A handheld belt sander will rip through old paint or varnish in minutes. It can smooth flooring or decking at remarkable speed, and rapidly flatten rough lumber and boards. Yet while often seen as ...

For anyone who works with wood, including carpenters, cabinet makers, wood floor refinishers, and DIYers, belt sanders are indispensable because they can quickly smooth rough wood surfaces.

Faced with a project requiring a lot of sanding, [George] had two options. Suck it up and buy a belt sander — or re-purpose a tool he already had to do the same job. He chose the latter ...

This time it’s a 1″ wide belt sander. Of course anyone can go out and simply buy one of these sanders for under $100, but what’s the point in that when you can build one out of plywood and a ...