Abstract: A belt sander for sanding a work piece with a sanding belt and having, a housing, a main roll mounted in the housing and a motor for rotating the main roll, an extension roll located adjacent to the main roll for extending a sanding belt from the main roll substantially parallel to a plane of the work piece, and, a control bar located between the extension roll and the main roll for controlling the sanding belt and defining a contact area for the sanding belt.

Abstract: A dual mode floor sander and having a housing with a front wall, back and side walls, a handle extending upwardly a sanding drum mounted in the housing, and a drive motor, a strip clamp on the drum for clamping a strip of abrasive material for use in the drum sanding mode, a belt tension roller located spaced from the sanding drum, a movable tension assembly associated with the tension roller, for moving the tension roller relative to the sanding drum, so that a belt of abrasive material placed around the sanding drum and tension roller may be placed in tension, and doors in the housing giving access to the sanding drum and to the tension roller.

Abstract: A dual mode floor sander and having a housing with a front wall, back and side walls, a handle extending upwardly a sanding drum mounted in the housing, and a drive motor, a strip clamp on the drum for clamping a strip of abrasive material for use in the drum sanding mode, a belt tension roller located spaced from the sanding drum, a movable tension assembly associated with the tension roller, for moving the tension roller relative to the sanding drum, so that a belt of abrasive material placed around the sanding drum and tension roller may be placed in tension, and two doors in the housing giving access to the sanding drum and the tension roller.