I wanted to build this so that i could make segmented turnings on a lathe. Cook having earned my living from one form of woodworking or another for the last 15. Building this thickness sander was a very rewarding project. Build your own belt, drum or thickness sander stay safe and healthy. Thickness sander plans these plans are based on pat hawleys thickness sander.
Cook having earned my living from one form of woodworking or another for the last 15 years, i feel qualified to talk about ways of making sawdust. These plans are based on pat hawleys thickness sander. How to build your own thickness sander woodworking session. My design was inspired by the planers offered as kits and plans by kuster woodworkers, p. The price was a bit of a snag, so i decided to build my own sander. Diy thickness sander is good enough for a guitar shop. You can download the free pdf document from the link below and start. Pat hawleys thickness sander pat hawley emailed me in early 2011 suggesting that i should apply some of my energies to making jigs for guitar building. Making your own thickness sander can even save you thousands of bucks. Shopbuilt thickness sander a lowcost alternative to handplaning by s. Think of a thickness sander as a planer that has a drum covered in sandpaper instead of kni. A thickness sander is only as good as the mechanism for finetuning the thickness of a workpiece. Diy thickness sander is good enough for a guitar shop hackaday.
For those who dont know, thickness sander is a machine that will sand off a small amount of material. Please note that i have not built this sander myself, but i know the design works from pats sander. A simple wooden dust cover and shop vac suck up the dust. Sanding station plans belt sander and thickness sander. If you plan to paint your thickness sander, youll want to do that now. Thickness sander plans looks simple enough to build i even have a spare motor lying around. Build your own thickness sander so that you can make turnings that are segmented on a lathe. Do you have a lathe, but you dont do a lot of turning and wish there was a way to use it for something else. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. They include sketchup plans, material list, parts supplier list, assembly instructions, and general usage techniques. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Diy homemade 8 drum sander thickness sander using a.
If you like this video then click on like and also subscribe my channel for more new videos. It proved to be more challenging that i thought, but i learned a lot doing it. In lieu of the much requested plans for the drum sander i give an overview of the design and list the key dimensions. Hello friends, today i make a thickness sander machine using a drill machine. Although the making process is challenging, it is going to be worth it. Grind the bearings and assemble the bearing drum supports. I have put well over 200 hours into producing a set of plans and instructions to build the sander.
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