Thicknessing attachment.

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. Attachment 4962Attachment 4963Attachment 4964 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.

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

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:

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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

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

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

Cool idea. As one who dabbled in modelling years ago, I'd love to see some of your ships! :)

Thanks for a simple and effective idea