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Drum/ Thickness Sander
S. Heslop:
Started glueing together the dust shroud.
I didn't pick the best way to do it. Making a fixture would've been most sensible but I wanted to see if this way would work.
Once it's dried I'll cut into it and glue some splines in place. It probably won't stay together for long as is.
In other news, I was looking at Matthias' website and saw this. http://woodgears.ca/sander/lucian.html
It's weird seeing a replica of something i've built. It's even weirder when the guy's done a better job at it than I did.
dsquire:
--- Quote from: S. Heslop on February 24, 2015, 12:21:14 PM ---Started glueing together the dust shroud.
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In other news, I was looking at Matthias' website and saw this. http://woodgears.ca/sander/lucian.html
It's weird seeing a replica of something i've built. It's even weirder when the guy's done a better job at it than I did.
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You are making a fine job of that sander. I followed the link to Matthias' website and there are a lot of good ideas in there for DIY woodworking machines. Thanks for sharing. :D :D
Cheers :beer:
Don
S. Heslop:
--- Quote from: dsquire on February 24, 2015, 01:50:00 PM ---You are making a fine job of that sander. I followed the link to Matthias' website and there are a lot of good ideas in there for DIY woodworking machines. Thanks for sharing. :D :D
Cheers :beer:
Don
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Yeah that guy has a nice website. It was a huge breath of fresh air when I found it, since it's fairly down to earth compared to alot of woodworking stuff out there.
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
I'd started figuring out how to try get the splines all nicely spaced and staggered with each row, and decided something along the lines of 'sod it' and just cut them in wherever. I'll sand it flat and fill any gaps with body filler, and hopefully nobody will know once it's painted.
Speaking of painting, i'm still thinking about when would be the best time to start painting it. I feel I should do it before I have the thing actually working, or i'll never want to disassemble it. I'm also nervous about paint making stuff stick and increasing the thickness of the wood to the point that things that are currently tight end up jamming. Maybe i'll just do a token effort and paint the outside.
Also my dad found this on the road and took it home. He saw a pizza paddle in it but i'm not so sure. But i've got no idea what it is. My best guess is it's something for beating out brush fires, but then how did it end up on a road. Does anyone know?
awemawson:
Why not use a wax finish - no significant thickness build up, and helps rather than hinders movement.
S. Heslop:
--- Quote from: awemawson on February 25, 2015, 01:01:46 PM ---Why not use a wax finish - no significant thickness build up, and helps rather than hinders movement.
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That's a good idea for parts like the belt tracking adjustment. But for where the table contacts the frame, I kind of want that to grip a bit. As it is, it seems perfect.
Honestly, i'm not sure if it's necessary to paint stuff like this. It doesn't have to look good. But i'm only tempted to for the sake of the video. It might also help things stand out in the garage. In alot of shots i'm taking i'm noticing that stuff is blending into the background clutter.
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