V-drum Sander

I have a “V” drum sander and I mostly use it to even out the edges of small boxes before gluing on the tops and bottoms. I make these cedar 8’x11’ boxes 20-30 at a time so this is a handy tool for me.

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Hey Jim where do you get the sander paper?
I know about Stockroom Supply but I thought I would check for other places to purchace.

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try a & h abrasives or klingspors woodworking store. safety suggestion for you. mount a single gang electrical box and put your wire connection in there with a blank cover and some stress relief for the wires, just a suggestion

-- wiser1934, new york

Yes I understand the wiring problem.
I am going to mount the motor and switch on opposite sides and have the box standing by.
was thinking of putting the motor underneath
Need to make corrections on the top also

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Hi Bill,
Where did you get your bearings. I want to do something similar, and I’m sort of taking notes on other people’s projects.

Thanks,
Russ

Russ
I bought 3/4” pillow bearings from Fastenal under $10.00 a piece.
The rod came from there also

and as a note I am working on a belt guard soon as I am sure where the motor will sit.

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I’ve been thinking about making a drum sander with PVC pipe for a couple of years now. I like that idea better than the laminated MDF discs. Great work!

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Is there any kind of hight adjustment for depth of cut?? This is on my bucket list and i am activly stealing ideas for future use.

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Mike when all is set as it should be, meaning that Velcro and sand paper are flush with the surface of the table.
The centrifugal force will cause the sand paper to rise up touching the work piece this prevents heat build up and static so the dust falls in to the box with little effort.

If you want to be more aggressive use a heavier grit

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Bill_N,

I Like it.

I have a 4” dia, 18” long commercial hardwoodrolling pin, with bearings. I wonder if it would work well for this application.

-- randythemauler

Nice Job!
Try here for your sand paper, great folks to work with-
http://www.supergrit.com/

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Randy
I would question if they are high speed bearings they must handle 1725 RPMs other wise I don’t see why not

Lew
Thanks for the tip

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I like your sander and want to make one for myself. Have been looking for the source for the base wrap for the 3” roller. Can find many suppliers for the different grit sanding rolls. Could you or someone suggest a source.
Thanks

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I got the Velcro from EBay and the sand paper from www.stockroomsupply.com

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Hi Bill, how did you secure the three wooden circles to the Stainless steel rod? with epoxy?? it would seem that if it blobed up some where insite the tube it would cause an unbalanced vibration. Or does it matter that much?

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