Rob Diz
01-22-2009, 9:23 AM
I recently picked up a used Woodmaster 718 with a drum sanding head along with the planer head.
I ran a 6 inch board through it last night for the first time, when it was hooked up to my 50-760. My DC has a 1200 CFM rating, and the machine says it only needs 500 cfm. But I saw plenty of dust on the board - which was then transferred to the rear roller. Not ideal.
Looking at the back of the machine, it seems that there is a 2 plus inch gap between the hood and the mechanism that could reduce the air flow over the drum sanding head. I was wondering if anyone has made any mods that closed that gap and if those mods increased DC draw when using the drum sander.
My DC set-up is pretty solid - liternally 6 inch main to 5 inch branch to 4 feet of 4 inch flex. This same set up has worked very well to clear chips and visible dust from my 15 inch planer when it took a decent sized bite out of 14 inch boards. But that Griz has a chip breaker and a hold down bar that really help to throw the chips up the chute.
Pics would be appreciated.
I ran a 6 inch board through it last night for the first time, when it was hooked up to my 50-760. My DC has a 1200 CFM rating, and the machine says it only needs 500 cfm. But I saw plenty of dust on the board - which was then transferred to the rear roller. Not ideal.
Looking at the back of the machine, it seems that there is a 2 plus inch gap between the hood and the mechanism that could reduce the air flow over the drum sanding head. I was wondering if anyone has made any mods that closed that gap and if those mods increased DC draw when using the drum sander.
My DC set-up is pretty solid - liternally 6 inch main to 5 inch branch to 4 feet of 4 inch flex. This same set up has worked very well to clear chips and visible dust from my 15 inch planer when it took a decent sized bite out of 14 inch boards. But that Griz has a chip breaker and a hold down bar that really help to throw the chips up the chute.
Pics would be appreciated.