1. Building Your Own Thickness Sander
- ...Building Your Own Thickness Sander Bob Saksa - 12:42am Apr ...
...15, 1999 I would like to build a thickness sander about 20-30 inches wide. ...
... just sent me this plan for a thickness sander he's thinking of building...
...look very similar to a home-made thickness sander I have (made by Mike and ...
..., I can create a page on the Thickness sander on my web site and post ...
...:36pm Apr 15, 1999 I built a 24" thickness sander about 16 years ago based ...
... in the world though. The double thickness 3/4" plywood table seemed fine. ...
... machine will be used for both thicknessing boards and flattening glued ...
... a lot sooner. I do a two-pass thicknessing. Pass 1 with 50 Grit ...
... another .020-.030 off the final thickness. gene downs - 02:49pm Apr 17, ...
... drum is trued after the entire sander is complete by gluing sand paper ...
... to conduct air and dust. My sander's drum cover has ends that are co...
...easily. I haven't had access to a sander so I don't know if it's a valid ...
... Suran I haven't had access to a sander so I don't know if it's a valid ...
... paper easily. I only used the sander to rough sand -- 80 grit -- if I ...
...!, so I tried common 6x48 belt sander belts, with success. Point of ...
... and put my jointer and thickness sander on the same frame. With the two ...
... adj mechanism on my thickness sander. Let me know, Phil (and others) ...
... that some have made thickness sanders with maple pillow blocks. This ...
.... It won't be the least expensive sander possible but I want it to last 10...
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2. Building your own thicknessing sander
- ...Building your own thicknessing sander Robert Callaghan - 12:...
... "Lutherie Tools" for ideas on thicknessing sanders. I've run through the...
... converts the lathe setup to a thicknessing sander by mounting a homemade...
... to need the lathe and the thickness sander at the same time. If I ...
... was to talk about building a thickness sander.It was nice to find an ...
... series has two designs for thicknessing sanders, one Stone Age and ...
... - 11:41am Jan 5, 1999 I've made thickness sanders using both my lathe and ...
... vise screw sets it to whatever thickness you want. Feed against the spin ...
...for over a year that way, and my thicknesses over the length of a side vary...
... has t-shaped miter slots so the thickness sander's body would lock into ...
...at the same time as I'm using the sander with a spring-powered jig to do ...
..., and so your cost for a tabletop sander would be $40 for ball-bearing '...
...with the thought of a lathe-built sander, probably because I've never seen...
... I put wood through the "Brune" sander I built as pictured on the ...
... with the lathe? The lathe built sander sounds like an OSHA nightmare...
... adjustment on one side of the sander head. I know as detailed in the ...
... Sender - 02:13pm Jan 1, 1999 My sander is much like David's, but I used ...
...7, 1999 At the center of the drum sander project is finding or building ...
... for a few mods to Dave Hurd's sander. First, I'd make it so that it ...
... the the slots. The shaft of the sander would also have a 3-gang pulley. ...
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3. Whatever works: more on shop-built drum/thickness and belt sanders
- ... works: more on shop-built drum/thickness and belt sanders James Orr - 02:...
... Hi everyone. I went looking for thickness sanders yesterday, and I learned...
... ball park price figures for the thickness sanders built from the plans in ...
... been fine for detail work like thicknessing plates. Go slowly. The clips ...
... Hi James, I built our shop thickness sander for less than two hundred...
... Hi, Pholks, I made my own drum/thickness sander. I then went out and ...
... I got to noticing how much a thickness sander looks like a mimeograph ...
... thinking of building your own thickness sander, I have a suggestion... ...
... of material depending on the thickness. You can make little holders for...
..., I cannot imagine using a thickness sander with a power feed. Rick ...
... for that they're called drum sanders by most people. The only ones I ...
... the price of the WDS1600 drum sander? What are the ball park price ...
...'t remember where) I saw a drum sander attachment for a radial arm saw. ...
... those radial arm saw conversion sanders. Works much better. How complexe...
...I have seen some nice shop-built sanders--so it's a matter of trading ...
...of info on building your own drum sander. There is a past article of Fine ...
... for the fact that he'd miss my sander. Chuck Kish - 11:16pm Apr 27, ...
... bought a woodtec 13"wide belt sander... much too big. The one that I ...
... machine. With a shop make sander you feed the wood yourself. And ...
... May 10, 2000 With a shop made sander the important speed is constant ...
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4. Thicknessing top, back, and sides: machining vs. hand-planing
- ...Thicknessing top, back, and sides: ...
...29am Oct 25, 2000 I don't have a thickness planner or sander. I could ...
... UK My experience is that thicknessing by hand using a plane is back...
... is that breaking stuff. I thicknessed the top of my first guitar by ...
...he would put my wood through his thicknesser. I bought him a drink and ...
... through his bought myself a thickness sander! Some suppliers (LMI for ...
...a example) will supply the wood thicknessed to your specifications for an ...
...discussions on building your own thickness sander in the Library. Maybe ...
... guitar was to rent time on a thickness sander, even if it cost me $60/...
... only takes about 15 minutes to thickness a set, depending on how far you ...
..., he himself uses a thickness sander too <g>. David Collins - 11...
... wood. I don't have a thickness sander and did my first guitar with the ...
... friends to borrow the thickness sander. Then if you include talking and ...
...and I am building the Grit Laskin sander for backs and sides. My first ...
...hard to work I continue in my drumsander but only down to +3.0 mm (spruces...
... machine works better. Yes, a drumsander does a better job if the goal is ...
... a lot faster than renting a drumsander somewhere, and also, a good plane...
... piece of wood and the thickness sander allows you to concentrate on your...
.... I also use a thickness sander for a lot of jobs throughout the ...
... about building a thickness sander, but personally I think safety is...
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5. Soundboard plate thicknessing
- ...Soundboard plate thicknessing Peter Borth - 12:22am Oct 31...
... material from LMI at a thickness of 3/16 ". Can I sand or scrape ...
...material from LMI at a to final thickness? sysop - 07:41am Oct 31, 1998 ...
... to a commercial mill and get it thickness-sanded to save yourself some ...
... do this is to spot drill to the thickness you want, using a drill press ...
... O.K. now what about graduated thickness sanding to thin the treble side...
... in mind complete with hoped for thicknesses and then take the thickness to...
... is very helpful. And so is a thickness sander especially for the hard ...
