Thread: High grit sanding drum for drill

Originally Posted by gssixgun

BeJay

I have the full set from Woodcraft and they work really well if you can stabilize the drill and use 2 hands on the razor...

Somwhere hidden deep in this sub-forum is a Thread about it and even some plans that one of the guys did of a Drill mount.. I simply slide mine into a vice..

The best of course is to have an Adjustable Speed drill and a Reversing drill so that you have the most options..

You can simply cover the worn out drums from WC with your own Sandpaper the full set IIRC has 1/4 - 1/2 - 3/4 inch drums

Are you still using this setup?

I ended up ordering one from Lee Valley. It's 2" X 3" with a 3/8 shaft. The larger ones from Woodcraft have a 1/2 shaft that won't fit my drill. If I decide to dive deeper into this method I'll get a drill that accepts 1/2". A 2" drum seems like it should get good coverage while still being small enough to get into smaller hollow grinds. Ive been using 2" buffs with greaseless for hollow grinds and I love them. The drum I rigged up is about 1 1/2". I'm getting great results with the 1k and will experiment up to 2500 when the new drum comes in.

I have been using the sanding drums for over 25 yrs. now . It started with me makonf decoys. Would t be without them. Got them in my drill press, regular drills and flex shaft. Work well right through 1500-2000 grit.

This sounds awesome. I plan on giving this a try using the smaller Lee Valley sanding drum. Thanks for sharing.

For such work is certainly necessary skill. Looks good.