The DUH Moment

Soooo cool. I’m doing it. Best part is that you don’t have two different tools taking up space.

-- Natalie - My mind is like a bad neighborhood, I don't like to go there alone.

I did put a 1 1/2” strip on the bottom of the table so it sets in the lathe ways.

-- Once in a man's life you should have a good dog, a good horse and a good woman. The trick is to get them all together at the same time

I love inginuity! Great job and will attempt the same thing…thx for posting.

I never knew how handy these little sanders were until I built one myself, I used a old furnace blower motor for mine and like you 0 cost and a fun afternoon build. Yours looks very functional and a great use of space.

-- A tube of calk and a gallon of paint will make a carpenter what he ain't

Congratulations on solving your quest for a sander and the ingenuity you used to do it. Nicely done.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

Nice job and like the idea of using the lathe. May just make of these myself. Thanks for sharing. That’s one of the things I really like about lumberjocks is the sharing of ideas and cant thing of anyone better at coming up with great ideas than those that do the work year after year.

-- Tom Godfrey Landrum South Carolina (tom@thcww.com) 864-384-4938

I am glad you had this “duh” moment. It is a fantastic idea.

Not only are they good sanders, but those pulleys make them variable speed. Delta used to make a disk &
table as an accessory, but discontinued it.

-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter

John aka Hillbilly———You started my on this project when you made that band saw box for your wife. I have a couple of boxes on the go and the sander saves a bunch of time.

-- Once in a man's life you should have a good dog, a good horse and a good woman. The trick is to get them all together at the same time

So simple it’s genius!!

Nice job,

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

Also nice that we can perfectly flatten the sanding surface with the turning tools! Also set yourself up a perfect 45 them mill the end of various parts right down to the pensil line and forget about the mitre saw. Nice job!.....................;-J

-- Joe in Pueblo West, Colo. jdelong264@msn.com

Win.

-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.

Great idea I am going to build one.

-- My theroy in wood working will be. If I'm not enjoying doing it i won't do it.

Hmmm, I wonder if I can make a lathe from a disk sander…?

-- More tools, fewer machines.