...Some builders go for an overall thickness and vary the results with ...
... those power fed 12" planes for thicknessing of tops, backs and sides ...
...I use a Performax 16-32 Thickness Sander myself. There is a discussion ...
... really cheap home made thickness sander. The Performax is well over $1500...
... contains the sanding drum. The sander will lock into my Jet's T-shaped ...
... you find his home mead thickness sander. Glenn Uhler - 09:56pm Nov 1, ...
... would like to have a thickness sander. Ryobi's machine is around $500, ...
... machine was to build a thickness sander out of it. You can even use it as...
...as a table saw, drill press, drum sander, etc. However, these other tools ...
... collection of tools. Thickness sander is easy. Glue and clamp up a ...
...etc. As for thicknesssing, a drum sander is nice, but you can thickness ...
..., If you get the Ryobi 16-32 drum sander, you won't be sorry. I have one ...
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6. Drum Sanders: Buying? Building? Using?
- ...It works fine too. If I was just thicknessing stock, I would go for the ...
..., but it's possible to do thickness sanding on a small budget. The ...
...wide drum. Anyway, I was able to thickness some fingerboards, some bracing ...
.... The pieces were uniform in thickness to within about +/- .002". I ...
.... Use this for everything - thicknessing tops, backs, fingerboards, ...
...even thining veneers and "fine" thicknessing (or rather, thinning) abalone...
... sanding belt, this will reduce thickness pretty fast. This pretty well ...
... started using a 6" drum sander thicknesser which I had built for me. It ...
...snipe" just like they would on a thickness planer. I can moderate this by ...
..." board longer than whatever I'm thicknessing, and running every board ...
...Drum Sanders Buying? Building? Using? Wayne ...
... some Dumb questions about Drum Sanders! Please forgive me? Which way ...
...) what I would do to make a drum sander. Thanks Bob Gleason - 02:19am Dec...
.... Now that I have a wide belt sander, I still use my last incarnation ...
... I have a wide belt of a drum sander for small parts. The first drum ...
...Nothing fancy.After I got my belt sander, I wanted an even smaller drum ...
... other way. These kind of small sanders are a little hard on the fingers...
... 20, 1999 I bought a Ryobi drum sander Saturday. I think I'll be very ...
..., 2000 I have built several "drum sanders" (abrasive planers) over the ...
... could quite easily be built. The sander uses 3" rolls of sanding cloth ...
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7. Thicknessing plates with a planer or sander
- ...Thicknessing plates with a planer or ...
...3/32"!! So then I went ahead and thicknessed the new set of top, back, and ...
...got lucky. Before I got a little thickness sander, I used to make dulcimer ...
... out terrific, and I have since thicknessed some other stock down to 3/32 ...
... on the saw and planing to thickness with the planer. I'm glad ...
...I haven't yet made the planer or thickness sander plunge. How is the ...
... combination of portable planer/thickness sander or perhaps just resawing ...
... in the drill press and then a thickness sander. I'm sure were talking ...
... to reply. I never thought about thicknessing tops with the safeTplaner, ...
.... The safeTplaner and a homemade thickness sander like the one in lutherie ...
...sander Dave Skowron - 02:20pm Nov 16, ...
... thru my performax 16-32 drum sander and it was great. Saved a lot of ...
... rather than going with just the sander. The secret is to go with the ...
... DeWalt planer or Ryobi thickness sander; I've wanted to make a sander for...
... occasion). I know that thickness sanders are slower than planers, and ...
... up the planer for a thickness sander. So far in my lutherie endeavor, ...
... go ahead and make a thicknessing sander. If the only woodworking I ever ...
... lutherie, I'd get a thicknessing sander instead of the planer. sysop - 08...
... to mill into sides and backs, a sander will be of more use to you. Sharp...
... have time this spring to build a sander. The prices of the ready made ...
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8. Making rosettes from veneer: how do you thickness the veneer?
- ... rosettes from veneer how do you thickness the veneer? Peter Ferrett - 08:...
... into rows, slice off pieces and thickness the slices, and glue the ...
...into rows, slice off pieces and thicknessed slices together. There may be ...
... veneers not all identical thickness 2. difficulties in thicknessing ...
... the slices to consistent thickness (current done with a scraper) I ...
... you have used to successfully thickness the veneers/slices to produce ...
... the rosette tiles. Is a thickness sander useful (ie worth buying ...
..., I think) on how to build a thicknesser with a router. They seem to ...
..., I'm not sure how other people thickness veneer. The few times I needed ...
... of the veneer to control the thickness. This obviously limits me to a ...
... veneer through a simple thikness sander made with a 3" x 3" expanding ...
...straighforward to put through the sander but the little slices are still a...
...block. Sometimes, I lower a power sander over the slice/scraper ...
...Still, if I had a good thickness sander I'd probably use that instead ( I...
...05:10pm Mar 15, 2000 With my drum sander I double stick tape the veneers ...
... thickness? What brand of drum sander do you use and do you put the ...
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9. Oscillating drum sander recommendations
- ...last a lifetime. I use mine as a thickness sander as well as a sand-the-...
... Library Staff I use mine as a thickness sander as well as a sand-the-...
...Dave, how well does it work as a thickness sander? Capacity? Problems? ...
...mine for years. I've used it for thickness sanding against a fence. It ...
... sander works great as a thickness sander although the width of ...
...on the Ryobi. I have a Performax thickness sander, but for small and narrow...
... surface and build an fence for thickness sanding. Carl Philip Donovan - ...
...Oscillating drum sander recommendations Philip Donovan - ...
...that inexpensive oscillating drum sander at the "Crafty mans store".(I'm ...
... good luck with the Ryobi spindle sander and I'm really not a Ryobi fan. (...
... line and sand to the line( belt sander for outside curves, and ...
... and sand to the line( belt drumsander for inside curves) faster than I ...
... tool. I use the oscillating belt sander about 95% of the time as you can ...
.... Changing from spindle to belt sander is very easy. cheers, Bryan ...
.... I learned my lesson about cheap sanders with a Calhawk. You can sell a ...
...2001 I have owned two oscillating sanders--the first one was (and still is...
... only problem I've had with the sander. I have a jig mounted to it full ...
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10. Sanders: 6"X48" belt and 9" disc and 16"/32" - 18"/36" drums
- ...uniformly--half a pencil line in thickness). I put a mile of 0.10" cocobolo...
