Thread: Oscillating Spindle Sander?

My main concern would be the lateral forces on the drill press' quill/bearings.

It's designed to take take the forces vertically, not sideways, whereas a dedicated spindle sander is the other way around. (Or it should be, anyway. )

If you go for the drill press option, I'd recommend getting the Lee Valley sanding drums with the alternate spindles and the ball bearing support that fits the alternate spindles. That will reduce the side pressure on the quill, and hopefully stop the chuck dropping out, which it will do if it attached with a morse taper & the sanding spindle is not supported.

Been there, still there, new drill press in the near future. If I had the room I'd be looking for either a 3-in-one (disc, spindle & belt) or a stand alone spindle sander, however I don't have the room, so everything has to do double or triple duty.

I have a drill press sanding drum for some very light work. I use the oscillating sander for 95% of my contour sanding. It has the up and down as well as spining.

I never used my driil press for sanding much as I was afraid of ruining the bearings as Skew ChiDAMN noted.

Just my view
John

This is a little bewdy! Can you get anything like this in OZ?

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...26+500897+1600

Thanks for the response guys, it's not as simple as I thought.

BSRLEE are you actually using the Lee Valley support device?

Bob, unfortunately I can't find anyone here who distributes Rigid equipment, the reviews suggest that the sander is some bit of kit.

I quite like the idea of a 3 in 1, does anybody know who sells this.

For most curve work other than tight inner curves am I able to get away with a belt/ disc sander? http://www.carbatec.com.au/store/ind...430_2740_20233

Zelk

Yep, I bought the replacement spindles and the ball bearing support in my initial purchase, as I had already had the chuck fall out of the morse taper when using a hole saw. Also got the bottom support/template follower for my Microplane drum sander/grater setup.

In both cases you have to raise/push up the table against the support, which has a rubbery base.

Zelk,

Have a look at he triton 3 in 1 sander t31bd page 36 and 37 of their 2008 catalog.

I have absolutely no idea of what it is like but it seems like a good idea.

Chipman
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i made a spindle ander from a sheet of mdf and an old lathe motor. just turned down a wooden spindle on the lathe and glued velcro to it works a treat. cost me $10 all up.

Originally Posted by weisyboy

i made a spindle ander from a sheet of mdf and an old lathe motor. just turned down a wooden spindle on the lathe and glued velcro to it works a treat. cost me $10 all up.

Not including the cost of the lathe, I presume?

Originally Posted by Chipman

Zelk,

Have a look at he triton 3 in 1 sander t31bd page 36 and 37 of their 2008 catalog.

I have absolutely no idea of what it is like but it seems like a good idea.

Chipman
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Thanks Chipman,
http://www.triton.com.au/product.php?id=41
Might be worth looking into. It seems like a light weight machine, however, the brochure states it's 61 kg.
The variable speed feature sounds good, but I'm not sure about the maximum 25 mm spindle sleeve diameter.
Anybody out there that has this sander combo?

Zelk