Two stage drum sander, thickness/sand flea

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Ed in Tampa
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Two stage drum sander, thickness/sand flea

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Check out this YouTube video showing a two stage sander. Filled with great ideas on how to build a really nice drum sander and sand flea.

https://youtu.be/GgqINdJa9Ww
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Re: Two stage drum sander, thickness/sand flea

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Thanks for posting. There are a lot of interesting ideas there. Did you notice, however, that while the sanding drum was rotating when he demonstrated the sand flea, the sanding drum wasn't moving when he demonstrated the hand-cranked belt? I wonder why?
Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!

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