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Doug
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#1 posted 04-19-2012 10:02 AM
Simple and functional. What more could a person ask for? Thanks for the post.
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ldl
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#2 posted 04-19-2012 12:39 PM
Great Idea. This made me think of an old homemade bench grinder I can convert to this setup.
Where did you get the backer plates for the sandpaper?
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GlennM
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#3 posted 04-19-2012 01:11 PM
Great idea, two different grits? I would be interested in knowing more about the construction and what was used for backer plates. Do they run true?
Glenn
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RussInMichigan
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#4 posted 04-19-2012 01:42 PM
Nice!
Say, quicksilver, what did you use for shaft bearings through the plywood.
Thanks for the post.
Russ
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#5 posted 04-19-2012 11:31 PM
Ok now you did it. I have 2 disc’s from my SS, so maybe I’ll try this. Thanks for posting>
Paul
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#6 posted 04-20-2012 03:55 AM
I am curious, though. If you have 2 Shopsmith disks, do you have a Shopsmith? If you have a Shopsmith, why not just use it as a disk sander, the table is bigger, it tilts, you have a fence to use as a guide as well as the miter gauge, and the disk can be moved towards the wood, and a variable speed function.
All that makes for an excellent disk sander…of course if all you had were the disks, then the project makes perfect sense. (naturally, being a Shopsmith nut, I’m going to add something like that, I just can’t help myself)
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Belg1960
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#7 posted 04-20-2012 08:01 PM
What speed does the motor run at and what HP rating is it?
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quicksilver
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#8 posted 04-21-2012 02:13 AM
Lathe disk sander in ShopNotes issue 49 is a good one if you have a wood lathe standing idle.
Could have multiple disks with different grits. If you have a variable speed lathe all the better.
Only cost would be an extra 6” faceplate.
-- Quicksilver
quicksilver
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#9 posted 04-21-2012 11:58 PM
I think the motor is 1/3 hp and probably 1750 rpm.
I know I can stop the motor with enough pressure on a piece of wood.
The bearings are green and 3/4” ID. Sorry, so long ago.
Went to Kaman bearings and described what I was trying to do.
I built the two motor boxes and found the table plans much later.
My shop is only 11’ x 12’ and I wanted a beefier lathe and a bigger table saw.
Something had to go.
I count the patio as part of my shop in the summer.
-- Quicksilver
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