Quick and Easy Belt Sander Jig From Scraps

Bill made a simple and handy jig for the workshop. This one holds a portable belt sander and transforms it into a stationary edge sanding station. The project started off with an old Craftsman 3" belt sander and some leftover scraps. With a little imagination and some exact approximations, we're left with a very, very useful way to transform an existing power tool.

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[RedFlyerMedia]

Perfect, simple & exactly the idea I needed to make my own. Thank you!

[joedance]

Really appreciated this video and have already viewed it a number of times. Have a belt sander that looks just like yours, and have been wanting to build this kind of jig.
Was also hoping to see how it would be used to sharpen lathe tools and chisels (as mentioned at end of video), but could not find that follow up video.
Thank-you!

[craigmonteforte]

good video fyi i did Woodworking Professionally for 25 years and as my hobby for more than 35 years you should build a safe rt fence on the front area of tht belt sanding jig one of the nastiest injuries ive personall y seen was a co worker had a belt sander suck in his fingers and sand off the skin right to his bones as luck would have it that paticular day i was the only one with a First Aid kit and i bandaged him up for a hospital trip Doctors spent months grafting shin to his fingers and i know it was pretty painful if you fabricate a guard over that front wheel i would bet that could prevent that from happening in my Co workers case he was holding the Beltsander in his hands when it slipped and caught hi fingers like every Woodworking injury everyone a;ways says it happened so quickly they couldn’t believe at first it did I always considered myself to be pretty lucky that at 56 years of age i have not suffered any hand injuries that a couple of bandaids couldn’t fix up to allow me to heal

[SonomaComa]

Is it a true 90° angle?
How do you adjust it to make a true 90° ?

[wk]

I have the same sander, I will be moking one. Thanks.

[ftgv]

What a good video, well explained and interesting. I just acquired a secondhand belt sander and scroll saw as my first powertools. My sander is lumpy, irregular and full of vent holes though, so a jig will be challenging, but this video gave me some good ideas. Thanks !

[THESLEEPYTRUCKER]

Quick and easy belt sander jig but he says "This cost me a few hours of work." nothing about this project looked quick or easy other than "slathering on some wood glue." To the novice woodworker, this is more like brain surgery while piloting a rocket in space. good video otherwise.