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edge sander?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:43 am
by dharps
Greetings: Has anyone managed to set up a Shopsmith belt sander as an edge sander. I.e. with the belt abrasive surface running right to left (or left to right) at a right angle to a horizontal bench?
Thanks
Doug in Florida
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:10 pm
by JPG
Mount a SPT storage base on a vertical surface (behind with the bs in 'horizontal' position). Power hookup - flexible shaft/coupling from below?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:48 pm
by damagi
You can put the fence on it in the side and add an auxiliary fence to acheive this. That makes it more vertical than not.
You might be able to tip the shopsmith into the vertical position in this config, but I think you wouldneed the motor running backwards to get the belt sander going in the correct direction.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:42 pm
by JPG
damagi wrote:You can put the fence on it in the side and add an auxiliary fence to acheive this. That makes it more vertical than not.
You might be able to tip the shopsmith into the vertical position in this config, but I think you wouldneed the motor running backwards to get the belt sander going in the correct direction.
The belt sander is mountable on either end, and is correctly driven from each since the power attachment shafts are on both ends.
Interesting positioning! One could run a 'table' right up to it. Just do not tell CSPC about this! Fingers are not my concern here!!!!:eek:
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:07 pm
by charlese
dharps wrote:Greetings: Has anyone managed to set up a Shopsmith belt sander as an edge sander. I.e. with the belt abrasive surface running right to left (or left to right) at a right angle to a horizontal bench?
Thanks
Doug in Florida
Do you mean you want your belt sander to run vertically? From ceiling to floor?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:06 pm
by judaspre1982
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:39 pm
by JPG
judaspre1982 wrote:I thought the same thing but I waited for someone else to ask the ?:D
Dave
That ain't what he meant. He wants to be able to edge sand a flat workpiece by setting it flat on the table with the 'edges' vertical and the belt sander running l-r(or r-l) and the width of the belt vertical.
At least that is what I thought he meant!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:53 pm
by judaspre1982
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:05 am
by JPG
judaspre1982 wrote:That makes sense to me now---Thanks
I guess Chuck and I think alike.
Dave
Poor Chuck!:D Sorry, I could not help myself!:rolleyes:
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:17 am
by judaspre1982
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