Tiger
27th April 2008, 10:24 PM
I've put together a disc sander for my lathe which is simply a rotating disc with velcro and sandpaper and an enclosed box which comes up about halfway to the disc. The box is for supporting work and I'll put a slot in it for a mitre gauge. The box has a hole cut out of its side for a 4 inch pvc connector to the dust extractor, however how should the dust get from the table to the dust port, a few holes drilled in the top part of the box or is a small gap in front of the disc sander enough for the dust to find its way into the dust port?
By the way if you want a specific size hole (eg for a dust port) and your holesaw/fly cutter fall a tad short how do enlarge the hole accurately, I thought attaching to a faceplate and carefully enlarging the hole with a woodturning chisel would be the way to go but is there a quicker way?
By the way if you want a specific size hole (eg for a dust port) and your holesaw/fly cutter fall a tad short how do enlarge the hole accurately, I thought attaching to a faceplate and carefully enlarging the hole with a woodturning chisel would be the way to go but is there a quicker way?