Long Drum Roll..... Ta Da !!!

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:43 pm

Hi,

Credit for this project goes to the Sand Flee people as well as reible's old posting on "Sand Almost Free."

I've been lusting for a Sand Flee but haven't been ready to buy it yet. However... I did just get the 6-inch Drum Sander. I went to work making a miniature Sand-Flee of my own.

I had an old 500 tie-bar & trunnion. I took 5 inches out of it and used J-B Weld to put it back together. After painting it gray, it looked pretty nice.

I continued and fashioned a box on top the trunnions. The very top of the box utilizes some old cherry cabinet-door panels which I found in a neighbor's trash. The tapers came in very handy as you can see.

I added a Dust Port and also used the 6-inch Drum itself to make the final tweaks on the top panels.

It worked GREAT! There is a bit of runout in the rubber drum (not the aluminum basis of the drum) but with the Trunnion system I could level the table just right over the length of the drum. See the pieces of walnut; one is still rough-bandsawn, and the other is after some passes across this drum & table. Dust control was GREAT, just nothing came out!

Cheers,

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:08 pm

Well done, Chris!

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:05 pm

Looks GREAT, Chris! You deserve a big ATTA BOY!

pinkiewerewolf · Post by **pinkiewerewolf** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:13 am

Totally sweet, innovative.
The finished board looks great, and the nuhobby sandflee-inator (so we don't infringe on trademark rights):D looks professional too!

dlbristol · Post by **dlbristol** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:01 pm

You guys never cease to amaze me. Kind of like my Mark V and my Mac, the answer to any question about " Can IT do this?" is always "yes, it can, but can I?'.

reible · Post by **reible** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:44 pm

Hi,

It was nice to see this thread again and I'm glad that we have people willing to experiment with home built tools. Chris did a great job!!!

When I was first interested in this type tool I was just fooling around with a design but you know it turned out to be a useful tool in the shop. Even at the smaller size it works for a lot of projects.

For those that missed the initial postings you can check it out at:
http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=863

All of the information that I did at the other forum is no longer there due to a change in the software used for the board. I don't have a copy sorry. But the pictures are in place and if you have questions feel free to ask.

Someone not long ago ask if I still used it... the answer is yes! Hey for an afternoons project it well worth the effort.

Ed

grouser · Post by **grouser** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:25 am

VERY NICE........IMHO there is no better feeling than bujilding a quality tool that does a great job from parts in your inventory. I never understood woodworkers that bought things like router tables, work benches and other tools that are things I think should be built at home ,,,unless you just dont have the time, there are exceptions:rolleyes:

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:38 am

Thanks for your kind words.

I think I'm about 50/50 split on a few of our passions. Earlier I had no patience for making jigs or tools, but that patience is developing. Similarly, sometimes I'm too much into the tools & catalogs and leave attractive piles of wood waiting [longer] for some project destiny. Acquisition vs. usage, it's a ongoing tension! Both are fun....

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Long Drum Roll..... Ta Da !!!

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