SOFT SPOT FOR YOU
To improve the appearance when balancing connecting rods or other metal objects adding a “soft spot” to one end of your belt sander can help. Machining the end of the platen down about 1/8” will give you a “soft spot”. Finish sanding the part in the “soft spot” can give you a better appearance when balancing con rods or whatever else you are processing.

Lyle Haley
The Shop Doc
Andover, MN
May, 2020