Making A Lathe Drum Sander
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Making a lathe drum sander. A different drum sander for your lathe or shopsmith 1 the setup on my ss with the headstock helping support the dc hose. Turn your lathe into a double duty machine with a standard sanding belt and this shop made drum. For my lathe a 13. If you don t have a lathe this is a relatively quick way to make the sanding drum.
This one uses 3 x 24 sanding belts you can find at any hardware store or home center. I wanted to build this so that i could make segmented turnings on a lathe. Lathe drum sander step 1. Think of a thickness sander as a planer that has a drum covered in sandpaper instead of kni.
It proved to be more challenging that i thought but i learned a lot doing it. How to convert the lathe into a diy drum sander duration. Please watch my other videos. Cut a length of pvc pipe suitable for your lathe.
Using pvc pine a couple of turned ends a bit of wood and some hook and loop sandpaper you can make a small drum sander for your lathe. Diy overview of all the parts that went into building a thickness drum sander. Get more use out of your lathe by adding a sanding drum. 4 an opened up view the extra drum.
To make the drum mount a piece of plywood or hardwood between centers. Thickness sander part1 duration. 3 the locking bolt shown from under the reinforced table. X length 2 7 16 in.
Use a large hole cutting wood bit and drill into a piece of wood for deep sanding drums you might have to double up or use a thicker bit drilling from both sides this will give you the round drum already with a center hole.