Dirt cheap V drum sander

thats really cool! especially if it works great!! (probably just as good as the $600 one – plus you built it, so has a little more meaning behind it) great job!

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That is a very nice piece of work. I have been pricing the kit to make one but your price beats that all to heck. Great job. I want one.

-- Lucky to get paid for what I love to do. Make sawdust.

It looks better than free

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They certainly do work great! I got the kit form from StockRoom Supply and do not regret it one bit! It has already saved me HOURS of sanding and it get things perfectly flat!

Great Job on the build!

-bob

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Nice

-- Jim, Kentucky

Have you made a drawing of what you did or was there one out there on the internet? I have coveted these ever since I saw one demonstrated at one of the woodworking shows. By the way great job.
Dave

Great job! Got any more construction details? What’s the drum from?

-- Wayne,Saint John,NB

Dave – I didn’t use any plans. Once I figured out how large a drum I had I constructed the box and the top to match. As Bob mentioned, you can buy the kit from stockroomsupply.com. I believe the plans are included in the kit.

Wayne – I was fortunate enough to find the drum at work. I manage a warehouse and we use large rolls of stretch plastic to wrap out going pallets with. Once the stretch wrap is used up, all that remains is a cardboard core. It is similar to what you find in a roll of paper towels or toilet paper, but much larger. The core is made of laminated cardboard and is as hard as wood. Once I got it home I cut discs from MDF and cut a 3/4” hole in the center of the disc for the shaft. The discs were then inserted and glued into drum to hold the shaft. If your interested in building one of these, I may be able to get you a drum.

Very cool, nice work.

-- ~Jason~ , Albuquerque NM

Hey Broglea,
Sweet job.

very thrifty and crafty…. nice work….

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These units look like they would be great to have. I don’t know much about there construction but, would 3” PVC work for the drum?

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Smart! Thanks for sharing.

-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16

Kunk – you are right. Switch plate will be on pronto. Thanks

Jack – My guess would be PVC would work fine. In fact, that was my second choice of material. The trick is to have the drum spin at 1700 rpm with no wobble to it. The disk inserts need to be perfect when you cut them.

Very nice project! How much does the drum extend past the table top?

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