Belt sander shuts down immediately.

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I have a Ryobi belt sander that I bought for knife making and now it shuts down if I turn it on.
Here is the one that I have. I know it's not a good sander for knife making and I bought it without doing much of any research.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-4-in-x-36-in-Belt-and-6-in-Disc-Sander-BD4601G/205509608

When I push the power button the wheel starts to turn(maybe does a 1-3 rotations) and then it turns off. if I hold the power button down, it seems to work like it should. The last time that I used it I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

Can anyone give suggestions on whats wrong with it?
 
The switch is bad.
If it’s under a year old you should try to return it. Home Depot is pretty good about stuff like that.
 
Odog27 said:
The switch is bad.
If it’s under a year old you should try to return it. Home Depot is pretty good about stuff like that.
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I bought it from another place with a special deal. Long story short I can't return it. I just put the Home Depot link because that was the first one to pop up when I googled it.

If the power switch is bad, wouldn't it just not turn on at all?

John mc c said:
Metal dust kills those open motor grinders
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I've heard about this so I've tried to blown out the dust around every 3-6 months with an air compressor. The inside is quite clean and if the shutting down would be from metal dust killing the motor, I would assume that it wouldn't work at all. Like I said it seems to work normally if I hold the power button.
 
The simplest solution is to take out the switch and wire the power cord directly to the motor. Plug it in and see if the motor runs.
If the motor is good, put a switched receptacle on the socket you plug the grinder into, or make a short extension cord with a box on the end with the switch/receptacle on the end. Plug the sander into the box and use the switch to turn it on and off.

Every 3 to 6 months is about 2.75 to 5.75 months too late for blowing out a grinder with an open motor. It should be done at least weekly. Some folks do it at the end of every day's grinding.
 
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I don't think I had a grinder like that that even lasted 3 months
It's served you well
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
The simplest solution is to take out the switch and wire the power cord directly to the motor. Plug it in and see if the motor runs.
If the motor is good, put a switched receptacle on the socket you plug the grinder into, or make a short extension cord with a box on the end with the switch/receptacle on the end. Plug the sander into the box and use the switch to turn it on and off.

Every 3 to 6 months is about 2.75 to 5.75 months too late for blowing out a grinder with an open motor. It should be done at least weekly. Some folks do it at the end of every day's grinding.
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Thanks stacy I will try this tonight(night at least in my timezone)!
 
I confirmed that what Cap’n Smudge Cap’n Smudge said is true. I wired the machine skipping the switch and it seemed to work all right. I wasn't able to do serious testing because I only have time to work on it during the night and I don't think my neighbours would like it if I were to do some serious work at midnight. I will update how the machine is working when I have time to do some serious testing next saturday. Huge thanks to Cap’n Smudge Cap’n Smudge and Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith for helping me out.
 
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