Local Mill's Sander Closed after 1000 years!

I'm guessing that's a 100 years not a 1000 years. Always sad to see a good business close though.

I'm guessing that's a 100 years not a 1000 years. Always sad to see a good business close though.

- JCamp

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No, actually they are mentioned in the Bible. They flattened the table for the Last Supper! They've been there a long LONG time.

The whole mill isn't closing down, just the ability for customers to pay them for use of their wide sander. Sounds like they did it as more of a service. They are a large mill.

Well, as the saying goes, when the woodworking gods close a door a window opens! There is a place 10 mins from my house that just (literally in the past few days) opened up that has a 4×8 CNC. It is one of those community places that you pay $50 to learn how to use and then book time at $30 an hour. Won't be as "flat" flat but I have floor sanders and Rotexs' that should get me the finish I'm looking for. I'd still rather pay somebody $125 but this is the next best thing.

Andy, I think you can still go to Edensaw of Port Townsend for that service. give them a call.

Andy, I think you can still go to Edensaw of Port Townsend for that service. give them a call.

- Jeff

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That would be great. PT is about 50 miles from here.

Yes, a hop, skip, and a ferry ride. :>)

Make your own router slab mill. There are several examples online. Buy a slab router bit and your in business. I may have to build one if the live edge table I'm making doesn't glue up even.

Make your own router slab mill. There are several examples online. Buy a slab router bit and your in business. I may have to build one if the live edge table I'm making doesn't glue up even.

- Woodmaster1

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Or better yet make one with a RAS motor spinning a ~5" fly cutter offering a true 2-3hp instead of a fictitious 3+hp from a 120V router. That's what I'm doing and it's patterned after Wood-Mizer's MB200 SlabMizer.

Make your own router slab mill. There are several examples online. Buy a slab router bit and your in business. I may have to build one if the live edge table I'm making doesn't glue up even.

- Woodmaster1

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Did that a few years ago. It was a pain and a MESS. However, a few folks now make a sled to build. I'm thinking my 1st choice is the Lee Valley one. Seems the sturdiest.

Edenesaw does flatten slabs. $135/hr. and as Jeff said, only a drive and a short ferry ride away. So it appears I have 3 options.
1. Take the ferry to the mill (one-stop, flattest, and best finish when done)
2. Build a really good sturdy sled, then sand.
3. Use the community CNC share place, then sand

I'll probably end up doing some combination of getting it as flat as I can and then taking it to the mill.

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Or better yet make one with a RAS motor spinning a ~5" fly cutter offering a true 2-3hp instead of a fictitious 3+hp from a 120V router. That s what I m doing and it s patterned after Wood-Mizer s MB200 SlabMizer.

- bigblockyeti

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Looks great but is a little too involved for me unless all else fails.

so theve got this huge sander but arnt going to teach someone else how to run it ?

You might want to check with Edensaw in Tacoma too.