Sanding belt cleaners

[sebastiaan56]

This came across my feed on another application. Does anyone have experience with it as a belt cleaner?

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[joel]

I like that! Thanks for the link.

A quick google search gave me this result: https://www.instructables.com/Cleaning- ... -and-Saw-/ for a cheaper blade cleaner solution. As a homebrewer, I have PBW on hand all the time. Most homebrew places will have the 5 Star stuff or their own version of it.

[kiwigeo]

The MSDS sheet for the CMT product doesn't provide a full list of ingredients but it does list sodium carbonate and alcohol ethoxylate. https://msdsdigital.com/cmt-formula-2050-msds. I suspect these may be the ingredients doing most of the work.

[John Steele]

Years ago I came across an article about using laundry detergent to soak/clean sanding belts. I tried it and had good success. As I recall I mixed a 60% water and 40% detergent. (We were using Tide liquid at the time) Basically used a small jar and coiled the belt like Dan. I soaked mine for a couple days and used a stiff scrub brush instead of a wire brush while rinsing. I think a citrus based cleaner or something like simple green might work as well but have not tried either.
John

[kiwigeo]

Simple green might work as well but have not tried either.
John

I did a bit of research yesterday on cleaners used on sanding belts and Simple Green seems to pop up frequently.

[John Steele]

I had a look at simple green as well. Seems it shares some of the ingredients as CMT.
I think I might give it a whack the next time I clean a belt
Water 7732-18-5
C9-11 (?) alcohols ethoxylated 68439-46-3
Sodium citrate 68-04-2
Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate
(also listed as Tetrasodium N,N-bis(carboxymethyl)-L-glutamate) 51981-21-6
Sodium carbonate 497-19-8
Citric acid 77-92-9
Fragrance N/A
Liquitint colorant N/A
Preservative 55965-84-9

[lamanoditrento]

We clean the belt for that kind of gummed up mess with a spray bottle of borax and water solution. We just lower the feed tray and put a bunch of paper towel to catch the excess and then spray it on the affected area. Leave it for about 10mins and then you can clean 98% it off with a stiff bristled brush, it mostly just flakes off. 20 mins after that you can be back using the drum sander and you don't have to take off the paper.

Borax is also great for cleaning router bits and cleaning the gullets of the fret slotting saw. Again no need to take it off the table saw to clean it.

[Pat.Hawkins]

I tried a few chemicals and wire brush with the drum running.
It sent a shower of sparks down the 100mm dust extractor hose.
Is there much risk in that?
I disconnected the hose just to err on the safe side.
Cheers

[Andos]

Probably best you err on the side of caution. I've seen a chipboard factory burn down from sparks going down the extraction pipes.