... the radial arm saw into a thickness sander. I am very interested. ...
...Sanders: 6"X48" belt and 9&...
... the Delta 6"x48" Belt, 9"Disc Sander Model 31-695. I have an ...
.... Anybody has the Grizzly similar sander. What are some other sanding uses...
... similar for this type of sander? Jay Hill - 03:05am Jun 28, 2000 ...
... of Rudy I built my own 6"x48" sander , with a pneumatic drum on the ...
...side {some of the 6" belt 9" disc sanders have tracking adjustments on ...
...3. Since I wanted pneumatic drum sander anyway , I could incorporate it ...
... a separate machine for the drum sander . Another feature I incorporated ...
... it. Most 6" belt x 9" disc sanders I've seen have a 3/4 HP motor ...
... I am considering a 6x48+disc sander also. I have looked at the Delta ...
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11. Ideas for shop built mini-thickness sanders: modified belt sanders, oscilating sander, drill press with drum sander [Pictures]
- ...Ideas for shop built mini-thickness sanders: modified belt sanders, ...
... mentioned the idea of a "mini" thickness sander, for thicknessing Fender-...
.... Has anyone built a small thickness sander for this sort of thing? ...
... sander on my drill press for thicknessing small things. I think a lot ...
..." by Mike Rosen about a tabletop thickness sander he built, mainly for ...
... for the volute or sweep, after thicknessing with some other tool. Barry ...
... oscillating drum sander as a thickness sander by clamping a simple ...
... small belt sander for a lot of thicknessing chores. I modified the small ...
... slightly less than the wood's thickness and feed it under the fence ...
... for shop built mini- oscilating sander, drill press with drum sander [...
... Wheaton, IL When my thinkness sander broke down I used a drum sander ...
.... I used to use a fence and drum sander on my drill press to do ...
... my cheapo Sears oscillating drum sander as a fence onto the table. It ...
... certainly!) I have a belt sander,with the right radius on the ...
... see that being rather easy on my sander.You can do a kind of miter box ...
... Here's how I use my small belt sander for a lot of right angle fence ...
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12. Kendrick Payne's home-made thickness sander
- ...Kendrick Payne's home-made thickness sander sysop - 05:12pm Dec 7, ...
... description of his home-made thickness sander, along with some pictures...
...I have attached 3 photos of the thickness sander that I recently built. I ...
... responses for "Kendrick Payne's Thickness Sander. Bearings and housings ...
... Hill - 10:52pm Dec 9, 2000 The thickness of the cut in relation to the ...
... same amount of cut on a given thickness of bd. This particular part of ...
... preasure being put on it as a thickness sander? James Orr - 10:38am Dec ...
... preasure being put on it as a thickness sander? That's what I've been ...
... the drum perimeter is best for thickness sanding wood? Peter Kendrick ...
... for all the information on the thickness sander. Any suggestions on where...
... on a guide rail on top of the sanders housing. Turn the shaft by hand ...
... don't try to do this with the sanders motor turning the drum. Photo 3 ...
... with the shows the back of the sander. The pivot bolt in the center of ...
... and bass violin enthusiast Nice sander design. I have most of the parts ...
... Staff That is a nice looking sander...I think it uses the smallest ...
...My mother has no real interest in sanders or musical instruments but does ...
... offs when making and useing a sander. Alot will depend on what you are...
...I'm comtinplateing making a drum sander and I might just give your idea a...
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13. power_tools.htm
- .... Also i'm currently building a thickness sander from info downloaded from...
... are capable of cutting 1&3/4in. thickness others 2&1/4inch stock. I have ...
...'s site again and look up his thickness sander. Thanks for your response...
...rough wood hunk to an even 1/4" thickness with a jig I made to clamp onto ...
..., and as a backup plate for thickness sanding on the drill press -- ...
... if using a drill press for thickness sanding is something everyone ...
...46pm Nov 11, 1997 Just a note on thickness sanders. There are a lot of ...
...piece of plastic drain pipe to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. When the drum...
... and such. I was looking at a sander that runs a 4 x 36 in belt and a ...
... bought the Porter-Cable profile sander, and I love it. A word about ...
... of the opinion that a large belt sander with an angled fence attached at ...
... Luthier Roman, I use the belt sander possibly more than any machine in...
...without the drill press. The belt sander speeds up work that you can do ...
... using a drill press with a drum sander. Of course, now I have to go and ...
... money (g). I have a 4 x 36 belt sander which I use to completely shape ...
... with it. I have a 6 x 89" belt sander which I use to taper my ...
...a 6 x 89-inch or thereabouts belt sander. If you get real creative, you ...
... a guide on and actually use the sander like you would a shaper. All I ...
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14. How to build a drum for a thickness sander?
- ...How to build a drum for a thickness sander? Kerry Newkirk - 03:04pm ...
...am about to embark on building a thickness sander. I have found the ...
... will be run at one inch or less thickness, in order to have the bed remain...
... had three sets of plans for thickness sanders contributed to the ...
...149; Phil Joines' plans for a Thickness Sander , in compressed DXF ...
...149; Nelson Palen's plans for a Thickness Sander , in compressed DXF ...
...; Chris Franklin's plans for a Thickness Sander , in compressed DXF ...
... dust drowns out the sound of my sander. george dietz - 07:04pm Feb 1, ...
... your shaft. Then put it in your sander and true it to the table by ...
... replacement parts for their drum sanders, I called to find out how much a...
... their drum drum for their 24" sander would run and it was about $90.00...
...I think it did not. I since had a sander fall into my lap so didn't need ...
...diameter and turned aluminum. The sander I have now has an aluminum drum ...
... new to mimf. In responce to drum sanders, i work in the baking industry ...
... I have just finished my new drum sander. The PVC thing doesn't work well...
...that Phil hasn't actually built a sander from these plans -- they're still...
.... Note that Nelson hasn't built a sander from his plans either. Preview ...
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15. What power tools do I need for making solid body guitars?
- ...might also want to think about a thickness sander instead of a planer. It's...
... also borrowed a friend's Ryobi thickness sander, and although it has been...
...aggree with Phil Jones about the thickness sander. This tool can save ...
... way a planer does, so you can thickness thin parts, like fingerboards ...
... of wood are you using the Ryobi thickness sander for? Will it take a 1/4" ...
