Thickness sander

[Hendrix92TheUniverse]

nice machine, you are giving me an idea to create one, thanks for posting.

[redneckpowertruck]

I still prefer my 15 inches timesaver... !

[ironlionkalo]

i could swear you said fuckin loop system lol

[Daveyhunter6]

what stops the wood from shooting threw fast from the rotation of the drum

[Matthiaswandel]

Nothing.  If you feed it in from the wrong side, it WILL shoot out.

[rollingstoner100]

One more question if you have the time.

5, Would a 2800rpm 3/4hp motor be better or would that be to much? According to a previous poster's maths that would give a surface RPM of 1465... Would it be advisable?

Thanks in advance.

[rollingstoner100]

Thanks for the video and plans, I'm making one and have a couple of (possibly stupid) questions that I'm struggling to find answers to if you don't mind.

1, Do you think a 19mm shaft will be ok? I know that means more truing but would it still be better than Pat's?

2, Would a 19mm shaft fit safely into 3/4" pillow blocks (0.05mm difference)?

3, Will a 1400rpm 3/4hp motor be ok?

4, Did pat give any rough indication as to how long it takes to get a 5mm board down to 2.5mm for example?

Thanks!

[paulius360]

plz.. make a vid about ukulele building...

[jallenmorris1]

Your website article says the motor RPM is 1750 with 2" pulley on the motor and 5" on the drum. Am I calculating the RPM of the drum correctly? 1750 x 2/5 for a drum RPM of 700? With a 5" drum, surface FPM would be 700 x (5 x 3.14) then divide by 12 for ~915 FPM surface speed. This seems slower than commercial drum sanders (which really means nothing), but I wanted to make sure my calculations/formula is correct. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Matthiaswandel]

Correct. Commercial machines also have bigger motors.

[Mauser712]

I think it's great to prove that there are alternatives to very expensive all-metal machines like say, a Performax. It's eye-opening to realize that things like this are possible. And he answered my question in advance about the "give" in a velcro system being a positive, although I do wonder how uniform the final result is.

[Matthiaswandel]

Pat mentioned that it's important to feed the stock at a consistent rate on the final pass to get a consistent finish.

[greatorderofchaos]

PPE?

[surfrash]

norwegian wood! really like your guitars and ukulele's mr.hawley!

[benboarder09]

thats sweet. it looks like a big planer

[pwashington99]

Hey Matthias, I've been waiting for you to make one of these. I would love to see your version, you have a way with designing everything to make it work for everyone with great accuracy, I hope you consider it, it will just add to your already amazing collection of work :)

[Matthiaswandel]

Like the article says, I have no need for one so myself so I'm not planning on building one.

[Ryymin2]

at first I was like "wtf matthias got a little older and heavier!"

[BlueMacGyver]

I use a thickness planer for this effect he is getting, in combination with another technique. I guess I will have to make another video to explain that one better.

[jasonlajoie]

Ending with one of my very favorite Beatles songs of all time - nice:)

[mdmccat]

Awesome thickness sander Pat. Actually, the best home-made ones I've seen online. Getting the thickness right was one of my biggest challenges on my first guitar build. makingaguitar.blogspot.com Thanks for sharing Pat and thanks for posting Matthis

[gonepishing]

is that belt slipping a little bit?

[unusualcatperson]

His neighbors must despise him, lol.

[thethethetheluis]

i dont get it why not just use a planer for something like that? or are planers not precise enough? im no wood expert

[powellmartello]

@thethethetheluis I bet he gets a much nicer finish. I know the planers I've worked with tend to leave some tool marks or at least not as nice a finish. And the way he has his machine set up it would give a very even sanding.

[griiiiiiiiiin]

@thethethetheluis: Planers are for thickness. Sanders perform a dual function. Wood removal and smoothing. Planers snipe the ends, leave scratches, blades chip, etc. A good drum sander can do all that, but without the problems of a planer. Not to say that planers aren't useful; because they are. In my experience, a planer can remove a lot more wood at a time. Drum sanders, with an agressive enough paper, can remove wood, but nothing like a rotating blade.

[ratchet1freak]

@thethethetheluis for a guitar body you need really thin strips of wood which will likely disintegrate when fed through a planer

[BlueMacGyver]

@ratchet1freak That's altogether not true I have no problem using a thickness planer for ultra thin pieces of wood. I can show you my guitar if you like.

[specialks1953]

Looks good. I bet the drum covering is not cheap and the sandpaper probably isn't cheap either. I have never seen velcor stuff lke that but then again I never looked. Are you going to post what he used for the drum and related stuff? I know it was his project but hope he shares the parts information.

[Matthiaswandel]

The answer is just a google query away.

[specialks1953]

@Matthiaswandel - OK, I will give that a try.

[MatthewTS22]

Oh ya?

[Setobear]

I bet he can create an iPod just from wood..

[griiiiiiiiiin]

@Setobear: Amen

[prdenko]

@Setobear Thats not bad idea... Matthiaswandel make wooden iPhone/iPod case

[EmperorAst]

@Setobear Not iPod!!! He works for RIM I think. A Blackberry maybe. ;)

[xOrhan1976]

@Setobear He did i guess. its called: iWOOD

:P jk'n

[slitor]

Its something about Canucs and their Ukuleles...

[Shuhnyxia]

@slitor 1st; its 1 of his friends machine and 2nd; cuz most machines that do the tasks youd want cost alot or just dont exist because there would be a very strick market

[barakuda1111]

Imposter... where is the real wood wizard 

[svavargarri]

Great video as always.

[dylbyl1234]

I LUV U MAN

[lantz8660]

lol?

[jewbybrother579]

why do you make all of your own things? just for fun?