Go Where No Sander Has Gone Before - Bandfiles - Metal Working Tools You Need

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Жыл бұрын

In this video I talk about Bandfiles. Mini belt sanders thatll help you in both your metal and woodshop. Bandfiles come in a huge variety of price points but can really be a great cheap tool to add to your arsenal, even if you dont use it every day.
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Ryobi Battery Band File ($65-$100)
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Surface Conditioning
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@AdamKing60 Жыл бұрын

I have an extensive amount of time using Dynabrade finishing tools when I worked for a company where we built a lot of agitators, hoppers, frames, etc from stainless steel for pharmaceutical and food manufacturing. I bought a Dynabrade Dynafile II of my own about 9 years ago. It was $530 at the time, plus a few hundred $ more for a few different contact wheels. It was a great investment for the kind of work I have done and what I do on my own now. They do use a lot of air!

@MakeEverything Жыл бұрын

It’s a super high quality tool! I wish I could use it off site but it gulps way too much air to use a pancake compressor! In the shop it’s unmatched!

@AdamKing60 Жыл бұрын

@@MakeEverything Absolutely!

@gergemall Жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen these in operation. Super nice finishing.

@anthonyscott16 Күн бұрын

Bandfiles are new to me and I have to saw that this is hands down, the best demo and lesson I’ve seen. Very thorough. Great job bro

@russtuff Ай бұрын

I bought the HF and other than the switch breaking off the 3rd time I used it (right after the return policy ended of course) it has been fantastic. I picked up some purple 3M Cubitron belts and they last FOREVER.

@stefanczechorskidds8435 10 ай бұрын

Very informative and thorough tool and product demonstrations. It's also refreshing to see that your channel and productions are not overly commercial!! Thank you.

@quademasters249 Жыл бұрын

I love these. In addition to using it on my metal projects, they're fantastic for grinding the callouses off my feet. You just have to take it easy so you don't draw blood.

@titansteelful 8 ай бұрын

lmao

@chriskelly3678 Жыл бұрын

Hobby guy here. The Content and especially the delivery is very enjoyable. Also like the 20minute time... Thanks for all the hard work you put in to make it look effortless. "The great ones make it look easy"

@MakeEverything Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you watching and am glad I can provide some helpful info!!

@garagemonkeysan Жыл бұрын

Great video. Totally agree, this tool is an essential. It's a real time saver. I have the Wen and am happy with it. Mahalo for sharing! 🙏🙂🐒

@johncatt1867 Жыл бұрын

I used to work for a machine shop and that is where I was first introduced to one of these machines, and I have loved them ever since, I have two of them myself, the first on that I purchased is an attachment that goes on an angle grinder and the second is a pneumatic version. Like you said they are excellent at getting in tight and hard to reach areas. Great video.

@johncatt1867 Жыл бұрын

@nunyabusiness3786 Harbor Freight is where I purchased mine.

@louissport6663 Жыл бұрын

I have two bandfiles, air driven, they work very well. Been using them for about a year, good for tight places.

@tedmerrick935 Жыл бұрын

I was watching your video on cleaning inside corner welds yesterday. Started looking at getting one of these. The timing of this video is perfect

@MakeEverything Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Yeah I really love those round corner flap discs, but these band files definitely help for those hard to reach places

@tedmerrick935 Жыл бұрын

@@MakeEverything unfortunately the corners are too tight for those flap discs. I have those as well but these corners are where 3 sides meet.

@jamesbarisitz4794 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial on band filers. The cost difference between the Dynafiler vs an air driven die grinder using carbide bits for weld cleanup is huge. An Ingersoll Rand air powered die grinder that weighs one pound costs about sixty bucks Canadian.

@gsftom Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Coverage of different models, consumables and uses. Super well thought out and detailed. Thanks.

