Shopsmith 6" Belt Sander

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Transform tedious, time-consuming sanding into rapid, precision craftsmanship. The ShopSmith 6" x 48" Heavy-Duty Belt Sander delivers powerful straight-line action to tackle heavy stock removal and produce glass-smooth finishes with effortless grit changes.

Key Capabilities & Applications

• Rapid Stock & Finish Removal: Quickly strip paint or flatten sawn lumber across or with the grain using coarse belts. 

• Precision Angle Sanding: Use the integrated table and Miter Gauge to hold flawless bevels, miters, and compound angles. 

• Flush-Fitting Joinery: Smooth protruding dovetails, finger laps, and mortise-and-tenon joints perfectly flush to adjacent surfaces. 

• Contour Sanding: Smooth odd-shaped and curved workpieces using the flexible, free-running back side of the belt. 

• Intricate Workpiece Control: Easily sand small or unusually shaped parts that are difficult or unsafe to manage with handheld power tools. 

Engineered for Accuracy & Efficiency

• Versatile 6" x 9" Cast-Iron Support Table: Tilts from 0° to 20° into the belt and up to 45° away. Use it parallel, perpendicular, or angled to act as a precision rip fence, back-up fence, or angle guide. Accepts your MARK Miter Gauge. 

• Automatic Tensioning & Tracking: Belt changes take seconds—just twist the tensioning knob until it clicks to release, then trip the release lever to snap back to exact factory tension. The high-crown idler drum automatically keeps the belt centered.
• Integrated Dust Extraction: Features a 2-1/2" dust port with a swivel elbow to prevent hose kinking whether operating vertically, horizontally, or at any angle in between.
• Auxiliary Power Shaft: The 5/8" extension shaft allows you to run the ShopSmith Drum Sander (Model 505552) or attach small drum sanders via a 1/4" router chuck.