I picked up a 13" Woodtek belt sander about a year ago at auction. I was told it was functioning by the auctioneer, I trusted him.....big mistake. Thankfully I did not pay much. The aluminum drum vibrates like crazy and when I disassembled it I found that the drum was cracked beyond repair. This was not obvious at the auction since the drum is covered in vulcanized rubber.
I'm wondering what can be done with this sander? Everything else seems fine except the drum. I contacted a Woodtek service man and he said it's obsolete. It seems a shame to junk the whole machine when just the drum is damaged?
Thanks for any advice.
Christof