Drum Sander Expertise needed

[Edward P. Surowiec]

I have a chance to buy a used G-1079R 16" drum sander. The spec say it can go down to 1/4" thickness. I want to sand 3/32 to 1/8 stock down to 1/16".
Is it possible to place the stock on a 3/4" carrier with double back tape and run it through a drum sander??
Thanks for your help.

[Cary Falk]

I have done it without any problems.

[Peter Quinn]

Yup, works fine. I have also used a board with PSA sand paper and skipped the double stick tape, but run a few careful test before trying that for safety.

[jim gossage]

It might even be possible to sand it down that much without a carrier. My delta sands down to at least 3/64" even though it specs at 1/8". It's not really clear to me what determines how low you can go with a given model. As long as the drum doesn't contact the bed surface, you should be ok.

[John Thompson]

Agree with Jim. Just don't let that drum contact the drive belt or you will be sorry... But with that said, I would probably use a carrier on the thicknesses you mentioned as metioned by others.

Sarge..