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by robrmcc
Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:12 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Pictures of Drum Sander
Replies: 2
Views: 13314

Pictures of Drum Sander

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 ...
by robrmcc
Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:45 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: thickness sander
Replies: 19
Views: 41301

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 ...
by robrmcc
Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:16 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Any way to convert 1/4 router to 1/2 router?
Replies: 16
Views: 59121

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
by robrmcc
Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:02 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: What goes on in your shop?
Replies: 43
Views: 28982

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 ...