FlapSander

[Jim Underwood]

A while back I made an intarsia-like wall hanging, and needed a way to sand it.

I came up with this idea, and it worked fairly well. I have access to used wide-belt sander belts, and so that's what I used in this thing.

I first turned the main body, then made four slot cuts to insert the flaps. The end of the body is tapered as well as the inside of the end cap. When the flaps are inserted and the cap is put on, the tail stock center is brought up fairly snug until you see the slots compress.

And that's pretty much it. Turn your lathe up to speed and start sanding... Whop!Whop!Whop!

[Lionel Mercier]

Hey Jim, that's tips and tricks this day...:)
Many thanks, friendly, Lionel.

[John Keeton]

Heck of a fingernail file!!!:eek::eek:

Nice work, Jim. I bet that will knock off some wood in a hurry.

[Harvey Ghesser]

Thanks for sharing, Jim! Great idea!

[Richard Madison]

That's cool Jim. You're a clever dude.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Great idea! Looks like it would work well! Thanks for sharing!

[Allen Neighbors]

Good show, Jim. Way to go!

[David E Keller]

Interesting idea. Thanks for posting it.

[Mark Hubl]

Love the tutorials Jim. Thanks for sharing the ideas.