Thicknessing attachment.

**hammer** · Sep 14, 2015, 08:32 AM

I build model ships, for which I need large amounts of thin strips of wood. The problems making strips down to 1.5mm are numerous. A circular saw tends to snap them on the back of the blade, they also disappear down between the blade & packing. A band saw will tend to take to the soft grain, giving inconsistent thickness. A normal wood working thicknesser no good at all.

Using a belt sander upside down an adjustable roller is fitted near the end. The thicker strips cut on a saw is pushed through against the rotation of the drum. the results can be seen. Although the roller looks out of parallel in the photo it is not.

**Paul Jones** · Sep 14, 2015, 09:40 AM

I like your design and will be useful for other types of modeling work and miniature furniture building. Thanks for posting this.

**kbalch** · Sep 14, 2015, 04:34 PM

Thanks hammer! I've added your Thicknessing Attachment to our Thickness Sanders category, as well as to your builder page: hammer's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Thicknessing Attachment by hammer

tags: thickness sander

**PJs** · Sep 16, 2015, 10:45 AM

Great Idea, Hammer! Got a project coming up for my grandson that this would be really useful. The nice feature is that you can make any thickness and keep it consistent over a run. Did you use roller bearings inside the copper or just bushings? Thanks for the useful post! ~PJ

**Altair** · Sep 20, 2015, 02:55 PM

Pretty neat and simple mod. A second bracket to support the other end of the roller is probably unecessary, but it would be a good addition IHMO.

Al

**jere** · Sep 21, 2015, 06:41 PM

great solution! that could clean up old boards that have hidden nails without risking pricey power planer blades.

I have been reading about bandsaw a lot lately, and the awkward cuts are a result of the way the saw is set up. low tension of the blade seems to be a very likely culprit. bearings guides and tires could play roles if you want to open that can of worms