Some of you know I have been building a drum sander. I reported some progress earlier:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...ht=drum+sander
Well, today I finally finished it. It took a bit longer because I had to do new electrical wiring in my basement shop just to be able to run it.
It has a 2HP farm duty motor and a 150lb/in conveyor motor. The maximum width I can sand is more than 28.5". Below you can see some pictures of it:
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The next picture shows the main motor and the elevation mechanism. I initially had connected the handle directly to one of the screws but changed the plan because: 1) it was heavy to move it up/down 2) it wouldn't allow for fine adjustments. Now every full turn of the handle will raise/lower the table by 1/32".
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The following picture shows the drum and pressure roller bars (after I removed the dust-hood cover). The roller bars are 5/8" thick solid bars with a vinyl/plastic tubing over them for friction.
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More pictures in the next post...