... rip pieces out. But will the thickness sander do the work of a planer? ...
...I'm wondering if I should go the thickness sander and large belt sander ...
... to square/join the edges, or thickness sander and contractors saw with ...
... the sander multiple times. For thicknessing critical items like backs and...
... band saw and floor standing belt sander. I'd get both of those before I'd...
... band saw, drill press, and belt sander. I think that I can save a lot of...
...the I've seen a Ryobi "wide drum sander" (16" sanding capacity under the ...
... if I should go the route (belt sander to square/join the edges, or a ...
... hog off 1/4" at a pass--it is a sander not a planer. But it will take ...
...the riser) or pass it through the sander multiple times. For sides and ...
... I am get close to my target. The sander in cantilevered, so ...
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16. Mandolin/Mandola Bracing and Kasha Bracing
- ... a flat-top you can use the same thicknesses as in a guitar. Spruce tops ...
...". Make sure that your sides are thicknessed evenly before you try bending ...
... guitar maker that I bumped into thicknesses his wood using a belt sander ...
..., hence the slight additional thickness. This is also the reason that ...
... on the treble side. Regarding thicknessing methods, if by belt sander ...
... side. Regarding you mean a thicknessing sander that can do the entire...
...ve heard of anyone using one for thicknessing soundboards. I wouldn't even ...
... which will help you. I do my thicknessing with a #4 smoothing plane ...
... Grant - 05:32am Nov 19, 1998 I thickness sides and fret boards using a ...
...of steel flat bar of the desired thickness to a piece of thick ply and slap...
... 19, 1998 I 100mm hand held belt sander and steel guide rails. It's a bit...
... thinking of trying to use a belt sander free-hand, which gives me cold ...
...up with a poor man's thicknessing sander. Marc Anyon - 07:09am Dec 6, 1998...
... edges. That was from my drum sander, before I figured out how to ...
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17. User reviews of Ryobi, Performax, and Delta thickness sanders
- ... of Ryobi, Performax, and Delta thickness sanders William Truax - 10:04pm ...
... slips a bit and I get an uneven thickness. some of that I can work around ...
... ago and I love it. I routinely thickness down to .090" without a hitch. I...
...seems to be holding side to side thickness to +-.002" Overall I like this ...
...'s dream--a wonderful tool for thicknessing especially. Would anyone know...
... I don't have a frequent need to thickness sand wide boards. I've been ...
... in my shop--and not just for thicknessing wood! Rick Davis - 01:13pm ...
... 26, 2001 The Ryobi 16-inch drum sander: Does anyone have one of these ...
... system overall. The cantilver sander arrangement is also something to ...
... to set it up properly, and this sander can present some issues. Once it'...
... proven design. Any of the drum sanders are a woodworker's dream--a ...
...with a dedicated collector on the sander, a line of dust falls off the ...
... chain similar to the Woodmaster sander.... I've seen the Delta priced as...
... market debut. I have a 25" drum sander, but like the convenience of the ...
... debut. I have a 25" drum small sanders for veneers. David Boehnker - 08...
... tolerances for real? My homemade sander(which still cost me near $1,000 ...
... fence on my oscillating spindle sander (thanks to Kevin Enoch for this ...
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18. Tools of the Trade: lutherie tools and their uses
- ... disc sander, 16 " scroll saw, thickness sander, many, many jigs. Most ...
... slotted headstocks and for thicknessing bindings and purflings, and ...
... to mention a central tool; the thickness caliper. This is something you ...
... check behind and to map out the thickness map for my records. Henry ...
..., if the thing can actually thickness sides and plates without too ...
... much too flexible for accurate thicknessing. A.B. Adams - 08:11am Aug 16...
...drilling job easy. I also made a thickness gauge for less than $20. The ...
... the fence and your blade is the thickness you want for your cut. Use a ...
... was talking about the magnetic thickness gauge that Lee Valley sells (it'...
.... A tablesaw and a stationary sander (belt and disc combo) are also ...
... saw, stationary belt and disc sander, 16 " scroll saw, were as good ...
... chissels, I like lapidary drum sanders. You can run 600 grit belts wet...
...sale was a 22 inch Performax drum sander for $150, I couldn't believe it! ...
..., joining plates, etc. The drum sander is also a time saving tool ...
... in my shop is my Ryobi spindle sander. I use it t with a fence for ...
...recently that Sears has a similar sander that seems stronger and has a ...
...Porter Cable “Quicksand’ Orbital Sander Model 333 uses a five hole hook ...
... sanding, air driven orbital sanders are the the tool to use. They ...
... specifically to use air-power sanders, and I will never never go back...
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19. Constructing a homemade thickness gauge [Pictures]
- ...Constructing a homemade thickness gauge [Pictures] Ryan Smith - 04...
...Hi Don, You mentioned a homemade thickness guage. Would you be so kind as ...
... the best way to mount it in the thickness guage from how the housing looks...
...the indicator dial tells you the thickness everywhere on the plate. Look at...
... that there is a plan for this thickness guage in the Forum Library. Look...
...it because I use hand methods of thicknessing tops, backs and sides. Hand ...
...) do not make perfectly uniform thicknessed plates without some correction...
... and valleys. Are you using a thickness sander? If I had one, I doubt I ...
... a would see a big need for the thickness guage, since uniform thickness ...
... for the is more likely with a thickness sander. Dwight Johnson - 03:44pm...
..., IL Yes. I do use a thickness sander. I also use the Safe-T planer a ...
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20. Ken McKay's home-made thickness sander [Picture]
- ...Ken McKay's home-made thickness sander [Picture] Ken McKay - 06:...
... a sucker for a good home made thickness sander sot here is mine. Those ...
... the frame. The platten is two thicknesses of particle board and doesn't ...
... it that way so I can vary the thickness of my plate in differen areas. ...
...I'm looking into building my own thickness sander also and I liked the idea...
... How does the adjustment for thickness work? Just your basic threaded ...
... a good way to set it up as a thickness sander. Have seen lots of good ...
...I said I would post a photo of my sander, here it is. I got the drum from ...
... part for one of their drum sanders? Ken McKay - 08:09pm Apr 1, 2003...
...is the wood piece fed through the sander by hand? Looks that way - do you ...
...using it for years as a table top sander but am trying to come up with a ...
