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north wood clocks · 02-23-2006, 03:39 AM

I resaw my own woods for making large fretwork clocks. Has anyone any suggestions for a wide belt drum sander? King is one brand of sander I have seen, Performax 16-32 drum sander is more expensive, is it worth it? any other suggestions? north wood clocks

lucky788scroller · 02-23-2006, 03:46 AM

I love my performax 16/32. Its not a necessity, but it sure makes life easier. Worth every penny in my book. Dale

Hobbyhorse · 02-23-2006, 08:12 AM

My 16?32 sander is one of those cloned Taiwanese ones which works just fine. As for comparisons with Performax I don't Know but I would not be without my one.

Rhys H.

CanadianScroller · 02-23-2006, 02:03 PM

I haven't used a commercial thickness sander before but I have come across some plans.
http://www.rockslide.org/drum%20sander.html
http://members.cox.net/elarson5/sander.htm
http://www.ukuleles.com/BuildingHowTo/sandthck.html

From other discussions I have had with people it seems a sander with the drum on the top and an adjustable table is better than the table with a drum protruding through the top.
The latter is ok for surface sanding but does not allow uniform thickness.

Jediscroller · 02-23-2006, 02:25 PM

The 2 that I've been debating between are the Performax and the Delta. From all my reading and research, I'm going with the Performax.
FWIW, I use a sled on my planer now for planing down to very thin thicknesses, I've planed as thin as 3/32" without issue.

Kevin

north wood clocks · 03-20-2006, 12:12 AM

Thank you , thank each of you (Dale, Rhys H, Carl, and Keven) for taking the time to answer my query about making thin woods or veneers. I was looking to make 3/32 wood for a project. I really appreciated the web page suggestions from "Canadian Scroller". Very interesting. Thanks again for the help.
I eventually took some very strait grain wood and got it very close with
out buying a new machine this time.

north wood clocks

lucky788scroller · 03-20-2006, 02:22 AM

cool! and that was cheaper then either of the two sanders you were considering! More money for wood!

02-23-2006, 03:39 AM	#1
north wood clocks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 108	Making thin wood or veneers I resaw my own woods for making large fretwork clocks. Has anyone any suggestions for a wide belt drum sander? King is one brand of sander I have seen, Performax 16-32 drum sander is more expensive, is it worth it? any other suggestions? north wood clocks

02-23-2006, 02:03 PM	#4
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,937 Blog Entries: 12	Sander Plans I haven't used a commercial thickness sander before but I have come across some plans. http://www.rockslide.org/drum%20sander.html http://members.cox.net/elarson5/sander.htm http://www.ukuleles.com/BuildingHowTo/sandthck.html From other discussions I have had with people it seems a sander with the drum on the top and an adjustable table is better than the table with a drum protruding through the top. The latter is ok for surface sanding but does not allow uniform thickness. __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

03-20-2006, 12:12 AM	#6
north wood clocks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 108	Thank you Thank you , thank each of you (Dale, Rhys H, Carl, and Keven) for taking the time to answer my query about making thin woods or veneers. I was looking to make 3/32 wood for a project. I really appreciated the web page suggestions from "Canadian Scroller". Very interesting. Thanks again for the help. I eventually took some very strait grain wood and got it very close with out buying a new machine this time. north wood clocks

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02-23-2006, 03:46 AM	#2
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	I love my performax 16/32. Its not a necessity, but it sure makes life easier. Worth every penny in my book. Dale

02-23-2006, 08:12 AM	#3
Hobbyhorse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 294	My 16?32 sander is one of those cloned Taiwanese ones which works just fine. As for comparisons with Performax I don't Know but I would not be without my one. Rhys H.

02-23-2006, 02:25 PM	#5
Jediscroller American Crafstman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away Posts: 3,174 Blog Entries: 5	The 2 that I've been debating between are the Performax and the Delta. From all my reading and research, I'm going with the Performax. FWIW, I use a sled on my planer now for planing down to very thin thicknesses, I've planed as thin as 3/32" without issue. Kevin

03-20-2006, 02:22 AM	#7
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	cool! and that was cheaper then either of the two sanders you were considering! More money for wood!