Thread: Which Power Sander

For me 1 would be too noisy.

Some use angle drills, but again I find them too noisy.

Many are happy with the style of sander you already have and, although quieter, for me they are too slow.

I use a flexible shaft running off an ungeared motor. It is quiet and less tiring than holding an electric drill. I'll dig a photo of my setup in case of any interest.

One of the issues with the ROLOC style is you can't run them in reverse. Tim Skilton makes excellent sanding hook pads.

I only resort to power sanding if it is a nasty bit of wood that tears out no matter what you do. Try and get the best finish off the tool you can. Freshly sharpen for the final light cut and keep sanding to the minimum. I use a normal corded drill with var speed when I have to power sand. Sanding on the lathe is usually slow speeds as you want to avoid heat.
Regards
John

Originally Posted by NeilS

For me 1 would be too noisy.



I use a flexible shaft running off an ungeared motor. It is quiet and less tiring than holding an electric drill. I'll dig a photo of my setup in case of any interest.



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I would be interested in seeing your set up Neil.

Originally Posted by wm460

I would be interested in seeing your set up Neil.

OK, here we are.

Power sanding setup 2 - sm.jpg
Flex shaft, motor and reverse switch

Power sanding motor - sm.jpg
Details on motor.

Motor could be hung if that works better for you.

Originally Posted by orraloon

Sanding on the lathe is usually slow speeds as you want to avoid heat.

Or, high speed and light touch.

Originally Posted by D3957

I've been watching a few videos that show people sanding their works with power sanders using small velcro type 2"-3" discs.

But where do you find one?

I have a passive Robert Sorby sanding pad on a stick that you hold against the work as it spins, but think a powered version may be better. I removed the disc section from my Robert Sorby and placed it into my cordless drill, and while it worked, it wasn't particularly effective due to the relative slow speed of the cordless drill.

I have thought about buying one of those small pneumatic sanders that range from about $80 on eBay to about $189 for a 2" Shimano Roloc at Adelaide Tools as I have a compressor quite close by.

So the questions are:
1. Does anyone have a pneumatic sander or would (or would not) recommend this option?
2. Are there any suitable 2" powered sanders out there, and where?
3. Or give up and just sand by hand?

Hi dal,, when you say "the slow speed of the cordless drill "........
Do you have the lathe spinning ?
I use a 3"sanding pad and 3"discs both are readily available from
any of the sponsors here on the forum , I just use an a old makita
Drill variable speed and forward and reverse , works like a dream!
Hope this helps.......

Here is one of the suppliers for the sanders but most of the woodwork suppliers sell them.

Originally Posted by NeilS

OK, here we are.

Power sanding setup 2 - sm.jpg
Flex shaft, motor and reverse switch

Power sanding motor - sm.jpg
Details on motor.

Motor could be hung if that works better for you.

Thanks Neil, I think I have every thing I need to do this.

Originally Posted by DAL1957

I have thought about buying one of those small pneumatic sanders that range from about $80 on eBay to about $189 for a 2" Shimano Roloc at Adelaide Tools as I have a compressor quite close by.

I got one of these, takes both 2" and 3" discs.
My biggest problem is my compressor is about 6' away from my lathe, noisy bloody thing it is.

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Most drill speeds are a bit on the slow slow to sand efficiently using small pads/discs.

I have an Arbortech mini grinder/carver and once you try something like that any drill based sander feels slow.
The higher speeds also helps clear the dust off the paper and although it's really meant for stationary objects it works well on object being turned in some cases.
The mini-carver is now discontinued but they now sell a contour sander which fits onto an angle grinder and more easily gets into harder to reach places and is supposed to do the business.
https://www.arbortechtools.com/au/co...random-sander/

But like a few members mention above the noise is horrible so rarely use mine as a sander.

I currently use a 25/50/75/100mm sanders on a drill, grinder, dremmel etc for sanding at the moment. Also looking at one of these https://woodturnerswonders.com/colle...D2DvPNao5R3QkU

I have used one of these for years:

https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-...uck-63119.html

Made in China, so may be available in AU. A knob like this on a screw with the head cut off, covered with double sided foam tape and a square of sandpaper big enough so the corners are past the knob makes the business end. Square sandpaper as opposed to round so that you get a feathered edge.

https://www.build.com/amerock-933-ca...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

I had a thought recently that a salvage valve from an engine would make a nice sanding fixture:

https://express.google.com/u/0/produ...VovD_BwE&_dg=1

Glue on whatever pad suits you and stick sandpaper on with double sided carpet tape, which I find useful for many things in the shed.

I found some of these in a junk store which I use as sanding pads:

https://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toy...5/product.html

Carpet tape: https://www.amazon.com/Strongest-Dou...71682897&psc=1

Double sided foam tape: https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Scotc...C-SF/100575385

The above are just examples of what I am referring to. Carpet stores will have carpet tape, hardware stores other stuff, and probably carpet tape.

Happy New Year!!

I have used one of these for years:

https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-...uck-63119.html

Made in China, so may be available in AU. A knob like this on a screw with the head cut off, covered with double sided foam tape and a square of sandpaper big enough so the corners are past the knob makes the business end. Square sandpaper as opposed to round so that you get a feathered edge.

https://www.build.com/amerock-933-ca...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

I had a thought recently that a salvage valve from an engine would make a nice sanding fixture:

https://express.google.com/u/0/produ...VovD_BwE&_dg=1

Glue on whatever pad suits you and stick sandpaper on with double sided carpet tape, which I find useful for many things in the shed.

I found some of these in a junk store which I use as sanding pads:

https://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toy...5/product.html

Carpet tape: https://www.amazon.com/Strongest-Dou...71682897&psc=1

Double sided foam tape: https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Scotc...C-SF/100575385

The above are just examples of what I am referring to. Carpet stores will have carpet tape, hardware stores other stuff, and probably carpet tape.

Happy New Year!!

I use this for my sanding. Its not too noisy.

Ryobi One+ 18V Right Angle Cordless Drill Driver - Skin Only


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