Shop built thickness sander
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:05 am
I mentioned this in a post in "Blog your project" but figured it fit better here....
Here's the sander I built last winter and have used this building season ( I only have time to work in my wood shop in the winter).
Super handy for thicknessing items precisely that are too thin for my planer.
I've used it on backs, sides, tops, binding, head stock veneers, etc etc etc. The longer I have it the more uses I find for it.
4" conveyor roller from an industrial salvage place. Took it to work and trued up the surface.
Pillow block bearings from Northern Tool.
I used velcro on the roller to attach the sandpaper, which I get from Klingspor.
Table adjustment - looking at the pic, this is before I built the adjustment. The whole table hinges up and there's a threaded rod with a handle to jack it up. I get about .010" in thickness per quarter turn.
Table is doubled up MDF.
And yes there is a hood that goes over the roller and has a 4" dust collection port. Definitely necessary as this guy makes some serious saw dust!
Here's the sander I built last winter and have used this building season ( I only have time to work in my wood shop in the winter).
Super handy for thicknessing items precisely that are too thin for my planer.
I've used it on backs, sides, tops, binding, head stock veneers, etc etc etc. The longer I have it the more uses I find for it.
4" conveyor roller from an industrial salvage place. Took it to work and trued up the surface.
Pillow block bearings from Northern Tool.
I used velcro on the roller to attach the sandpaper, which I get from Klingspor.
Table adjustment - looking at the pic, this is before I built the adjustment. The whole table hinges up and there's a threaded rod with a handle to jack it up. I get about .010" in thickness per quarter turn.
Table is doubled up MDF.
And yes there is a hood that goes over the roller and has a 4" dust collection port. Definitely necessary as this guy makes some serious saw dust!