...11:39am Apr 3, 2003 I had made a sander that looked a lot like this one ...
... 4, 2003 MIMForum Staff I have a sander that's a lot like this one and I ...
... improve the performance of the sander. The main reason I didn't build ...
... the performance of the my own sander (other than lack of time) is that...
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21. Building and adjusting a thickness sander as a Shopsmith attachment [Picture]
- ...Building and adjusting a thickness sander as a Shopsmith attachment...
... I would share this. Here is my thickness sander attachment for my ...
... some materials for making a thickness sander for it, so I'm very ...
...'s just 19" long. I measured the thickness of the plywood and it's a little...
... You may want to increase the thickness of your feed table. It is ...
... the photo, but, the sides of the sander are made in two pieces. The split...
.... Installation /removal of the sander requires no Shopsmith disassembly...
... of each side and place the sander over the rails. The sander then ...
... myself. My first version of the sander used the table of the Shopsmith ...
.... But, you might want to use the sander for something else. 4. The table ...
... in place. This version of the sander seem to work much better then my ...
...You could use a 1/2" shaft on the sander. However, considering the width ...
... use a 1/2" shaft on the of the sander, I would recomend using the 5/8" ...
.... The material is feed into the sander against the rotation of the drum...
... you did your hinge setup. On my sander the hinge runs the full width of ...
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22. Thickness sander design issues: making the drum, drum deflection, attaching sandpaper to the drum
- ...Thickness sander design issues: making the...
... finally got a drum made for the thickness sander I made from Micheal ...
... rolls (use rolls made for drum sanders - some rolls of sanding cloth ...
... are not specifically for drum sanders are not too satisfactory). For ...
... last year when I was planning my sander? The answer was so simple, I ...
... an 18-36 cantilevered drum sander. All the disks are cut and are ...
... if I were building an open-ended sander I'd think about an arm above the ...
... if I were building an open-ended sander I'd think about an arm above the ...
... on the Performax & Ryobi sanders. I’m using a 5/8” I.D. flange ...
... motor's fault. In fact, my sander had so much vibration from belt ...
...for a long time and sold the drum sander for something like $40. -- ouch, ...
...grin Hey everyone. I found a good sander design. Search for "Jc Jones ...
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23. Barry Black's simple sanding jointer and Stephen Wilcox's simple thickness sander [Pictures]
- ... and Stephen Wilcox's simple thickness sander [Pictures] Barry Black - ...
...Canada I recently made a simple thickness sander with some parts I bought ...
... the intention is to use it for thickness sanding. I have a roller from a ...
... here I've met elsewhere...) Ah, thickness sanders. It looks from the ...
... of yet) is that it can vary the thickness profile across the board. The ...
..., but for anyone who wants a thickness sander and has a belt sander and...
..., Canada Here is my basic surface sander, top view Barry Black - 11:46pm ...
... Feb 5, 2002 Alberta, Canada My sander, under the hood Barry Black - 11:...
... Feb 5, 2002 Alberta, Canada My sander, end view. I adjust the depth of ...
...? Most of the plans for overhead sanders posted here use drums at least 5...
... material stationary and move the sander back and forth/front to back. You...
... danger of using a handheld belt sander. Stephen Wilcox - 10:21pm Mar 14...
... under the belt, then move the sander over (it locks down in position ...
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24. Peghead veneer: how to make it and attach it?
- ...! It seems that adding the extra thickness might be a problem. Will it? ...
...it will be difficult to keep the thickness of the piece even. Better to use...
... to keep the a planer, thickness sander, or if you don't have ...
...those, a hand plane. The typical thickness of the peghead veneer ranges ...
...in your hand? <g>) A small thickness sander is is not difficult to ...
... the veneer flat by hand, to the thickness I wanted. Next I'll cut the neck...
... will not plane down veneer thickness. You can use a backing board and...
... I get the veneer to a uniform thickness (whatever it is), I glue it ...
... MIMForum Staff Joel, As for the thickness of the veneer, I used a piece of...
..., but only because that's the thickness available with what I'm ordering...
...builder Before I got my thickness sander, I used to plane the piece down ...
... holding it down in my belt/disc sander. This worked great for me. Stan ...
..., I have no need for a thickness sander. © The Musical Instrument ...
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25. Deciding on a drum sander: weighing cost and performance
- ... it to sand to a consistent thickness across the 16-inch width. It ...
... and use it for virtually all thicknessing tasks on backs, sides braces...
... make short work of all kinds of thicknessing chores with minimal hassle ...
...burning. It should run cooler. I thicknessed a bunch of glued up maple tops...
...Deciding on a drum sander: weighing cost and performance ...
...me the go ahead to buy a new drum sander and I can't decide between the ...
... and love it. It's no wide belt sander but great for hobbiest/one man ...
...:41pm Jan 16, 2002 I had DIY drum sander, a Ross, A Ryobi, and now a Delta...
... paper has broken on my Delta sander. It (Delta) also doesn't appear ...
...to be any noisier than any other sander that I have had. JEFF SCOTT - 03:...
... I have a 37" dual drum Performax sander and it is great. We use it for ...
... get where I need to be. My next sander will be that mini wide belt that ...
...as radical as when I went from no sander to the Performax, I think. That ...
...they do offer is a pneumatic drum sander accessory. Chris Paulick - 02:...
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26. sanders.htm
- ...be for everyone, but, by varying thickness and agressivness of edge, ...
...Hand-Held Power Sanders Phil Orlikowski - 07:01pm Oct 26...
...little orbit marks from my finish sander.I'm useing a porter cable 330,I ...
...hand sand after useing the finish sander. Tom Bailey - 07:21pm Oct 26, ...
... first I thought it was my Makita sander but that finaly bit the dust and ...
.... No this is not a random orbit sander.You would'nt notice these marks ...
..., I've not had any problems with sander swirl. Are you putting a lot of ...
... with down pressure on the sander? Roman Tarnovetsky - 01:00am Dec ...
...Porter Cable “Quicksand’ Orbital Sander Model 333 uses a five hole hook ...
... like the Porter Cable Speedblock sander. Roman Tarnovetsky - 01:54am Dec ...
.... Also, my Makita finishing palm sander refuses to die! I went to the ...
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27. Chris Paulick's 6" stationary belt sander to 6" thickness sander conversion [Pictures]
- ... 6" stationary belt sander to 6" thickness sander conversion [Pictures] ...