@realemonful Жыл бұрын

I would not sponsor this guy for my tool! Would I buy one of these? Sure, but I have been in the industry for 30 years. I would however not use this guys reference to make a decision on what I would want to buy because it looks to me like he knows jack squat about the tool himself and or how to even use them himself in any way to begin with lol

@billlawrence9594 Жыл бұрын

I have a dynabrade electric, basically works off a 4-1/2” grinder motor and body. Came in a kit with a few attachments, 1/8-1/4” and 1/2” plus one for pipe with 1/4” belt. All 18”. The pipe arm works great for steel or aluminum hand rail

@stevo5521 3 ай бұрын

I have the Banks bandfile from harbor freight and I purchased an 8mm handle for the side holes on the banks. It's big and heavy and the left/right side holes help alot for control. Thanks for the video. Nice job.

@SchysCraftCo. Жыл бұрын

Very nice and very helpful video there Chris. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God Bless.

@tomim7187 Жыл бұрын

Good to know. I'll keep an eye out for them. Thanks, Chris.

@michaelfink1017 Жыл бұрын

Whooooo HOOOOOO! 👍 Thanks SO much, Chris - your videos are fantastic. I work for a great company that offers their employees radical discounts on most brands their subsidiaries produce...so I'll check into those options today. I own the HF version, and I love it - but the comparison you demonstrated gave me a few ideas the old lady would've hated if she'd stayed 🤣

@johannjohann6523 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, first to hear about these sander. But must admit "Jealous". That's the best shop table - ever! new subscriber.

@MD-en3zm Жыл бұрын

You were right the first time - 24 is 33% more than 18. =p I’ve been looking at picking up the M12 bandfile. Kind of pricey. Right now I just have the wen and have still found it quite useful.

@samb8414 Жыл бұрын

Hey man! Love your vids I’ve been getting really into your channel this week! I keep noticing though that they could probably just be a little bit tighter in the edit. Great content and a really broad range of topics gives me hope that this channel is headed to the top!!! Keep it tight king 🤜

@gergemall Жыл бұрын

Excellent job thank you for posting

@worldtravel101 Жыл бұрын

These little belt sanders have saved my butt a few times.

@Been.Here.Since.2007 9 ай бұрын

I finish custom stainless rails in a busy shop, the Dynafile is by far my favorite tool. Throw a Trizac belt on it and life is a dream.

@MrTimjorisdevries Ай бұрын

I have a milwaukee m12 bandfile. I love it. its powerfull and small. The head is 360 degrees adjustable.

@spevakdesigns Жыл бұрын

Have an astro pneumatic that was under $100 I've been using for years and have been happy with. Had an M12 cutoff tool I didn't use much so I bought a HF bandfile, split it in half and franken-tooled it onto the M12 handle. Now I have a battery powered one for field work. Paul Brodie has some really nice ones he made from scratch or from online for grinders that are really nice looking tools. I think he has a KZfaq video sharing them.

@bradleytuckwell4881 Жыл бұрын

Great handy tool thanks

@johannjohann6523 Ай бұрын

I can see these being handy when precision and quality of how things will look when you are done one a project is wanting to be achieved. Like cleaning up some welds to be painted. Cool. I wonder if one of these small belt sanders couldn't be used to safely and more quickly do a "port and polish" job for a car's air intake. Or just sanding down some sharp metal burrs your car may have on the chassis. One that may cut ya every time you change the front passenger tie. Same with tractors and lawn mowers. Thanks.

@jimgohyeah Жыл бұрын

I knew I should stick through. The dreaded inside MIG corner. I know what to use now!!!

@MaverickandStuff Жыл бұрын

You can get rounded flap discs for sanding inside corners, but you can't always get a grinder in to clean up the welds.

@andrerossi5010 Жыл бұрын

Very good.

@csimet Жыл бұрын

I have the Ryobi... picked up a year back for something like $50 on sale. It actually works great and since I already had batteries from another tool, bought the tool alone to save even more. Combined with a small 1.5 Ah battery, it is super light and easy to swing around. It may not last forever, being mostly plastic, but who cares at the price-point. They are nice sanders to have on-hand for those rare times you need them.

@FreddyFunderbunz Жыл бұрын

Paul Brodie made his own belt sander, pretty damn cool

@michaelplays2449 Жыл бұрын

Grear video......thanks

@MJ-nb1qn Жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried Greg Porters “seams impossible” for removing the inside weld in tubing. It’s very good! 👍

@Dragonited Жыл бұрын

Makita have a 18V bandfile now too. It also have some different wheels and a dust port. It looks to be way more powerful thwn the Ryobi which I have and sometimes it lacks power to sand down wood fast enough to be able to shape it.

