*This is exactly what I needed for trimming the edge of oak boards **MyBest.Tools** I also used the disk to round edges while building an oak - walnut cabinet.*
Thanks for posting the video, I have had the same sander for about 25 years or so and so far I have only had to replace the pad underneath and yes all it requires is the 2 screws to hold it on and the belt does the rest. I now have to replace the cord which is in the same shape as yours was.Thanks for the idea of purchasing an extension cord rather than buying the replacement part which is pretty costly. I am glad to see it's a pretty easy fix. The best tool I have bought, very low maintenance and very reliable. You got a great deal.
I was changing the wiring harness on my foreman's sander and didn't take not of which terminal the white and black ends went to (rookie move), so thank you!
I inherited this same model, made in Feb1989. I really appreciate this video and I have learned about the machine thanks to you. On mine, the piece of cork and the grey piece over it is quite worn, so I need to replace those, but otherwise it’s ok. I also have a Makita drill that has a frayed cord. Maybe I can fix the cord the way you did on your belt sander. Why did you not just push that black rubber thing further down the original cord, cut away the bad part of the cord, and reuse it?
Great video. Nice machine. I am trying to figure out how to fix a much lower quality sander, which went up in smoke. I opened it up,but instead of all the nice clean compartmentalizations of the Makita,it opens in the center and you are into the delicate wiring motor parts, which I am trying to learn. I had a lot of junk to clean out, switch fell out which was attached with a cheap spring. Very junky over all. Nowhere near the quality of your tool. Great job on the dismantle, I always have a hard time with which screw came out if where, you seem to have this down to a tee. Excellent job!!!
The roller on the armature comes off reverse thread gently with plyers, but you can infact remove the armature with out taking it off. I would either replace or re-grease the bearings on the armature, too..and oil the bushing on the rubber belt roller.
If you have not worked on it for years, best to add some WD40 or a few drops of oil to the thread at the armature pully first. Then heat the pully and turn it clockwise to remove. This allows you to remove the entire armature assembly.
I'm wondering if the half with the roller and the motor can somehow be separated from the other half. Not using it's original case, and making a stand to bolt them down further separated to use a longer belt? Making a bench stationary belt sander using the internal parts?
I think possible, but I would get broken one for such operation.Also it it too much wok I would just get one source bigger sander, it is always balance between time you spend tinkering and money you spend on something that does what you want at first place.
Hi! Would you please give the thickness of the cork pad? (My local Makita parts supplier out of stock, so I would go for a DIY one as postage price more than the pad price itself...)
Any problems with the belt getting chewed up on this sander ? I guess the sander has no belt tracking control or am I wrong ? If I cannot get this model, which sander do you suggest ? Possibly via amazon.jp ??
I think it has belt tracking control. And I got it used i dont thinkbyou can buy this anymore :(. Belt is not getting chewed up, but ceramic gears is. It is very worn i gave to come up with replacement
great video. very informative about the makita belt sander. Question i have for you is i have pretty much the same model and having a problem with the spring&latch part of the sander which is about the only part of your sander you did'nt take apart, anyway my problem is the spring seems too far and when opening&closing does not hold the sanding belt tight to the housing. It seems like the spring should be tighter and inside that bar like yours. You have any suggestions on how to fix this problem. Thanks
Thank you, happy to help. Lets me check my sander, because I do not remember right now. But in general I remember that that lever and spring are very tight on my sander.
Thanks for the quick reply back. I think i solved my problem with the spring&latch, I took the two plates off then i removed a pin that was holding the latch and front roller. By doing this it was easier to re-set thelatch and spring into the correct place. The only thing is when opening the latch i have to use a screwdriver to hold the spring bar so it dos'nt pop out of the slot.
The graphite sheet at the bottom is only held on at the front. just like you installed it. when you put a belt on the sander the pressure from the belt keeps the graphite sheet in place. I agree it would feel more secure if the graphite was held at both ends though.
On some belt sanders, the steel platen is fastened only at the front, and is shaped to provide a small amount of spring pressure to the back of the belt. Pretty sure you installed it correctly. Ask this question - what would it accomplish to fasten it down at rear?
I sure wish the 9901 came apart like that. Half in pieces and still can’t get yo that one place to simply change the cord. Everything remotely obvious off and the halves won’t budge. POS...
I watched a UA-cam video to learn how to replace an iPhone battery. I followed the video and my battery caught on fire doing it his way. I later found out he did it completely wrong and there’s a much easier and quicker way.
@@InsideOutElectronics To remove the armature you take a vice grip and hold the armature shaft in place just beyond the black fan ring. Then heat the belt pully and take another vice grip and turn it "clockwise" until it loosens. Remove it, then completely remove the entire armature assembly. Sorry for the sharp comment I was suffering from acute eye conjunctivitis at that time.
*This is exactly what I needed for trimming the edge of oak boards **MyBest.Tools** I also used the disk to round edges while building an oak - walnut cabinet.*
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Thanks for posting the video, I have had the same sander for about 25 years or so and so far I have only had to replace the pad underneath and yes all it requires is the 2 screws to hold it on and the belt does the rest. I now have to replace the cord which is in the same shape as yours was.Thanks for the idea of purchasing an extension cord rather than buying the replacement part which is pretty costly. I am glad to see it's a pretty easy fix. The best tool I have bought, very low maintenance and very reliable. You got a great deal.
Thank you for kind words! I'm very happy it was useful for you ;)
I was changing the wiring harness on my foreman's sander and didn't take not of which terminal the white and black ends went to (rookie move), so thank you!
