Drum sander for small cars parts

When you make small parts as I am making now to complete a 600 mini cars order, you can’t sand every parts, so I design a home made drum sander.

I used a lathe that I have put at an angle, and with pulleys and an elastic band used as a strap, to reduce the speed, build a drum sander with a empty coffee jar hooked up to the upper pulley, to load the parts in and then put the cover on and started the lathe. The tumbling effect inside and parts rubbing together does sand the parts and after a few minutes inside, the parts are cleaned.

This can be use for any small parts that you have a big quantity of, and you want to sand.

This is a basic tool, but very useful!

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