File belt sander

A belt sander for sanding a workpiece comprising:

• a main housing;
• a motor disposed within a motor housing and having a drive shaft;
• a handle extending from the motor housing and configured to be grasped by a user for maneuvering the belt sander, the drive shaft defines a motor axis that is perpendicular to a handle axis of the handle;
• a battery providing power to the motor and coupled to the handle along the handle axis;
• a contact arm extending from the motor housing and being moveable between a stowed position, a deployed position, and a plurality of positions between the stowed position and the deployed position, the contact arm including
• a wheel housing coupled to the motor housing,
• a drive wheel disposed within the wheel housing, and
• a driven wheel driven by the drive wheel via an abrasive belt;
• and
• a guard cover pivotably coupled relative to the wheel housing about a pivot axis that is coaxial to the motor axis to selectively enclose the drive wheel within the wheel housing, the guard cover pivots between a closed state, in which a user is inhibited from accessing the drive wheel, and an open state, in which a user is permitted to access the drive wheel, the guard cover includes a plurality of arcuate segments that pivot relative to each other,
• wherein when the guard cover is in the closed state, a recess of the guard cover receives a threaded fastener, wherein the threaded fastener is tightened to exert a clamping force on the guard cover to maintain the guard cover in the closed state.

A belt sander for sanding a workpiece comprising:

• a main housing;
• a motor disposed within a motor housing and having a drive shaft;
• a handle extending from the motor housing and configured to be grasped by a user for maneuvering the belt sander, the drive shaft defines a motor axis that is perpendicular to a handle axis of the handle;
• a battery providing power to the motor and coupled to the handle along the handle axis;
• a contact arm extending from the motor housing and being moveable between a stowed position, a deployed position, and a plurality of positions between the stowed position and the deployed position, the contact arm including
• a wheel housing coupled to the motor housing,
• a drive wheel disposed within the wheel housing, and
• a driven wheel driven by the drive wheel via an abrasive belt;
• a guard cover pivotably coupled relative to the wheel housing to selectively enclose the drive wheel within the wheel housing;
• and
• a user interface for controlling speed and direction of the motor, the user interface is disposed on the motor housing opposite the contact arm.