Cutting Board Sanding Jig

You’re a genius !!! Thanks

What a great idea. I’m not very good at building tools, but this I think I can do…thanks for sharing

-- Hawaiilad Larry

Nice job, now you tell me after I have purchased 2 different drum sanders! LOL But for real great thinking!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Thanks everyone for the kind words it is appreciated..

One note:
the cheap belt sanders like mine don’t have leveling pads so you have to level the sander with shims to get it flat. Do this before you start to figure out what height to make your supporting tables. Oh and don’t forget the fence it will keep your board from flying off the back if it slips out of your hand.

Now that I’ve proved that this works I’m going to beef mine up some because it is a little wobbly right now because those legs are not very robust :) But so far for some thing I just threw together it has made a real big difference in my ability to get my boards flat and smooth at the same time.

-- --- Richard Jackson

That’s pretty impressive in it’s simplicity, and it’s effectiveness.

Well done.

-jeremy

-- Easy to use end grain cutting board designer: http://www.1024studios.com/cuttingboard.html

I was thinking to install leg levelers so you could make fine adjustments as your paper wears or if you use different grits. What a great idea you have here !! : ) Thanks for sharing !!

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Neat.
Just proving there are many ways to skin a cat.
I like it.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Dusty,
I’m thinking of doing something like that when I incorporate this idea into a sanding station. Think sander lift so you can use it as a normal belt sander then lower it to use as a flatting sander. HaHa man the ideas are flowing right now on how to implement this as a more finished out jig or fixture. Yea I know that is going over board but it is fun to just think about it. Most likely I’ll do what you suggest and put some kind of levelers on the sander and beef up the tables such that you just drop it over the sander when you need it.

Jeremy,
Yes that is one of the things I like it is so simple and very easy to make why oh why did I not do it sooner.

Steve,
I like my cats with hair :) But I know what you mean. One of the things I really like is that I have one sander that is now far more versatile getting more bang for my limited bucks..

-- --- Richard Jackson

That is brilliant!!!!!!

-- helen

So simple, yet so effective!

That is one of the simplist yet most effective jigs I have ever seen. Great job, and also great job on the boards they look great (especially with a flat surface).

-- Measure twice, cut once, then rout a whole bunch

COOL!!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

well ill be, your one smart fella…lol…now that must be a 5 or 6 cup of coffe idea…and i bet if you drink it straight, you will have more and better ideas…lol….i really like it, you did a great job , and it does what you need, and you dont have to go out and buy one of them big 2,000 dollar sanders…well at least the one i was looking at was…great idea…keep at it

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

Great Idea, thanks for sharing

I like it. Good old American ingenuity.

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