@JDAfrica 10 ай бұрын

I’m Debating getting the makita power cord one … there’s a deal locally for very low price. I have a 100mm belt sander, 2 18v orbitals, and a 1/4 and 1/3 18v finish sander. Then 4, 5 and 7 inch grinders in 18/36v. I’m just wondering how useful the power file would be? What are common jobs you use it on?

@bryonhectorwelding Жыл бұрын

I've been using these for about 25 years if not longer

@cznebel Жыл бұрын

I got the WEN one a few years ago after trying and dyna at work. Sadly they didn't take care of their tools and the dyna belt would pop off and not run smooth so it didn't perform amazing and I actually liked my cheap WEN model at home better

@GibClark Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍thank you

@kevincollins5201 Жыл бұрын

They also make ones that you can attach to your grinder

@acfpckt 9 ай бұрын

I work a lot on small square metal tubing. Would you guys prefer a tool like this for grinding down welds on those?

@huckstirred7112 7 ай бұрын

perfect for removing mill scale for welding

@3Beehivesto300 9 ай бұрын

Do you have a video or information on your welding fixture table?

@caracarametal Жыл бұрын

if you had to pick for grinding inside corners, would you go die grinder or bandfile?

@markdaddario1941 15 күн бұрын

How tall are the sanding extensions with the belts on? We know their widths already, but how tight of a hole can they fit in?

@GajahMengaumTheBruce Жыл бұрын

what about the angle grinder attachment type band file? Are they as good?

@rickw.9298 Жыл бұрын

What’s the name of the company that makes the service conditioning belts you mentioned? Thank you.

@davidswanson5669 10 ай бұрын

Seems like that harbor freight one is literally their angle grinder, just with a bandsaw head. Seems like one of the companies should just sell bandsaw attachments for their angle grinders. That’d save me some money at least.

@user-kv7bz3on2p Жыл бұрын

Good

@Kineth1 Жыл бұрын

I've never heard of a belt file before. I've heard of a strip sander though.

@blackjackfabrication4043 Жыл бұрын

Are there any battery powered versions that will accept the Dynabrade arms? The different arms are what make the tool completely universal for fine finishing. The flat wheel arms that come with all of the Harbor freight and other brands are not good for stainless polishing. The nearest thing I’ve found is my older Milwaukee corded electric band file. The Dynabrade arms do bolt up to that but the trigger is terrible and the rpm speed is half what the Dynafile puts out. Just curious if you have seen any battery options that will bolt up.

@blackjackfabrication4043 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been in the stainless tank/piping industry for 20+ years. The Dynabrade is the essential tool. It’s crazy with as big of an industry it is that no one is really trying to provide specific tools for it except for Dynabrade.

@skygreen5939 Жыл бұрын

Does the surface conditioning belt produce similar results to a very fine (e.g. 1000 grit) abrasive belt, or are there significant differences?

@MakeEverything Жыл бұрын

I would say the SC Belt is more coarse than a 1000 grit.

@claudioscola Жыл бұрын

Yeah. 33% more

@EngineerMikeF Жыл бұрын

24"/18" = 1.333, so 1/3 more was correct for length. 1/4 ÷ 1/2 = 50% so 0.5 x 1.33 = 66% of the surface area for 1/4" x 24" belt. Not that important since it's really about matching the tool to the work.

@captainmurphy4720 Жыл бұрын

IT WAS 33% BIGGER. 25% OF IT WAS THE AMOUNT MORE IT HAS. 18 + 33% OF 18 WHICH IS 6 = 24. THUS 33% BIGGER THAN THE 18 INCH. IF YOU SAID THE 18 INCH WAS 25% SMALLER THAN THE 24 INCH THAT WOULD ALSO BE CORRECT. HOW TO PLAY WITH NUMBERS TO SWAY PEOPLE.

@ClaudeSac Жыл бұрын

STOP. SHOUTING.