Woodworking—Lathe Sander

A inexpensive way to have a variable speed disk sander for lathe owners.

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Howto & Style

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• Woodworking
• Sander
• Saw
• Crafts
• DIY
• Building
• Creative
• Shop
• Tools
• Cabinet
• Laminate
• Contact
• Cement
• Counter
• Hinge
• Dado

[GremlinWood]

I like your ingenuity .. suggestion, if you cut a dado slot in the top surface parallel to the sanding face you could make a fence to run in it to hold pices at specific angles to the sander. You could also put a dust extractor nozzle in the under centre section.

[BradburyGuy]

@GremlinWood Actually I did on mine. I also cut a dado perpendicular to the other in the center of the left side to use a jig for sanding round objects to a particular size. At the time this video was made I had to squeeze the entire tutorial into ten minutes. I learned that most people will not watch a two-part video.

[TheDudeRulez09]

WOW if I didn't know what you were doing I would have a hell of a time following along with this video, slow down man and explain your self for the people watching that need the details.

[BradburyGuy]

@TheDudeRulez09 I have discovered that making a two-part (20 min) video does not work. Even though that's often how much time I need to explain the process fully. People now have the attention span of a six year old. They will not watch the second half.

[OllyPJ]

A great space-saving feature of your lathe and a very good video to g with it.

How will you attach the abrasive discs? Are you using self-adhesive discs or, will you fix a self-adhesive velcro backing first, so that you can use velcro discs?

[BradburyGuy]

@OllyPJ Discs over nine inches come as self adhesive, however I did find a source on the web for a hook and Loop conversion kit for discs up to, and including twelve inches. The kit is about $40.00, kind of expensive.

[GremlinWood]

@BradburyGuy Yes you are right about the video viewers, but remember, some of us do watch ALL of yours, so your loyal followers will watch :)) Maybe you could do a follow up video about the sanding table, I would like to see how it turned out :))

[paloarteinc]

Awesome! That lining up the faceplate with machined screws is a dandy job! And, hey, the T-Shirt and Tie combination is cool :D

Cheers,

Jake

[Tagmation]

great video and idea :)

[MrPortdaven]

awesome method, think ill give it a whirl

[TheDudeRulez09]

@BradburyGuy your probably right!!