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tom_k/mo wrote:Just finished a project this afternoon for a friend. I know it's not ShopSmith related, but it was at the top of my job jar. I stuck one on the side of my S10 to take the pic.

You sure do good work!!!:D Fascinating! Thanks for posting! - - Yes - The last sentence shows you did indeed use the Mark V.

charlese wrote:You sure do good work!!!:D Fascinating! Thanks for posting! - - Yes - The last sentence shows you did indeed use the Mark V.

WHAT in the "last" sentence says THAT? He 'put' it on his S10.

That's the red vehicle on which it is hanging!

BTW Great Job Tom!!!!

S looks like a 5 to these old eyes!:rolleyes:

Nice job on the pool table. I think way beyond my feeble attempts at woodworking.

Thanks all, you would be suprised at how easy some of it was to make, the hardest part by far is the rails, each pocket cut has 2 miter angles you have to cut, but no matter how hard or easy the woodworking was on this, the hardest part by far was putting the felt on the rails, that is truely a nightmare.

From the woodworking standpoint i would happily do it again, the felt on the other hand, i might have taken the rails to a billiards place and gotten them to do it, the table felt was really easay though.

Nice looking graphic by the way, i used to work for a company that did things like that.

I just completed my 24" V-Drum sander with the help of a 24" kit from Stockroom Supply. The kit contained the drum, pulleys, link belt, pillow blocks and mounting brackets as well as plans for the box and top. The box was easy to build and went together fast. I took a little more time on the top because I wanted to get it as flat and slick as possible.



I laminated the top from two sheets of 1/2" MDF and 1 piece of 1/8" hardboard. This gave me a total thickness of 1 1/8" which is the recommended thickness. For the 24" sander it seemed that there was a very small amount of flex in the center of the top. Since I wanted dead flat and stable, I reinforced the underside with 1/8" aluminum angle stock.

This picture shows the working end and you can see the motor and drum connection. You can also see the dust rails mounted to the box beside the drum.



This is the other end and you can see the hole for the dust collection hookup.



End view of the top and drum.



The sander does a FANTASTIC job. If you take the time to adjust it properly it will sand a panel very flat. It takes pretty small bites but leaves a super smooth finish. After taking multiple passes on a panel, I could detect no taper or thickness difference when I measured using my dial caliper.

Sanding rolls are available from 60 to 2000 grit. This should be more than enough to meet any need. The sandpaper is very easy to remove and install and I can already change grits in less than a minute. The sandpaper can be re-applied multiple times and so far I can't detect any wear on the paper.

Overall, I think this is a great product and I am very happy with both the kit and my build.

Tdubnik

That is a very nice looking build. The drum looks bigger than the Sand Flee, that I would like. I am glad you are pleased with the performance. I am still on the fence about what to do. I am hoping work picks up soon. Next week will be 3 months since my last paying job in the shop. When anyone ask about my shop remodel I tell them I am getting ready for the Good Times!:rolleyes:

mbcabinetmaker wrote:Tdubnik

That is a very nice looking build. The drum looks bigger than the Sand Flee, that I would like. I am glad you are pleased with the performance. I am still on the fence about what to do. I am hoping work picks up soon. Next week will be 3 months since my last paying job in the shop. When anyone ask about my shop remodel I tell them I am getting ready for the Good Times!:rolleyes:

The drum is bigger; 4" x 24" and the total cost is less than half of the Sand Flee. I used a 1/2hp motor I picked up for nearly nothing at my motor repair shop.

What would you think about building one powered by a SS? I know the weight would be a factor.

mbcabinetmaker wrote:What would you think about building one powered by a SS? I know the weight would be a factor.

Building one powered by the SS would NOT be a problem. The weight of the sander without the motor is not that bad; certainly much less than the SS jointer. I chose a stand alone because space is not an issue and I see myself using this a lot.