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A planer wide enough for cabinet doors would be expensive... I probably would not ever need to take off more than 1/16".. So I'm kinda getting the impression that with 60-80 grit that might take 6-10 passes?
For the most part, I would generally be using it for sanding blanks after gluing edge to edge.. Just to get them flat and smooth.... prepped so that uncarved areas are pretty much ready for finish after carving a piece...
For cabinet doors I think I would want to build or buy the thickness sander type of machine, especially because you want to carve them after sanding. That means you don't want any issues with tapered thickness from uneven sanding with a face sander like mine. What is the width of your widest doors?
CarveOne
24" would be the widest... At some point I will 'probably' be getting into entry doors, which means 36"..
So I'm going back and forth between just building a small cheapo 12-16" one now just to get me going for the smallish work I'm doing and then buying or building a 'large' one later... or a more extravagant build that will handle the 24" doors with a conveyor..
I guess I could just take the entry doors somewhere and pay someone else to do them for me until I got to the point where I was doing enough to justify such a big machine...
The other option, is to build a 26-28" wide machine with a 'tilt table' underneath for adjusting thickness now, but building the structure in such a way that there's room so that I could add in the micro adjust conveyor later...
How long are the rolls of sand paper typically?
and looking around on the web, all that I can find in the way of conveyor belts are 20" or less, and then jump up to 36" wide, they're made for specific models of jet or deltas or whatever, and they cost a small fortune...
I was poking around looking for treadmill belts, but they are also mostly 20" or less wide.. Shouldn't the conveyor be as wide or wider than the material being sanded?
Where are people getting their belts? And how are they building their machines for under $200 as some claim when the belts alone seem to cost $120-180 for the 20" widths?
Klingspor rolls are 10 meters (32.8 feet). I think it takes less than 3 feet to spiral around my 24" drum.
The paper is trimmed on each end according to the angle that it takes to get the paper wrapped around the drum. Once you do that once you can use a worn piece as a template for marking and cutting the next ones.
If you are going to need 24" of sanding width, add about 2" to that. The reason is that I wrapped green masking tape around the ends of my 24" drum to keep the pointed ends of the paper from snagging and coming loose. The bright color also clearly marks the sanding area boundaries. I could also screw blocks of wood over the drum where the tape is located to provide fences that insure that I stay off the green tape areas.
I have a fence that clamps to the table top and rarely use it other than for sanding edges of "1 by" lumber at 90 degrees.
CarveOne
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My first order of business will be to get to work on the shaft, the pillow blocks and the drum..
Is it a good idea to use 1" pillow blocks on the 1" steel bar I have, or should I have the ends turned down and uses smaller pillow blocks? IOW, will I have issues with 'walking' of the drum, or are there plenty of ways to fix it and immobilize it? Also, will I have issues with finding pullys for a one inch shaft?
You can't run a stile and rail door through a planer...well, you can, but it might not be a door when it comes out. ;)Quote:
A planer wide enough for cabinet doors would be expensive... I probably would not ever need to take off more than 1/16"
And 1/16" is a lot to take off. If you need to take off 1/16" from an assembled door, then work on your assembling skills. We run entry doors through our widebelt with a 120grit belt, and it might take 2-4 passes to remove 1/64" at most.
The machine in the video I posted uses a sanding belt for the conveyor belt. You can buy a 36" wide belt and trim it to any width you want.
And, unless you already have the motors, you'll spend quite a bit more than $200 on a drum thickness sander.
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Klingspor 4.5" stearate H&L roll prices are here. 4.5" heavy weight H&L rolls are here. 6" heavy weight H&L rolls are here. Note that the 6" rolls are 25 meters long and is a major part of the much higher price list.Quote:
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My drum uses 3" PVC schedule 40 pipe. 3/4" shaft, 3/4" FMC P3-U212H pillow blocks (Ebay prices are around $18). Pulleys are available at Tractor Supply and other hardware stores.
To keep the drum from walking or spinning on the shaft I put two opposing set screws in the 3/8" disks that I made to fit inside the pipe. Countersunk flat head screws hold the pipe to the three aluminum disks (one at the middle and one at each end). The pillow blocks have set screws to lock the shaft. If you use wood or MDF disks you can use a shaft collar at each end of the drum or use a spacer washer at each end if the pillow blocks are close to the ends of the drum.
Your 1" shaft can be stepped down to 3/4" or 5/8", but I would not want to go smaller than 3/4" myself. Yours will have more pressure on it if you use a conveyer and drum plus a wider drum. 1" pillow blocks with locks seem to be abundant. Google shows a lot of them if you search on "1" pillow blocks" Amazon.com shows them for just $9.65.
CarveOne
I buy all my sandpaper from Industrial Abrasives. Great sandpaper at very good prices. Looks like almost 40% less than Klingspor.
Sanding Rolls - Silicon Carbide Floor Sanding Rolls, 1 Yard X 1 Yard Hook & Loop Sheet
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I'm using a generic power tool type of 1/3 hp 1725 rpm 120vac motor. Mine could use a 1/2 hp motor though. It's anemic when sanding 12" wide boards with much pressure on it. I adjust the table top for shallower sanding and just make more passes. I think in your case you will need to scrounge up a 3/4 hp motor. I'm using two 3" pulleys and a 1/2" wide link belt for 1:1 ratio. I have no burning marks on the poplar and oak with 80 grit stearate paper.
I'm sure that the surface speed is going to be a problem with a larger drum but there is a range of 3" to 7" (and larger) pulleys with 1" bores. Google "1" bore pulleys" to find some. 3" and 4" cast iron pulleys are relatively cheap at under $10. Ger21 may know where to find the recommended data for the surface speeds. Every type of wood will need something different to prevent burning of the wood. Oily and resinous woods tolerate a lot less surface speed than other woods.
Look for "With locks" in the pillow block descriptions to find the ones with set screws or keys. Unfortunately, many sites use the same photo to represent all versions of the same basic part.
CarveOne
What should I be looking for in as far as velcro to wrap around the drum, and what is the best method of attaching it? Epoxy, contact cement? staples?