Help SS pins overheating!?

[Rasmus Kristens]

I have some issues with a knife im working on.
I glued it yesterday and started sanding today.

I have used 6 x 0.12 " stainless pins in the handle. Usually I use brass, but i wanted to mix it up this time.

My issues is that they overheat VERY easily. I can barely touch it to the sander before they overheat. A few times I have smelled the horror of overheated epoxy... :-(

I use a 40 gr## fresh alu-ox##e belt on my cheapo 4x36" sander.

Am I doing anything wrong? Should i just take it slower?
Maybe use a mig bastard file instead to avo## messing something up?

[Ray Rogers]

From my own experience using ceramic belts and a slower speed (because I have a variable speed 2x72) I have no problem grinding on stainless pins. So, I would think that slower speed would help a lot if you can find a way to do it. Usong files is a good alternative.

Also, if your fresh aluminum ox##e belts are the usual brown ones they are made for wood. Even a fresh belt will quickly go dull enough to cause heat build up ....

[jimmontg]

Rasmus if you can get ceramic or silicone carb##e belts in Denmark by all means get them. Sadly your belt sander has few options over the counter in any stores. Silicone carb##e can be kept wet with a sponge to keep heat down and I use it for sharpening high hardness blades to keep the edges cool. Here in the U.S. TruGrit.com has ceramic and silicone carb##e belts for your size belt sander.

All I can advise is Google abrasive belts in Europe as I know a lot of them are made there.

[M&J]

They will heat up with the abrasive friction so that's a concern when shaping. If you have a variable speed then slowing it down helps. There may be belts I'm not familiar with that can be run wet. I use a good amount of silica carb##e because they can be run wet. The goal there is to limit dust generation so the sludge is easy to collect and dispose of while still water saturated.

[jimmontg]

I also do some stone work and SC wet works very well with it.
Sadly Erasmus will probably have to order the belts he needs online, as do I. I cannot buy anything but AO locally over the counter, nothing otherwise is available. Just a bunch of wood sanding belts, especially for 4x36.
Rasmus you're just going to have to find online ceramic belts or file down by hand. I used to do it too.

[jimmontg]

Sorry Rasmus, am a history buff and called you Erasmus.