Spindle Sander Jointer #2

This is pretty sweet. Cool idea!

Great Idea Jim! I dream of the day I get a byrd head for my jointer which will greatly reduce tearout.

That really is a cool idea and a easy made jointer for those who don't have one.
Love it!
As always you made a brilliant jig.
You are the Jigi Master.
Best thoughts to you my dear friend,
Mads

Nice project Jim… I too have a dream… I dream of the day that I can get my jigs and shop fixtures to get that professional fit and finish that your always do….lol Great job buddy

Good idea. It can be adapted to sanding thin strips very thin for
string inlays and things like that too.

Cool jig. Your mind must never shut down. Always something new. Always something good.

Great looking jig Jim. If I didn't have so much time invested in building my thickness sander I certainly would opt for one of these.

Very nice!

The same could be applied to a Router table…

Nice job!

Great looking jig.

There is no end to your creativity! Very nice jig (looks factory to me). My jigs function well but suffer in the appearance department.

Nice build, drum sander is on my Christmas list.

Really Nice Jim! Is there a particular reason for no finish? Thanks for sharing.

A really unique idea, put nicely into action.

It's interesting to see that there are so many ways to accomplish a task in woodworking. I would try a really sharp #5, 6, or 7 handplane. I also have a conical disk sander that I use on my Shopsmith for jointing edges on plywood.

Well done. I know what you mean by getting the tear out sometimes. Great solution for a on going problem.
How do you loose a jig? You have too many. ha ha

Nice idea, I'm in the same process too.

I like your jig a lot Jim. I have a shop built router fence with sliding faces and they can also be adjusted in and out for jointing. After seeing your jig, I think I can use it with a drum sander for the same purpose without having to build a new jig. Thanks for posting this great idea!

Great jig! Thanks for sharing and happy Thanksgiving.

What an excellent idea and money saver….thanks again for sharing…

Thanks you all for the nice comments. I hope this will help out some other LJ who does not have a jointer or someone who has this tear out problem. I wish Ihad a big thickness sander for the same reason. I have one drawn up but it will be too big to find a place to keep it.

I did find the project for the first one( http://lumberjocks.com/projects/40711 ) but I'm glad I did not find the pieces. I probably threw them away because they looked like so much other scrap or because I could cut out new ones on the band saw at any time they were so simple. This jig can do up to 3 3/4" high stock so I did the bottom, top and sides of my new project on here. If I put a 6" high drum in there, I could go higher. I found that you can buy the longer rubber drums from Grizzly. I do have a 1 1/2" one it comes in handy a lot.

Hi Mads. I've been called a lot of things but not yet a Jig Master!! Thanks!!

Hi Loren, you have given me a good idea for thinning down splines evenly. Thanks!!

Hi Vernon. No, it never stops. Last night I dreamed out a design for a French horn holder for my old Boss at Steelcase. I'll mock it up tomorrow.

Hi Lee. I would love to have a thickness sander,too. When you get a deep tear out in maple, it can ruin you whole project!! Hopefully you can put it on the inside or on the bottom. There is no neat way to fix it that won't look patched that I have found.

Hi Joe. you're right. You can shim one side of the fence and do the same thing. I don't know if you could avoid tear out with a router bit, though. Maybe a shallow climb cut would work!!

Hi Todd. You'll love using your new drum sander when you get it. It will be a great addition to your shop!!

Hi Candy. Now that you mention it, maybe I'll shoot it with some lacquer to keep the dust from embedding in the wood. It will hang on a hook most of it's life but now I can see this one!!

Hi 8iiowa, I'm no good with a hand plane. I could never hold a square edge so I always use power tools for holding dimensions and squareness. I truly respect woodworkers that can do that with hand tools. That is real craftsmanship!!!!!!!!!

Hi Ivan. Be sure to post your project for us to see how you've done it!!
Hi Mike. I think your fence will work on a the drum sander as long as it had enough clearance for the big drum. I guess you could use a much smaller one,too. I used the 3" one for pure mass and more surface feet per minute.

Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving!!
We sure can be thankful for Lumberjocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...............................Jim

I'm a bit confused, is that called a drum sander or a spindle sander? I have a spindle sander but not a drum sander at least the kind in my mind are the ones that are built to look like a planer which have a long drum you feed the work piece into.

Nice jig Jim, Happy Thanksgiving.

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