Greetings,
I inherited a Shopmate belt sander (4″ * 21.75″) from my dad. I’m guessing that the sander dates from the 1950s or 1960s.
I’m curious about the Shopmate brand. I noticed that a package of belts for the Shopmate indicated that the belts also fit some Skil sanders.
What happened to the Shopmate brand? Was it absorbed by Skil or another company?
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I've got one, too. Got mine in the early sixties. Cost my mom 3 books of S&H Green Stamps. Don't know what happened to the brand. Possibly bought out at some time by whoever owned Delta??? That's just a guess since Delta is now branding some of their lower priced stuff as Shopmate.
do they still sell 21.75"belts? seems an odd size
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The belts are still made but are hard to find. Lowes and HD don't stock them. I've found them at a local True-Value hardware store and they can be ordered via the Internet.