Happy to help !
I inherited this same model, made in Feb1989. I really appreciate this video and I have learned about the machine thanks to you. On mine, the piece of cork and the grey piece over it is quite worn, so I need to replace those, but otherwise it’s ok. I also have a Makita drill that has a frayed cord. Maybe I can fix the cord the way you did on your belt sander. Why did you not just push that black rubber thing further down the original cord, cut away the bad part of the cord, and reuse it?
Thank you, I just want to have longer cord right out of the box.
Great video. Nice machine. I am trying to figure out how to fix a much lower quality sander, which went up in smoke. I opened it up,but instead of all the nice clean compartmentalizations of the Makita,it opens in the center and you are into the delicate wiring motor parts, which I am trying to learn. I had a lot of junk to clean out, switch fell out which was attached with a cheap spring. Very junky over all. Nowhere near the quality of your tool. Great job on the dismantle, I always have a hard time with which screw came out if where, you seem to have this down to a tee. Excellent job!!!
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The roller on the armature comes off reverse thread gently with plyers, but you can infact remove the armature with out taking it off.
I would either replace or re-grease the bearings on the armature, too..and oil the bushing on the rubber belt roller.
Thank you for the great advise !
If you have not worked on it for years, best to add some WD40 or a few drops of oil to the thread at the armature pully first. Then heat the pully and turn it clockwise to remove. This allows you to remove the entire armature assembly.
I'm wondering if the half with the roller and the motor can somehow be separated from the other half.
Not using it's original case, and making a stand to bolt them down further separated to use a longer belt?
Making a bench stationary belt sander using the internal parts?
I think possible, but I would get broken one for such operation.Also it it too much wok I would just get one source bigger sander, it is always balance between time you spend tinkering and money you spend on something that does what you want at first place.
Hi! Would you please give the thickness of the cork pad? (My local Makita parts supplier out of stock, so I would go for a DIY one as postage price more than the pad price itself...)
Yes i will when i get it back, I gave to mu friend tp use suring deck construction. May this information is availble somehwre on the net?
How has the graphite fabric platen worked out? Any issues?
Graphite slowly coming off. Also It a pain sometimes to change belt as this graphite sheet sticks out. But otherwise it works well.
Any problems with the belt getting chewed up on this sander ? I guess the sander has no belt tracking control or am I wrong ? If I cannot get this model, which sander do you suggest ? Possibly via amazon.jp ??
I think it has belt tracking control. And I got it used i dont thinkbyou can buy this anymore :(. Belt is not getting chewed up, but ceramic gears is. It is very worn i gave to come up with replacement
great video. very informative about the makita belt sander. Question i have for you is i have pretty much the same model and having a problem with the spring&latch part of the sander which is about the only part of your sander you did'nt take apart, anyway my problem is the spring seems too far and when opening&closing does not hold the sanding belt tight to the housing. It seems like the spring should be tighter and inside that bar like yours. You have any suggestions on how to fix this problem. Thanks
Thank you, happy to help. Lets me check my sander, because I do not remember right now. But in general I remember that that lever and spring are very tight on my sander.
Thanks for the quick reply back. I think i solved my problem with the spring&latch, I took the two plates off then i removed a pin that was holding the latch and front roller. By doing this it was easier to re-set thelatch and spring into the correct place. The only thing is when opening the latch i have to use a screwdriver to hold the spring bar so it dos'nt pop out of the slot.
I see, can you manufacture some sort of stopper ?
Well i used the sander for what i needed to do and it worked fine so until i need to use it again i won't worry about it.
The graphite sheet at the bottom is only held on at the front. just like you installed it. when you put a belt on the sander the pressure from the belt keeps the graphite sheet in place. I agree it would feel more secure if the graphite was held at both ends though.
I have few ideas how to optimize that ! :) Stay tuned for my future videos !
On some belt sanders, the steel platen is fastened only at the front, and is shaped to provide a small amount of spring pressure to the back of the belt. Pretty sure you installed it correctly. Ask this question - what would it accomplish to fasten it down at rear?
I sure wish the 9901 came apart like that. Half in pieces and still can’t get yo that one place to simply change the cord. Everything remotely obvious off and the halves won’t budge. POS...
Oh wow! This not suppose to be design this complicated ! I assume they want you to buy new one ! :)\
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Why make an instructional video when you have no idea what you’re doing ?
Because I'm learning when doing. I want to show that anyone can do stuff without any special skills and prior knowledge.
No one wants to watch a video of someone not knowing what they’re doing. People want to know how to do it correctly.
@@TheGraeme76 I do my best. Thank you for comments
I watched a UA-cam video to learn how to replace an iPhone battery. I followed the video and my battery caught on fire doing it his way. I later found out he did it completely wrong and there’s a much easier and quicker way.
@@TheGraeme76 By now you probably would already explained what you think I do not know and how to do it correctly
Stop repeating yourself, move on forward
Dude this my first video :) But I still repeat myself :D
Useless clip ! I expected you to completely remove everything including the motor. My 12 year old grandson could done what you did.
Thank you for encouraging comment !
@@InsideOutElectronics To remove the armature you take a vice grip and hold the armature shaft in place just beyond the black fan ring. Then heat the belt pully and take another vice grip and turn it "clockwise" until it loosens. Remove it, then completely remove the entire armature assembly. Sorry for the sharp comment I was suffering from acute eye conjunctivitis at that time.