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"Become eligible for a FREE metal detecting Little Wizard II Planer and Jointer Saver. "
I hope this is the right spot for this: Having visited the Woodworking Show booth for the V-drum sander, I bought their spring loaded hold down rollers, 6" wide stick-on hook and their 3" wide loop sandpaper in 100,150,220 grits and came home and made my own. I made the platen with Baltic birch ply epoxying in 1/2" shafts from an old copy machine. I turned it round on my lathe but could not get it precise by hand so I had a friend true it up on a metal lathe. I scrounged around and put together the top and cabinet from an old office secretary desk. I had the bearings, pulleys, motor and belt on hand. I even made my own pillow blocks to capture the bearings. It works extremely well and will flatten wide panels using a hold down on each side. The paper changes very quickly and I can even divide the roller into a 10" 100 grit, a 10" 150 grit and a 10 inch 220 grit. In literally seconds I can sand small projects under 10" wide through all three grits without changing paper.
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