A belt sander is hand-tool that powered electrically. With an encased motor that runs a circular belt, it looks like a mini sized treadmill. The circular belt is fitted with sandpaper tightly and it covers the entire surface of the circular belt. When the power is on, the belt starts to run and the sandpaper on it will do its work.

The tool is very effective and it has the ability to work on a rough wood surface very quickly that too without any pressure or manual movement. As this belt sander is equipped with various speed limits you can adjust as per your sanding work.

A belt sander is popularly called as woodworker's best friend. With its multi purposes quality, the belt sander has the ability to work effectively and very quickly. Apart from finishing wood, it also used to resurface stained and old wood, to strip the paint from wooden furniture and cabinetry, and also used to smooth the sharp edges.

Belt sanders have the ability to work aggressively on wood and are commonly employed in the beginning stages of profile sanding process. And it also used to remove the particles on the very rough surface. With fine grit sandpaper, a belt sander can finish the surface perfectly. Stationary belt sanders are commonly employed to smooth Non-ferrous metals, like aluminum.

Belt sanders comes in different size that ranges from the small hand-held unit to wide enough units which has the power to smooth 4-by-8 foot sheet of plywood and it is mostly used in a manufacturing plant. There are some belt sanders which are tall, such as 1.2 meters and 70 centimeters long belt sanders.

Slack belt sander is type of belt sander which is used in the manufacturing of guitars. Usually finish sanding wood sheds a huge amount of wood dust but by employing belt sander there won’t be any sawdust problem as it is equipped with some bag like structure to collect the sawdust. The only drawback of this belt sander is the noise created when it is on work. So it is better to have some earplugs when you are operating the belt sander. Using this tool will help you get high quality final sanding.