MULTI-PIECE SANDING WHEEL

摘要

A multi-piece sanding wheel (5) having two sanding members (7) mounted about peripheral portions of a disc-shaped support member (9) secured to a drive means (11). Each sanding member (7) includes a C-shaped backing portion (23) with a sanding strip (25) removably secured about its outer periphery. The sanding strip (25) also has two end sections (47) which are secured over ends (43) of the C-shape. The C-shaped backing portions (23) are attached to the disc-shaped support member (9) with ends (45) of the two C-shapes substantially adjacent to one another and pinching the end sections (47) of the sanding strips (25) therebetween. The disc-shaped support member (9) is separately and removably attached to the drive means (11) wherein the sanding members (7) can be removed from the support member (9) without having to disconnect the support (9) member from the drive means (11). In this manner, the sanding strips (25) and backing portions (23) can both be easily and quickly removed and replaced.