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i have the drum sander attachment for my 520----i have since accquired a drill press & a lot of times it's easier to use that the SS---has anybody figured a way to attach the SS drom to a conventional drill press or do i just have to but another drum for the press

jonesuh wrote:i have the drum sander attachment for my 520----i have since accquired a drill press & a lot of times it's easier to use that the SS---has anybody figured a way to attach the SS drom to a conventional drill press or do i just have to but another drum for the press

All you would need to do is adapt from the drill press chuck/shaft to the drum sander 5/8" bore. The shorter the better, as runout may become a problem.

if your drill press chuck has a #2 MT you could remove the chuck from the drill press and use a SS tailstock chuck adapter then add the drum sander. works for me.