Anyone have / use a drum sander?

[julianf]

Seems to be on my "commonly searched items" list now.

Theyre a lot of cash - some tools seem like you get a bit for your money, but a drum sander seems like a lot of cash for what you get.

Has anyone got any buying advice for me? Id even considered making one, but i reckon id still be here next year... : /

 

[pedrobedro]

I use some cheap drum sander heads in the pillar drill, it doesn't oscillate but it's alright for shaping. Instructables shows one here.

 

[julianf]

ahh, no, im talking about the thing thats like a thickenesser, but with sandpaper instead of a blade

...for finishing highly figured wood etc.

 

[Brad93]

I can’t comment on wood working gear but I have a metabo burnisher that is basically the same thing. They’re expensive but they’re geared so heavily to give good torque for the pressure you’re putting on, that’s where the cash is. They’re not cheap tools.

 

[pedrobedro]

Sander thicknesser is a different animal.

 

[gaz1]

 

[julianf]

For clarity, as gaz shows above, im talking about these things -

etc

(they come in way larger - the one above is about the smallest commercial one)

 

[Agroshield]

...I'm talking about the thing that's like a thicknesser, but with sandpaper instead of a blade

What speed do they normally spin at? What width would you need?

You spoke in the first post about making one. Any reason a dilapidated old thicknesser could not have the sharp drum re-engineered (maybe a slip-on sleeve) and perhaps a VFD and/or pulley change to get the speed correct?

 

[mike os]

Used and have access to a couple, really good for fast flat finishing but even with the big one (10hp fir the sanding drum) it's 0.15 to 0.2 cuts tops

 

[frank horton]

once my new shed is built I'll make one.....
Def wouldnt buy one at those prices and especially ANYTHING JET....just more expensive version of Ryobi carp......
yeah, I know it was just a picture....
soory rant over......hahaha.....