burning up in a superheated state True/False
All 30 applicants answered True and some saying they had 15 years experience in the fields and college HVACR diplomas LOL
It is worse than anyone really knows out there and people are getting ripped off left and right when they call for HVAC service with the biggest problem being none of the techs can fix a thing so they lie to the customer and tell them their system cannot be fixed and needs to be replaced no matter what is wrong
I ran so many second opinion calls (thousands) where I found only a wire loose or a bad capacitor or simple fixes where the customer showed me the last company condemned it and told them they need a new system installed to fix it
It is the same in all industries! I was a mechanic for years in a shop! I took a job at a different company and I quit within 3 months! They were so shady selling used parts instead of new, and charging for new! I helped put them out of business! The worst thing was my uncle worked for them, and he didnt say anything about it, but mabe he didn't know about it!
I wonder if the key shaped bracket could be made of steel instead to prevent it from twisting out of true?
picked up same model swapmeet just starting to do this..thanks video
right on!
so my belt sander seems to have went down in tension. not related. it wont hold belts. its a harbor freight combination sander 1/30. any ideas? the belts seem too big. its the same belts i used for months. ive had it for a month. please help!!!!!
Hey hey great fix....👍👍
thanks.
Hey question- I need to replace the v belt amd obviously it’s Discontinued- is there a generic replacement? I was going to contact grizzly or someone who makes the identical unit but want to be up and running. The fix you showed here worked great FYI - wow strong spring is right. The machine was given to me and I finally got around to getting consumables for it to find its missing the v belt... 🤦♂️
thanks brother.
I think all the models that look the same would be made in the same factory and labeled for the buyers......I think all of these machines are made in Taiwan. I would go for it
@@Bushradical Thanks for the fast reply... yeah it looks like the shop for and grizzly units are 1:1 identical unless I’m missing something.
I’ve got it apart and am gonna do the string trick to get a basic guesstimate on belt length in case I can find one at like Napa or autozone locally while I’m at it.
@@Bushradical so a Napa 3L 190 works... could have used a 20 I suppose, didn’t want to go back. Glad there is adjustment in the mounting of both the motor and the swingarm. I was able to slip it on with a screwdriver so I suppose it’s not too tight hopefully 🙏
10 bucks to Napa and up and running. Had to take it pretty much apart to get the v belt on but she’s back together now. Thanks!
@@Bushradical also note your roller came off MUCH easier than mine. I had to get it all undone then rest the roller against the swing arm and persuade it out with a socket extension and a 2# blacksmith hammer. Dude was missing the retaining bolt and the 14mm nut as well...no idea how it stayed on there.
She’s got a hell of a vibration, will start back at it tomorrow morning. Wheels are out of round, maybe start there. It’s been jury rigged for so long it’s confused now. 😎
Well done!
Thanks Mike
I would use the cardboard backing folded to slide knife/plate
Good information
Thanks LT
Great vid!!
Thanks
Can a 3/8" wide belt be used on a 1" sander? Can the tracking be adjusted to keep the belt on?
.....? good question
,,Thanks for the tip,,
you bet
What is this thing worth?
good info
Thanks
Couldn’t you just shim it?
Worn bearing on top wheel is source
tracking man tracking
right on!
Hey man werr u been haven't seen any vids
working on it.
What the hell are all of you talking about?!?!? Are you all HIGH?!?!? Where could all this praise of this man's great tutorial be coming from?!?! I defy any one of you who claimed to have gotten such a great enlightenment of a learning experience to explain exactly HOW. There were NO closeups so such praise is completely unfounded. When the title of a videoclip begins with the two words, "HOW TO...", one naturally assumes such a clip will not just be a video of some dude tinkering in his workshop but one that at least comes close to living up to what is stated in the title. The sander I acquired are missing the switch as well as the run capacitor. One who doesn't know any better likely would assume they were about to view a "tutorial" and not a video clip that some dude seems to have made because he gets off on watching himself and hearing his own voice. Sorry bro...your intentions were righteous most certainly and you are due the credit for figuring out how to even post a video on youtube. Couple of vital closeups would have made a huge difference.
All the info is there......it's not my fault you have issues absorbing details. ......but you sure like to write!