Using a conical disk on non-SS device

[rdewinter]

Told a friend (a non shopsmith woodworker) how impressed I am with the conical disk sander. Then it occurred to me...could the conical disk be attached to a motor shaft of some sort and devise a tilting table to achieve the 4 degrees tilt? Has anyone successfully done this? That would be awesome for the non shopsmith owner.

Bob
"HOT" San Diego

[Ed in Tampa]

Bob
I don't see a real big problem doing this many motors have a 5/8 shaft and for those that don't there are adapters. As for the table that would be a fairly easy project. Rotational speed may be a problem but again speed reduction gear boxes are fairly common and economical, as are slower revolving motors.
Since I already own a conical sanding disk I'm not worried about all the non SS owners that when they finally figure this out will be rushing to buy one.
Ed

[a1gutterman]

Told a friend (a non shopsmith woodworker) how impressed I am with the conical disk sander. Then it occurred to me...could the conical disk be attached to a motor shaft of some sort and devise a tilting table to achieve the 4 degrees tilt? Has anyone successfully done this? That would be awesome for the non shopsmith owner.

Bob
"HOT" San Diego

Hi "HOT" Bob,
Wood knot it be better to teach your friend and other non-SS owners that there are more benefits to owning the Mark V (including the conical disk sander) then to Mickey Mouse something together that sort'a works like a SS? I mean, sure, non SS-owners COULD build something that wood work, but the Mark V already has a tilting table (with a miter bar track and a fence system), variable speed, and a blade sharpening jig. Think about all the work that wood have to go into making a non-SS system to make that work!

[dusty]

Tim;

I am surprised at your comments, your apparent lack of empathy for those that have not been fortunate enough to have chosen a Shopsmith around which to build their shop.

Besides, if one does not have a tilting table but rather a tilting arbor, edge sanding must be done somewhere else anyhow. It would really be quite simple to build a table surface that is at the correct angle and to employ some other source to spin that disk.

I think it is an excellent way for one to minimize the negative impact of not having chosen a Shopsmith for this task.

[a1gutterman]

Dusty,
You are right! I must apologize! What was I thinking?! Thank you for bringing me back to my senses!:D

[edmo51]

I just received my SS conical sanding disc & Knife sharpenig jig. Has anyone have experience using them to sharpen other manufacturers knifes?

[charlese]

Told a friend (a non shopsmith woodworker) how impressed I am with the conical disk sander. Then it occurred to me...could the conical disk be attached to a motor shaft of some sort and devise a tilting table to achieve the 4 degrees tilt? Has anyone successfully done this? That would be awesome for the non shopsmith owner.

Bob
"HOT" San Diego

Yes, The conical disk could be mounted to most saws having a 5/8" arbor. Using a 4 degree jig would solve the tilting table issue, but there are other problems! I doubt that one could slow down the speed of the saw to a speed suitable for edge sanding and knife sharpening. If the RPMs should be reduced enough (to about 900 to 1,000) then it's a go. Right now I can't remember the SS recommended speeds, but I think the above is in the neighborhood.

[charlese]

I just received my SS conical sanding disc & Knife sharpenig jig. Has anyone have experience using them to sharpen other manufacturers knifes?

The short answer is yes! For more, see the link. https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=1617

BTW, These sharpened blades have worked wonderfuly well for the last 20 to 30 board feet.