Project by Ivan | posted 02-29-2016 03:32 PM | 4968 views | 21 times favorited | 28 comments | ![]() |
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I sold my previously made 40cm disc sander for 200$ and made new 30cm for only 30$, including old dish washing maschine motor and velcro sanding discs 2×80 and 1×100 grid. All other is from scraps. Angle gauge is from my bandsaw (I use it also on the router). Possibility to lean working plate up to 45 degree.
The cheapest 30cm disc sander on market here is 300$.
16mm chipboard plate is fixed with four 6mm screws and nuts to 75mm aluminium disc which was a part of the motor shaft (probably used as rubber belt driver). 1/6 HP, 1400 RPM – pretty enough – you can’t stop it with hands or piece of wood against disc sander.
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HeartlandTX
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#1 posted 02-29-2016 04:03 PM
Very well done. What RPM does it produce?
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Sergio
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#2 posted 02-29-2016 04:30 PM
Thanks for posting. I am just in the process of making one.I liked your tilting system.
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#3 posted 02-29-2016 05:29 PM
Nice! Very clever… You have to love how useful old washing machine motors are for shop projects.
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#4 posted 02-29-2016 05:49 PM
Nice Ivan!
I’ve been wanting a disc sander for some time. I have an inherited 6” which is basically useless for what I need.
It appears your backing plate is MDF? How has it held up over time?
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#5 posted 02-29-2016 05:51 PM
Looks good Ivan, but has a washing maschine motor enough power?
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#6 posted 02-29-2016 06:42 PM
This is a fine shop built machine. Congratulations.
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Scott Dirt Road Woodworks
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#7 posted 02-29-2016 06:55 PM
That’s a pretty sweet sander.
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jim65
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#8 posted 02-29-2016 06:57 PM
Ivan, well done. I would like to see a blog or short photo summary on the build. Looks good and I have an old motor left over from a drill press, would be nice to make a dedicated sander like this instead of always sanding on the lathe. How did you mount the plate to the motor? it would also be easier to collect the dust with a disk sander like you have made! thanks for sharing!
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#9 posted 02-29-2016 07:20 PM
Ver nice sander!
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#10 posted 02-29-2016 07:42 PM
I’d also like to know how the disc plate holds up and what you used. A disc sander has been on my to-build list for quite a while.
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#11 posted 02-29-2016 08:07 PM
do you have pics of construction?
kiefer
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#12 posted 02-29-2016 09:22 PM
looks like a nice sander but what about dust collection .
Yes a bit more info would be nice .
The price sounds good and affordable
Klaus
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#13 posted 02-29-2016 09:39 PM
This is a nice sander. You made it really cheap and it looks very functional.
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ZAGREB
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#14 posted 02-29-2016 10:07 PM
stari moj,ti u biznisu,ha?nadam se da je brzina dobra da ne pali drvo…
jel to žena brusi nokte na tome?hehehe…
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pazi na prste…
pozdrav,Marijan
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#15 posted 03-01-2016 02:17 AM
Excellent work, makes me want to get out and make one instead of buying a new one.
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