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CanadianScroller · 12-12-2008, 02:38 PM

Has anyone ever built a tumble sander for sanding smaller parts?
If so do you have any pictures?
I was thinking of making one from a larger plastic coffee container, the kind with the handle built in the side.

Any suggestions on speed etc.

Pajaro · 12-12-2008, 02:44 PM

Tumble Sander ????? MMMMMMMM new one on me...

CanadianScroller · 12-12-2008, 02:48 PM

Like a rock tumbler, it will get rid of the fuzzies and round the edges of pieces like tumbled bricks.

Pajaro · 12-12-2008, 02:55 PM

I guess that would not work on a Victorian Fretwork Clock then.......LOL

Wood Dog · 12-12-2008, 03:53 PM

Come on Carl. The guy who designs Tangram puzzles, and all kinks of stuff can not come up with a tumbler? No way, I don't believe it. Eagerly waiting to see your tumbler design, and fabrication.

utbva · 12-12-2008, 05:56 PM

That sounds interesting. What would you use as a sanding medium? I wouldn't think the carborudum used in a rock tumbler would work very well. Perhaps a vermiculite with a little sand might work.

JohnB · 12-12-2008, 11:59 PM

G'day Carl,
I haven't any photos, but I built one out of an old clothes dryer. A 20 litre plastic bucket fitted perfectly in the tumbler.
The speed was about right. You want it slow enough so the the pieces will tumble, not get stuck by centrifugal force.

All I did for a sanding medium was save up all my old sandpaper, cut it into about 1" squares and screw it up into a ball before chucking it in the bucket.

minowevie · 12-13-2008, 01:17 AM

Gosh Carl. I never heard of this. I have to watch this . your friend Evie

sawdustus · 12-13-2008, 02:42 AM

Carl, that sounds fascinating. I have no clue. How would you keep small frets and thin pieces from breaking? Please keep us posted on your progress.

george

coyote4 · 12-13-2008, 01:02 PM

If you could get crushed walnut shells it might work also. They sell it in gun stors for cleaning brass rifle shells but it has some type of chemical in it. if you could find it without the chemical it should work.

You might have to buy the whole nut and crush them yourself. Save the nut for your wife to do some baking with.Good luck.

12-12-2008, 02:38 PM	#1
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,937 Blog Entries: 12	Tumble Sander Has anyone ever built a tumble sander for sanding smaller parts? If so do you have any pictures? I was thinking of making one from a larger plastic coffee container, the kind with the handle built in the side. Any suggestions on speed etc. __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

12-12-2008, 02:44 PM	#2
Pajaro Forever is a long time Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin. Posts: 2,047 Blog Entries: 1	Tumble Sander ????? MMMMMMMM new one on me... __________________ Pájaro Pete Hombre del pájaro www.pajarostudiowns.com Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "Never try to teach a pig to sing It is a waste of time and it annoys the pig. "

12-12-2008, 02:48 PM	#3
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,937 Blog Entries: 12	Like a rock tumbler, it will get rid of the fuzzies and round the edges of pieces like tumbled bricks. __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

12-12-2008, 02:55 PM	#4
Pajaro Forever is a long time Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin. Posts: 2,047 Blog Entries: 1	I guess that would not work on a Victorian Fretwork Clock then.......LOL __________________ Pájaro Pete Hombre del pájaro www.pajarostudiowns.com Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "Never try to teach a pig to sing It is a waste of time and it annoys the pig. "

12-12-2008, 03:53 PM	#5
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,445	Come on Carl. The guy who designs Tangram puzzles, and all kinks of stuff can not come up with a tumbler? No way, I don't believe it. Eagerly waiting to see your tumbler design, and fabrication. __________________ WD

12-12-2008, 05:56 PM	#6
utbva Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Centerville, Utah Posts: 840	That sounds interesting. What would you use as a sanding medium? I wouldn't think the carborudum used in a rock tumbler would work very well. Perhaps a vermiculite with a little sand might work. __________________ Bill I have an RBI Hawk 220-3 VS

12-12-2008, 11:59 PM	#7
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	G'day Carl, I haven't any photos, but I built one out of an old clothes dryer. A 20 litre plastic bucket fitted perfectly in the tumbler. The speed was about right. You want it slow enough so the the pieces will tumble, not get stuck by centrifugal force. All I did for a sanding medium was save up all my old sandpaper, cut it into about 1" squares and screw it up into a ball before chucking it in the bucket. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

12-13-2008, 01:17 AM	#8
minowevie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california Posts: 6,398	Gosh Carl. I never heard of this. I have to watch this . your friend Evie

12-13-2008, 02:42 AM	#9
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,975	Carl, that sounds fascinating. I have no clue. How would you keep small frets and thin pieces from breaking? Please keep us posted on your progress. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

12-13-2008, 01:02 PM	#10
coyote4 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stoughton, WI Posts: 18	Tumbler If you could get crushed walnut shells it might work also. They sell it in gun stors for cleaning brass rifle shells but it has some type of chemical in it. if you could find it without the chemical it should work. You might have to buy the whole nut and crush them yourself. Save the nut for your wife to do some baking with.Good luck.

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