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Its either a light-bulb moment OR a moment of madness.
I have 330mm WorkZone (an ALDI thing) thicknesser and I was staring at it the other day when I had an epiphany.
Could I - I wondered - turn it into a temporary flap sander.
I'd reverse the blades and use them toclamp, say, 80 grit sanding belt sections of 100mm x 100mm the width of the cutter cylinder.
Would the speed of the drum be too much to be an effective sander.
Any thoughts? Or will I end up killing myself?:)
I'll be following this one. :)
Good luck.
I'm thinking "temporary" is a very suitable word.
:D
Cheers, Jeff
Also, as it turns out - there's no new ideas left.
Thickness planer to drum sander? - FineWoodworking
That discussion highlights the main issue of speed (too fast) which I think is correct you'd really need to slow the rpms down quite a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffen
Which just proves the old saying, " great minds DO think alike".:D
Yep, probably by as much as 75% I reckon. Can't faffed with that. I'll haunt the local men's shed if they have a flat bed sander.