I realized today that in a previous thread I had offered to post pictures of a homemade thickness sander we made, then I promptly forgot. Here are the pictures, if I have done this right.
This drum sander picks up its power at the top-rear arbor on the headstock using a flexible coupling. The ...
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- Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:12 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Pictures of Drum Sander
- Replies: 2
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- Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:45 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: thickness sander
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thickness sander
I made a thickness sander for our shopsmith about 10 years ago. Uses a 2-1/2 inch steel roller I got at a surplus shop. It works great and always has. We now have a 24" General Drum sander and we still use the shopsmith version for fine work.
If anyone is interested I can post pictures. I think it ...
If anyone is interested I can post pictures. I think it ...
- Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Any way to convert 1/4 router to 1/2 router?
- Replies: 16
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You might want to check the site below. They have a lot of router stuff although I have not seen a 1/4 to 1/2 inch adapter.
http://www.eagleamerica.com/search.asp?ss=collets
http://www.eagleamerica.com/search.asp?ss=collets
- Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:02 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: What goes on in your shop?
- Replies: 43
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I have been a shopsmith user for a long time (25 years) starting out with an old 1950's model which I rebuilt and working now with an upgraded 1990's 510. Over the years I have built everything. Furniture, electric guitars, ear rings, jigs, drums, bodhrans, etc etc. I don't do much turnign on the SS ...