az_gila
Well Known Member
Just finished the initial trim on my cabin top.
I had read of builders using a belt sander for trimming the fiberglass but thought my old 3x24 belt sander was too unwieldy to handle.
I found this on Amazon and it works well. The one handed operation makes it easy to use on the not easy to clamp down cabin top.
https://www.amazon.com/Triton-TCMBS...pID=51ax2GqmALL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
It does take a not very common 2.5x16 belt size, so buy an extra.
The belt it came with seems to still be working well though.
Yet another tool for your collection.
I also bought some PermGrit tools as suggest here on VAF and they work well. After I dropped the Dremel and bent the PermaGrit cutting disk, I found a good substitute stocked at my local ACE hardware store.
It's a Dremel 543 and with the carbide bits on one face I found it a little easier to steer around the curves while trimming the rear window cutout.
I had read of builders using a belt sander for trimming the fiberglass but thought my old 3x24 belt sander was too unwieldy to handle.
I found this on Amazon and it works well. The one handed operation makes it easy to use on the not easy to clamp down cabin top.
https://www.amazon.com/Triton-TCMBS...pID=51ax2GqmALL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
It does take a not very common 2.5x16 belt size, so buy an extra.
The belt it came with seems to still be working well though.
Yet another tool for your collection.
I also bought some PermGrit tools as suggest here on VAF and they work well. After I dropped the Dremel and bent the PermaGrit cutting disk, I found a good substitute stocked at my local ACE hardware store.
It's a Dremel 543 and with the carbide bits on one face I found it a little easier to steer around the curves while trimming the rear window cutout.