Disc, Drum Sander

[Nick Jonkman]

Thanks for your comment. I took the cover off the top and took some more pictures just for you. Hope you enjoy them. First you can see that I built the frame from 1 1/2" square tubing and angle iron. The shaft and bearings (3/4"D. are obvious. The motor sits on a 1/4" plate welded to a piece of 3/4" pipe with a piece of 3/4" shaft in it. The shaft is supported on each end in a washer welded to the frame members. All the cover plates are held with 4 self tapping 1/4" hex head screws for easy access to the motor etc. The miter slot is a piece of miter track available from many woodworking suppliers. Apiece of miter track slide is used up side down to hold the compass point and other inserts as can be seen in the accessories photo. These are just some of the accessories we use on the drum end of the machine.
As can be seen the drum table can be slid in and out as well as completely removed. Also shown are the red and gray inserts for the router table plate to reduce the hole size when using the small drums also shown. The small drums get held in a drill chuck not shown with an arbor like the the one shown that can hold grinding wheels, flap wheels etc. I show the disc table hinge, with the way i built it it creates a gap when the table is dropped this necessary to change the discs. I do have to remove the front plate below the disc with the dust collector hood on it to do so as well . 4 screws hold it on. I now use velcro (hook & loop) paper. If I was doing it again I would weld the clamp bracket for the table support under the frame instead of in the front which probably would have let me reverse the support bar. As can be seen the bar is just made up of two lengths of 1/2" square with short pieces welded between the ends. Hope this helps. Nick