Which belt sander is best? A belt sander is a very versatile tool. Its primary function is to quickly and evenly flatten wooden surfaces to ready for finishing. Portable handheld models are used for ...

Build a narrow belt sander that works great and won’t cost a lot of money to build. A narrow belt sander is a multipurpose tool that’s ideal for woodworking tasks as well as metalwork. Learn how this ...

We’re big fans of belt sanders here at Popular Mechanics. When the tool is properly built and you know how to use it, it’s versatile and powerful, capable of de-burring metal, sanding wood, and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When mounted to a fixed stand, they also excel when it comes to smaller tasks like edge sanding or knife ...

TigerStop has donated a SawGear System to be presented as the Grand Prize for the fastest modified sander at the 2013 National Championship Belt Sander Races at AWFS later this month. Accuride ...

The nice thing about working with wood for DIY projects versus metal or masonry is that wood is relatively softer and lighter. You can lift a chunk of wood with just your hands, combine boards ...

CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Viet Valeria series of Wide Belt Sanders from Biesse America is engineered to perform under the most extreme environment when heavy calibrating or maximum quality of finish is ...

[Matthias Wandel] is the preeminent YouTube woodworker, with dozens of machines constructed from wooden gears, amazing machines that produce perfect mortise and tenons, and home-built table saws and ...

A wood lathe is an invaluable tool for serious woodworkers. But if you don't turn wood regularly, then you're got a rarely used tool taking up a lot of space. Woodworker John Heisz, who is adept at ...