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Hi,

I was just looking at the pattern sanding stuff they offer and it remind me of this:
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=2748

More ideas for you to keep in mind.

Ed

Hi,

Just out of interest I got the manual out for my drum sander, it will sand down to 1/32" (.031") so 2mm (.079") would be no problem for Jet versions. So you might want to check any woodworking buddies who might have one, should only take a few passes to get your wood down to size.

This is where we suggest that you add a location to your profile... maybe you live close to someone here who would mind helping you out.

Ed

Thickness sanders are easy to build. You will find all kinds of plans on the internet. The one that I builded was from Shopnotes. The advantage to it is that it can handle pieces up to 16 inches wide. You hand crank the piece through so that you can control the feeding speed. They use a sanding belt for the feeding which gives it some holding power. Its mostly made out of MDF and some hard wood. Their plans tell you were to purchase the parts that you might need. But most of it can be found at your local hardware store. Their wed site is: http://www.shopnotes.com/plans/thickness-sander/

The power will come from you shopsmith. You place the sander on the table top and use a belt to drive the drum. Its easy to setup and does a great job. Figure on about two weekends to make. I use my thickness sander more then my planer.

James

Must be an old unix user... try:
http://www.shopnotes.com/plans/thickness-sander/

ed

This the URL corrected:
http://www.shopnotes.com/plans/thickness-sander/

Dick

I left out the www in the email address. Have corrected it.

James

Still not going to work. You have back slashes(\) in place of slashes(/). But it is OK since the following two posts do work.

Ed

jbooher wrote:I left out the www in the email address. Have corrected it.

James

Another suggestion, if you have a band saw, is to re-saw thin strips and then run over (or through) a drum sander. The following links are from a post on a v-drum sander I made that is powered by my MKV. It's titled "How would you do this?"...

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showpos ... stcount=26

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showpos ... stcount=27

Thanks everyone. What a nice welcome and help with my questions.

I had wondered about putting a sled under what I was trying to thickness but I wasn't sure what to hold it with. Carpet tape was a great suggestion.

Thanks for the plans for building a thickness planer and for the thought that if I had put my location in my profile it could help because someone may be close enough by that would help me if they had a thickness sander. I hadn't thought of that so I have added my location, Bonney Lake WA., to my profile.

I appreciate you warm welcome.
Chuck