I'm thinking that you could even lay a belt sander on it's side to replace the drum sanding spindle. The rest of the fixture could remain basically the same.
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I'm thinking that you could even lay a belt sander on it's side to replace the drum sanding spindle. The rest of the fixture could remain basically the same.
That is indeed an excellent idea! Just a bit of modification of the original plans and you would be set!
I have used a setup similar to this thickness sander for years on my drill press. It works fine, the bearings have not gone sloppy, torque has never been an issue.
I use a very coarse drum 36 or 60 grit drum, I make many very light passes .005-.010 per pass.
Charlie