Good suggestion Randy! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> Another thing I have done was to buy a leather belt for my cheap little Harbor Freight 1"x30" belt sander. I bought one from a seller at the A.G. Russell show last year. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I think it cost around $7.00--$8.00, and is well worth it.