..., I like it. The big commercial thickness sanders are belt sanders and I'd...
... correctly I think you could thickness a 12" board or say 11" by ...
... then $15 in it. I used it to thickness 12-3" X 50" pieces of curly ...
... Paulick's 6" stationary belt sander to 6" Chris Paulick - 10:18pm ...
...casting to attach the wood to the sander. Chris Paulick - 10:25pm Nov 17, ...
... paper on a drum. A 6/12 inch sander is a little on the small side, ...
... 98% of what I do. What brand of sander is that? Chris Paulick - 08:19pm ...
..., why not? It is a Reliant brand sander sold at Woodworkers Warehouse. ...
... you would pay for a 4" hand belt sander. I did have to true up the bottom...
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28. A shopbuilt lathe thickness sander [Picture]
- ...A shopbuilt lathe thickness sander [Picture] ian mckenzie - ...
... a few discussion on home made thickness sanders in the library but has ...
... success using a wood lathe as a thickness sander. By this I mean mounting ...
... beneath the drum to act as the thicknesser. Any feedback on this idea ...
... to but I've built 2 guitars and thicknessed wood for 3 more with it. I ...
... one attached to the lathe bed. Thickness is controlled by a carriage bolt...
... a bit before buying a Delta thickness sander. I turned the drum out of...
...message that you now use a Delta thicknesser. Is that the small type of ...
...message that you now use a Delta sander that is open on one side and if ...
...I bought the 31-250 18" Delta drumsander. The accuracy is very good - I ...
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29. Preferred methods for thicknessing the headstock [Pictures]
- ...Preferred methods for thicknessing the headstock [Pictures] ...
...methods or tricks, in regards to thicknessing the headstock. Cumpiano thins...
...fairly accurate. Hogging off the thickness ala Cumpiano is OK, but the ...
...24, 2002 I sand the headstock to thickness by sticking it in a drum sander ...
... down, after triming it close to thickness on the bandsaw.. You just have ...
... and glue on the veneer before I thickness the peghead.) Jim Embrey - 08:...
...01pm Oct 24, 2002 Here is how I thickness my headstocks. I have a sander (...
... or long side. Then I reduce the thickness from the line to the end, either...
...08:13am Oct 28, 2002 Here is the thicknessed headstock after carving. I "...
... the headstock sits flush on the sander table. The bottom contacts the ...
...I do sand the top flush on a belt sander and glue on the veneer before I ...
... I have to do first because the sander is not big enough th do a ...
... to size. If you have a larger sander that may not be a problem for you...
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30. plane_maple.htm
- ... it to reduce the blank to the thickness I need for a solid body guitar. ...
...if you can't find someone with a thickness sander. Planing the piece down ...
... 6, 1998 Randy, another way to thickness the piece is to spot drill it, ...
...a band saw, removing some of the thickness and taking it close to where you...
... then belt sand it to the final thickness. What I'd really do tough is use...
... - T - Planer and reduce it to thickness on the drill press. I thickness ...
...conomical alternative to a real thickness planer . GLENN HOLMES - 07:58am ...
.... But personally I swear by my thickness sander. I built it myself. It's ...
... a lot of cases), I use them to thickness sand Fender style headstocks (...
... course they come in handy when thicknessing acoustic guitar tops, backs ...
..., another way to then use a belt sander to quickly remove the stock. ...
...; having built my own thickness sander I cannot imagine being without ...
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31. wood_binding.htm
- ... junk wood!). Run that through a thickness sander until you get the ...
...junk wood!). Run that through a thickness you want. I use Constantine's ...
... veneer, and aim for an overall thickness of .095". So I want my redwood ...
... this is pushing the limits on a thickness sander--sometimes the board will...
... belt on the sanding drum of the thickness sander and run the glued-up ...
... side), to get it trued up to thickness. I can get 3'x4"x.090 sheets -0...
... guitar side before final thicknessing is ideal for this. Smooth one...
... to it. About 1/8" to 3/16" thickness plus the veneer will give you a ...
.... Run the strips through a thickness sander to true them up to 1/16" ...
...even at a full 1/8th of an inch thickness). Incidentally, this ebony ...
... carefully touch them to a belt sander, or work them on a sanding board...
... a cut as possible through the sander (one light pass on each side), to...
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32. What tools work best for making laminated solid bodies?
- ...is) and plane the sanded side to thickness. Lay the board back on the belt ...
...people here also prefer to use a thickness sander instead of a planer to ...
... love to have one to do final thicknessing on tearout prone stock as ...
... about the idea of using a thickness sander and a large belt sander ...
... is the large (6"x89") beltsander. This is the type where the belt ...
...is) and plane the sanded side to sander table and joint one edge and then...
... used. I had to rebuild the belt sander when I bought it new several ...
...people here prefer the large belt sander (or even a contractors saw with a...
... make do with the inflatable drum sander on the Shopsmith. Andy Birko - 07...
...I disagree with the idea of using sanders to prepare an edge, even moreso ...
... figure to show through. Sanders tear the grain and make the ...
... just can't be replicated with a sander. Plus, you can buy a really nice ...
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33. Tone thicknessing a guitar top for beginner...how difficult?
- ...Tone thicknessing a guitar top for beginner......
... for me. One of these was the thicknessing for tone or tone tapping. I ...
...m buying my wood from will rough thickness the wood but not for tone. Now I...
... mean I have to buy or make a thickness gage do-dad now. Barry Daniels...
...Don't panic. Just have your wood thicknessed to the desired dimension (...
.... If you're having your supplier thickness the wood, then you don't need a ...
... supplier they should be able to thickness close to this. I use a RO sander...
... to for final sanding, but not thicknessing. You could, but you would ...
... to keep the top a uniform thickness. I think the money spent having ...
... the top a uniform the plates thicknessed on a drum sander (even if you ...
.... Can you use a random orbital sander instead of a wood plane. Also I ...
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34. Thicknessing a hammered dulcimer soundboard
- ...Thicknessing a hammered dulcimer ...
.../16". The plans call for a final thickness of 3/8". Will a drum thickness ...
... to bring it down to final thickness or can I do the job with a small...
... Nov 20, 2000 I will generally thickness the wood with my planer down to ...
... or cauls), then plane to final thickness and finish sand. You will save a...
