Diy drum sander for shopsmith. Easy diy drum sander for lathe or shopsmith this is a quick and cheap drum sander that i dreamed up to run on my shopsmith in my az shop. I have neither the budget nor the space here for the luxuries that my shop at home in bc. The sanding disk is made from doubled up 34 plywood mounted to a face plate. Homemade 16 disk sander for my lathe 2 tools in 1.
Drum sander for the shopsmith. The concept is to u. It attached to the lathe bed using 4 bolts at t. I have neither the budget nor the space here for the luxuries that my shop at home in bc.
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It works very well as long as you dont try to remove too much material. Shortly after i purchased my shopsmith in 83 i made a 15 long x 2 12 diameter drum sander out of oak. This is a quick and cheap drum sander that i dreamed up to run on my shopsmith in my az shop. Shop built drum thickness sander for around 100.
The plans to make this drum sander are still included in the latest 4th edition of power tool woodworking for everyone. This is a quick and cheap drum sander that i dreamed up to run on my shopsmith in my az shop. Think of a thickness sander as a planer that has a drum covered in sandpaper instead of kni. I have neither the budget nor the space here for the luxuries that my shop at home in bc.
Quick cheap thickness sander for shopsmith or lathe 1. Easy diy drum sander for lathe or shopsmith. I was working on a segmented vase and need to sand the rings perfectly flat before gluing them to each other. How little can i get away with building.
It proved to be more challenging that i thought but i learned a lot doing it. The high price of a commercial drum sander was not in. Has so i had to be a little creative. Has so i had to be a little creative.