Sanding pad

[CKelly]

I'm trying to find a hook and loop sanding pad that will fit my Beall arbor, can't seam to find one anywhere. Anyone else run into a similar problem and find a solution? Tia

[Asher]

I haven't seen anything with a long enough bolt for the Beall arbor. Have you looked at the arbor from Vermont Freehand? The arbor is only $17, and 5" pads with the 5/16-24 bolt are really cheap widely available, so you can have one for each grit.

[caskwith]

I use a chuck, much better than a threaded connection IMO as you can put anything in there.

[DocAitch]

This sounds like it is similar to what Chris is using.
This is a cheap Jacobs's chuck (~$20) threaded onto an arbor (<$10) holding the threaded shaft of a 5” disc in the first photo.
The second photo shows the motor arbor- I have since changed the clamping screws to allen screws.
The last photo is a 6” sanding pad that accepts the adhesive backed discs that I use for shaping
I have had the pad come loose in the chuck once in the 6 years I have used this set up.




ocAitch

[caskwith]

Pretty much. I have added arbours to my sanding pads so I am not clamping onto the threads but the basic premise is the same.

[DocAitch]

Yes- it initially bothered me a bit to clamp onto threads, but I will probably not ever need an orbital sander.
DocAitch