... you use to plane down to final thickness after gluing up? Specifically, ...
... things down to nearly the final thickness, and then hand plane and scrape...
... final . You can do all of the thicknessing by hand, of course, it ...
.../16". The plans call for a final sander be necessary to bring it down to ...
... call for a final final belt sander or random orbital sander? Or ...
...my 5" Porter Cable random orbital sander with 150 grit paper. I only got ...
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35. Obtaining or making purfling in different thicknesses
- ... or making purfling in different thicknesses Adam Cooke - 05:20pm Nov 2, ...
... get you pieces? I have a thickness sander, but I don't think I can ...
...you want to depart from standard thickness per flings there are a couple ...
... wood. You can then make a thicknesser from a plane mounted upside ...
...although I think that the veneer thickness I currently get would be a bit ...
... paper thin or double paper thickness. Also, will it be EXTREMELY ...
...You could coil it up and sand to thickness and glue it to binding and ...
... can also buy veneers in .020" thickness and slice those up for your ...
... and than rip them in .100" thicknesses. These laminations usually ...
... bending. I make veneer on my thickness sander by using a slave board. I...
......and of course make sure your sander is adjusted correctly. © The...
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36. Tips on making nuts and saddles from Corian scraps
- ... and saddles from them? How do I thickness them to 3/16" or 1/8" for the ...
... carbide blade. Use the saw to thickness about 1" of one of the 1/2" ...
... slice off pieces that are the thickness of the nut. Cut to length and ...
... If you have access to a drum thickness sander, try that (I've done it ...
... the stuff to be a uniform thickness in the first place, and then the...
... the material down to the proper thickness. This technique seems to work ...
.... This setup also works well for thickness sanding small pieces of wood. &#...
... parts you want, then shape on a sander. It makes pretty good nuts and ...
.... Rough shaping on a bench belt sander, crown to match fingerboard using...
...I set my Shopsmith up with a drum sander attachment in horizontal boring ...
... on a Sear's oscillating spindle sander. The sled is nothing but a pine ...
...angle base that is clamped to the sander's table. The adjustment is quick ...
... fence about 0.010" closer to the sander. This setup also works well for ...
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37. Backstrapping: gluing multiple veneers to the back of the peghead and extending them part-way down the neck [Pictures]
- ... get the peghead to the desired thickness. This part requires care and ...
... to the center line, i.e., same thickness both sides--it's ok for the ...
..., 2002 Banjo Maker Howard, What thickness of veneer do you use/recommend? ...
... veneer. I think the 1/16" thickness looks good. Thicker would be ...
..., and a bit of irregularity in thickness or shaping would result in more ...
... than what I use. The added thickness would look more 3D like. The ...
... I use. The added headstock is thickness tapered an 1/16" from it's top ...
...and back of the peghead on a belt sander to remove bandsaw marks and get ...
... I go to the oscillating spindle sander. Using a 4" drum, I lay the neck ...
...s important for using the spindle sander that the sides of the neck to be ...
...perpendicular to the table of the sander. From there, you curve the cut of...
...'ve done this without the spindle sander when repairing broken pegheads ...
... the drum on the end of the belt sander, but it's harder to keep the cut ...
.... Then, using a jig and a drum sander, sand the back of the peghead, ...
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38. Homemade fret snips and a simple, small, thickness sander
- ... fret snips and a simple, small, thickness sander Henry Leparskas - 03:15pm...
...to a table big and using it as a thickness sander for smaller jobs like ...
...they work very well. For a mini thickness sander I've used both a drum in ...
...the right height. (I GOTTA get a thickness sander <g>) © The ...
... thought of clamping a hand drum sander to a table big and using it as a...
... a drill press and my belt/disc sander Chris Paulick - 05:42pm Nov 6, ...
... ran the strips through. On the sander I stacked up blocks till it was ...
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39. Sandpaper recommendations for thickness sander
- ...Sandpaper recommendations for thickness sander Tom Durr - 11:57pm Dec 1...
... the happy builder of a FINE 24" thickness sander...prompted by necessity ...
... are not recommended for drum sanders has me wondering! Backing not ...
...sources of good 3" rolls for drum sander???? Particular brands you have ...
...be sanded out by hand, by orbital sander, or even scraped off easily. I ...
...own label. That's 13 wraps for my sander. Again, I have not purchased ...
... sandpaper roll to my Ryobi drum sander after it tears out at the latch ...
... The first abrasive I used on my sander was the blue 80 grit 3M stuff ...
...4 passes (depending on wood)in my sander. Any quicker than that and I run ...
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40. Making your own bindings and multi-layered purflings [Pictures]
- ... or drum sand them to your final thicknesses. My final dimentions are .090...
... throw the blade off. Without a thickness sander I used the scraping ...
... as you want for your binding thickness. Pull the wood strip underneath ...
...the scraper till it's the right thickness, you'll need some stops for it ...
...of whatever stock I'm using, and thickness them on my little thickness ...
.... I then ran the board through a thickness sander, thus truing up one edge...
...I ran the stuff back through the thickness sander, sanding flush to the ...
...of whatever stock I'm using, and sander. Then I glue them together on the...
... run them all together under the sander again, truing up the edges and ...
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41. Favorite tools for shaping necks
- ... press to get the nut to heel thickness right, an air powered die ...
... also a wagner safe-t planer for thicknessing.) Brian Anderson - 01:26pm ...
... file bit, and a random orbital sander with 120, then 220 papers. Doesn'...
... and finish up with a drum sander. David D. Berkowitz - 12:31pm Jan...
... ebay) and an occilating spindle sander. Then I do the ol shoe shine type...
...Nicholson #50 rasp. Then a pillow sander. Brian Walter - 09:13pm Jan 12, ...
... have you found for the pillow sander. It's surprising how little time ...
... the Nicholson #50 & the pillow sander. It's really fast & I can get a ...
... neck on a staionary 4" belt sander. It takes about an hour to ...
... practice and watch out the belt sander will chew away wood, gloves and ...
...miniature spokeshaves and spindle sanders and make a neck with a "perfect ...
...2001 I rough shape with a spindle sander then shape it with a carving ...
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42. slot_frtbds.htm
- ... the router, and the fingerboard thickness way proud of what I always ...
... to do something similar with my thickness sander. But first, I have to get...
...freehand on the (stationary) belt sander. Frankly it's faster, what with ...
