How much do you use your drum sander?

[Ron Blaise]

One of my favorite tools is my drum sander in fact the only ones I use more are my saws and planer. More often than not for big glue up's I have to use the drum sander because of it's width capacity. I like the open end feature on my 22-44 and have done table tops up to 36" wide (very carefully). Mine is strictly a hobby shop but a drum sander really made me popular with my other wood working "friends"!

[Neil Brooks]

but a drum sander really made me popular with my other wood working "friends"!

Hm. Is that a PLUS or a MINUS ?

[Lee Bidwell]

Hey Neil,
I have a 22-44 that gets hooked up to the first drop in my DC run, powered by a slightly modified HF 2hp collector. The dust collection at the sander is really good. A small amount of dust will be left on the sander table, but the sandpaper stays clean and I don't notice any visible dust in the air. I think you'll be OK with your setup and that 16-32.

Lee

[Neil Brooks]

Awesome.

Thank you, Lee.

[Mike OMelia]

I own a 22-44 and use it all the time. But then, I build guitars. Not a lot of practical ways out there to sand wood down to 0.1" or so. But I do use it a lot for other things. So I would say "essential".

BTW, if anybody knows where I can pick up a used "closed base", I am all ears.

Mike

[Neil Brooks]

[I'll go look at the 16-32 this afternoon ]

Bought.

It's really in perfect shape. The pictures DO do it justice.

Very nice guy. His day job is Biotechnical Engineer.

That says it all, about why he "over-engineered" the oak piece, on the open end of the sander, to prevent drum deflection that ... he'd never experienced

We ran a scrap piece of African Mahogany through it. Worked like a charm. P120 was on the drum.

Then we pulled the paper off the drum, so I could use my Pinnacle straight edge, and check for drum irregularities. None detectable.

$600.

So .... I officially call ... gloat

[Neil Brooks]

For those interested ... I just noticed that Amazon has the 16-32 on sale for $799.

http://www.amazon.com/629004K-16-Inc.../dp/B00005RW92

I'm still happy with my deal, but ... this looks like a pretty good opportunity for those with interest.

[Will Overton]

I'm glad it is all you were looking for, and in good shape.
I think you will find it in use more than you expect.

[Neil Brooks]

Thanks again, Will, for your advice.

Just to stay in compliance with the "pics or it didn't happen" rule ....





Stopped at Grainger and ordered a panel mounted 0-25ACA ammeter. I'll wire it in, and use that great idea: figure out the breaker-tripping load point, and stay just shy of it.

Plus ... I'm sort of a numbers guy. Anything I can do to marry some sort of meter to this thing ....

[David Helm]

My guess is ... that I'll pick a grit and leave it on, too.

Heck. I wish I didn't have to switch out the WWII for the dado stack, as often as I do

ON these units, is ANY competent DC (say 1-1/2 HP or better) pulling enough air to keep these drum sanders from changing the shop micro-climate ?

It sure seems like even the WORST of machines needs <= about 1,000CFM, and that my HF DC -- stock (before Wynn 35a cartridge filter) is _supposed_ to pull 1,550CFM.

In peoples' experience, though, IS this adequate, or ... have some found it necessary to install a SECOND 4" dust port in their DS ?

[I'll go look at the 16-32 this afternoon ]

Don't know the cfm, but I have a 2 hp Jet paired with an ebay cyclone, 6 inch main runs and 4 inch (about 4 feet) to the sander. Just spent the last 2 hours sanding 17 inch wide big leaf maple. Dust collection appears to be great as I don't seem to be getting any dust out in the air.

[Paul McGaha]

Nice pick up Neil.

You suck.

PHM

[Jim Becker]

Tim, I had mine for a couple years and only used it sporadically...so I sold it to another 'Creeker who got more regular use out of it. I just couldn't justify the space hit for keeping it around given it wasn't benefiting the kind of work I tend to do. It was a fine machine, but sometimes you have to move on when it's not being used.