A very simple ROS jig

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello,
Took all of a dollar and less than a half hour.
I'd been frustrated getting the holes in the paper and the holes in the pad aligned exactly.
A 3/8" dowel cut to length and holes drilled through the scrap plywood base now make alignment automatic.

Dust pickup has increased significantly and swirl marks have been eliminated.
The short dowels can hold ~ 5 sheets and are just shy of the depth of the holes in the pad.
The long dowel holds either more pads, or scrap pads that are glued together to form "non-skid" pads.

[Gary Keedwell]

Maybe you have something there, but to be quite honest, I have never experienced a problem like you describe. I have had swirl marks on my coarse grits but by the time I progress to the finer grits, I don't see them.:o That being said, whatever works for you Rich, stick with it.:)
Gary

[Bill White]

Duh! Why didn't I think of that? Great idea. Can I steal it for my shop?
Bill

[Richard Dooling]

Rich,
I tend to be a little anal about these things and I like the holes to line up. Once you start to apply the paper it is a pain to try to realign. I can see where this might help with dust collection some. I'll definitely make one of these just for the gadgitiness factor. Fun.

[Bill Wyko]

Great Idea. It's like a great date...cheap and easy.:D

[Bart Leetch]

I have something similar it seems to work fine.

[Jim Kountz]

Hey Bart, now I like that one! I have seen several versions of this type of thing but this one is it! Your own idea or did you find this elsewhere??

Jim

[Bart Leetch]

My own version of the one sold by Rockler. There just wasn't any challenge in buying it. Besides that there are a few skills that can be improved on even with small simple projects,and it was an enjoyable project that used up some scrap instead of throwing it out.

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello Bart,
Nice enhancement!
Don't mind if I steal part of the idea do ya? :)

My original idea was to make three of them and color code each one for 80, 120 and 180 grit.
I didn't give much thought to how I'd store them.
That little box arrangment is perfect.

[Mike Langford]

For both 5 hole and 8 hole......

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=58956&d=1172521692

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=58955&d=1172521661

[Don Bullock]

I bought two of the Rockler Sandpaper Disc Stations this year when they had them for half price. They look just like what Bart made. Sure, I could have made them, but the price was right and I didn't have to stop work on my other projects. They work great. If I step up to a 6" sander I'll do exactly what Bart did, make my own.