...similar jig to work with the belt sander instead of the router. Routers ...
...planes, scrapers, and a 6X48 belt sander with about 80 grit paper... then ...
... clean up the boards on the table sander. My contribution to the whole ...
...'ve been using 60 grit on my belt sander, and it's way fast, but as I ...
... all the dust from using the sander to completely profile my ...
...3, 1998 Karl, the stationary belt sander is just made to order for a jury ...
...the whole thing at the end of the sander. The belt carries the dust right ...
... moving to orbital and finishing sanders. I'm moving ever closer to what ...
..., followed by 60 grit random sander); neck carving, etc. Great minds...
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43. Harvesting and cutting MOP
- ... to slice accurately to desired thickness, so I slice them quite a bit on ...
... wheel and grind to final thickness. With damp fingers and a spray ...
... is adjustable for any desired thickness blanks. When grinding a bunch of...
...do. Years ago when I did all the thickness grinding on the wheel, it would ...
...minutes to grind down to desired thickness. I would use some cheap calipers...
...grind down to desired to check thickness as I ground, usually grinding to...
...that builds violin bows does his thickness grinding on a drum sander. He is...
... epoxy and run them through the thickness sander to clean them up. Also, I...
... and dusted off my lapidary drum sander and started grinding. I got a ...
...? Is this easier than the drum sander? Thanks for all the info. John ...
... some 100-grit belts for the drum sander and it really speeded things up. ...
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44. Splices and splines: performing a repair on a broken headstock [Picture and Drawing]
- ...back in. Then we run it into the thickness sander on a caul (but you can do...
... the guitar to feed it into the thickness sander? I can picture attaching ...
... and Poet Laureate Hi Brian, the thickness sander part is not so bad, ...
... feeding the headstock into the sander? A bolt-on neck would sure be ...
... slow. Actually it depends on the sander, you could not do this with a ...
...slow. Actually it depends on the sander with a feed mechanism. You have ...
...curved end of our stationary belt sander, we cut (sand) a large cove in ...
... or otherwise move while on the sander, and that this "cut" be made in ...
.... We then cut and shape on the sander a piece of mahogany (or whatever ...
... which match the curve cut by our sander and these help in cutting and ...
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45. Making a guitar neck from a blank
- ... of the headstock to the correct thickness. I used the "Gurian" method of ...
... you describe it? If you have a thickness sander or a spindle sander with ...
...If you have a a fence you could thickness the headstock and then glue it ...
... neck, taking into account the thickness that will be added in gluing on ...
... table. The taper in the neck thickness is done via a drill press ...
...taper at the 12th fret. You then thickness the headstock to whatever you ...
... the fretboard to the correct thickness. If I don't bind it using ...
... Martin-like diamond. with a belt sander. Be sure the work is clamped down...
.... with a belt ---or, clamp the sander upside down in your vise and hold...
... there I use rasps and a spindle sander and then finish up with a scraper...
... level what's left on the belt sander. Now you are ready to rout the ...
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46. How wide a drum sander is wide enough?
- ... sounds like similar guitars. My thickness sander is the 16X32 Ryobi. The ...
...How wide a drum sander is wide enough? Brock Poling - 09...
...wanted to get your advice on drum sanders. I have read the library ...
... as to "how big" should a drum sander be for maximum flexibility. Right...
... 22" on Ebay. The 22" is a great sander, but I found that I have never ...
... width of the drum, and the 16" sander takes up considerably less of my ...
... thing I ever run through the sander is maybe 14 or 15", but even on ...
... of a lot of the current drum sanders can allow sanding pieces a lot ...
...drum is anyway (if you've set the sander up very carefully, that is...). ...
... So, my vote would be that a 16" sander is plenty wide, at least for what...
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47. Home made wood turning lathes
- ... Staff Has anyone tried making a thickness sander using a lathe as the ...
..." Hurd's page on his homemade thickness sander. http://www.ukuleles.com/...
... Here is a link to the home-made thickness-sander Phil Joines - 04:30pm Sep...
...multi=purpose tool makes a dandy thickness sander. Simply replace the ...
... and you're ready to go. Wood thickness is controlled by raising or ...
...I used to use my shopsmith for a thickness sander in a similar fashion ...
... a 30" length true enough for a sander. I'll probably build a sanding ...
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48. Waterbourne Finishes
- ... it but I would estimate the thickness of each of my coats at about the...
... but I would estimate the same thickness as french polished shelac, it ...
... using a Porter Cable Speed Bloc sander with 220 wet/dry paper. Dave ...
...did you wet sand? A random orbit sander might help also. It takes more ...
... & Decker 1/4 sheet random orbit sander. This poor old sander will never ...
... of leveling out a finish of any sander I own. Dave Skowron - 04:01pm Oct...
... use my Porter Cable Quicksand RO sander for polishing and buffing table ...
... on one thing about my B&D sander. It's not a random orbit unit, ...
... about my B&D rather an orbital sander. Dave Skowron - 08:49am Oct 23, ...
... and power buffing with a r.o. sander with a buff attached, and a drill...
... is that my Porter Cable ro sander spins too fast. Maybe a variable-...
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49. How to avoid or remove hard resin buildup on a thickness sander sanding belt
- ... remove hard resin buildup on a thickness sander sanding belt Dan Sharp - ...
... some oily rosewood through my thickness sander and now it's filled up ...
.... I have used this method on my thickness sander belts and it works good. ...
... have had some success on my drum sander by using a flat screw driver by ...
...This is worthwhile on my 4" drum sander but may be too time consuming on ...
... won't spin off when you turn the sander on. This works to some extent but...
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50. Options for bookmatching and resawing wood with various hand and power tools [Diagram]
- ... the plates are trued up with a thickness sander or planer. Then place the...
... plane them to their needed thicknesses. How does this sound? Thank ...
... 7, 2001 Hi Simo, Before I got a thickness sander I used a planer to ...
...7, 2001 Hi Simo, Before I got a thickness wood. I did this by cutting the ...
...Before I got a stock to rough thickness (a couple mm. over is fine) and ...
... cement or hot melt glue. After thicknessing they can be removed with ...
...flat surface to run thru the drum sander without having to destroy the ...
...off, return the blank to the drum sander and sand the sawn face; resaw ...
...Until I get around to building a sander.) clay schaeffer - 08:55pm Sep 7...
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