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Off topic a little. You must have a big garage/ pole barn to park all those vehicles. BMW nice. My cousin and I went to the west coast from Illinois in mid 70’s. We bought new Kawasaki 900 Z1 bikes. Took old Route 66 where we could. Two other people we kept running into on the road and camp...

If you are placing the door frame/ threshold right on a concrete floor/ slab that could get wet from rain, etc. I would recommend using some treated lumber 1“ x6” (actual 3/4 x 5-1/2” ) stock to set the door jamb on. The bottom of the door jambs are usually primed, but they will eventually...

Thanks for the reply and info RTM. The old belt came apart in pieces while I was using the sander. No pieces big enough to get numbers let alone measure it. This sander used an old splined belt, so no teeth. I am going to see if I can get the splined drive wheels off and change to toothed type...

Good idea. Didn’t realize how old the thread was. Saw the forum and was reading a number of topics. Thanks for the heads up.

Anyone know a source for old black and decker drive belt. Model #4026. sanding belt size is 3”x21”. I tried replacement parts but no luck there. Problem looks like this is a splined drive belt,( similar to serpentine on cars) not a ribbed belt which appears to be the norm on newer belt sanders...

Hello Blakec123, I am in the process of building on a 24’x24’ shop. On the concrete, code required 12” x 12” footings with rebar re- enforcing. I did add the fiber mesh into the concrete per recommendation from concrete guy. I did not use wire mesh, as unless it is held up on chairs, it usually...