Anyone have experience with this ?

After days n days of frustrating results im kicking the homemade sander out

I have this one and it works great.

https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-12-1-1-2-hp-baby-drum-sander/g0459

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROaRoXTqk8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh64PirorD0

I have the same as Roy, but I removed the hook and loop and glue my sand paper on the roller.
This one is all you need for bow making

Quote from: Mad Max on October 22, 2021, 05:40:18 PM
I have the same as Roy, but I removed the hook and loop and glue my sand paper on the roller.
This one is all you need for bow making

Why removed ? Is there an issue with it ???

The hook and loop paper is a little softer than plain sandpaper glued to the metal drum because it's 2 layers of Velcro paper.

Glass bow guys need their lams ground to a tighter tolerance.

I only make all wood bows so I can get away with using the hook and loop paper, but it still does a good job.

I thought you were going to build a better version? Sound like your expectations for that pinche' little one were overly optimistic. You should give it another shot and build a stout machine. It does not need to be expensive, but does require more effort. Here is one I built for under $100.
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It does have a dust hood and the whole funky shebang works well.

Well that Sucks...  Sorry to hear...  It's a bummer when you put a bit of time and energy into something, have high hopes and it doesn't work out...

  What are the issues with it??  Maybe it can be modified to work better...

I don't have the baby drum sander but I did research on it and most seem to like it... If my sander gives me trouble I will probably get one...

Flem, you built that big honking thing to sand itsy-bitsy laminations??  Looks like over-kill to me...     Just kidding... I like it...

Yeah man, if your going to grind itty bitty silvers of wood, do it with authority 

I am always amazed that anybody would go to the trouble of building an itty bitty sander thats only good for one purpose. I am a woodworker also.

Flem do you have a 9/16" wrench? it has one purpose 

   Hey...  Different Strokes...  If I was to build one it would only have a 10" drum...  Space is a premium here and I don't have much use for a full size sander...

  Mark that's too funny...  I was wanting something small the other day to tap on something...  All my hammers were too heavy...  I went into my wrench drawer and guess what size I picked to use as a hammer...   

9/16"

Every tool is a hammer

I have the baby drum with the HLremoved been good for many years and many many feet of lams.

I don't forge wrenches
But if I did, it would be an adjustable one

An adjustable one makes a better hammer...

They actually make an adjustable wrench with a hammer on it..

I actually had one of those someone gave me , I didn't like either tool when put in one...

Important tool, hammer with bottle opener.

Dang Bue, you could get hammered with that:)

   

Okay for those of you that have a Grizzly thickness sander which model do you have, and why did you pick it. I see some have sandpaper feed belt some have the rubber. One has hook and loop sandpaper attachment to the drum and some don't have hook and loop. Just been looking and curious. JF