I wish I had some more aggressive belts for the 4x36 now. All I have are 80. I glued a seriously hard ceramic tile onto the platen. I don't know much about the tile, I just picked up one according to size at the ReStore for $0.55. I tried scoring and snapping it with an angle grinder, and I got it to score, somewhat, but did more melting of the grinder disk. Whatever it is made of will even spark sometimes. I used the belt to round over the fore and aft ends to take some stress off of the belt. Then I used it excessively to make my #fileguide in my previous post. It needs a sturdy table, and that will be the next project. Maybe even a little welding :) I only wish I had some other belts. The 80's do great on wood. And eventually they do some stuff to metal. However, I would love to see how well this would work with a zirconia or ceramic 36 or 40 for removing some metal. I hate to invest much more in this machine since I am just waiting for the big belt grinder to come, then I put this one to bed, or for sale. Unless I can figure a way to turn it I to a surface grinder. :) Anyone else like using these 4x36 sanders? Do you still use them even after moving up to a serious 2x72? #diy #maker #metalwork #tileplaten #4x36modification #knifemaking #knifemaker https://www.instagram.com/p/CchEd3Br1o5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=