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I'm trying to figure out how to upload pics so I thought I'd post my drum sander. It has a 24" aluminum drum, the conveyor is a 100 grit sanding belt the motor failed so I hand crank it for now. It has Acme screws to set the thickness, it goes from around 2" to 0". It took me weeks to build and I have know idea how much it cost me, I don't want to know. I'm very happy with the performance.

Scott

That looks cool!
Is that crank (nicely made I might add) on the right to crank the feed?
I don't think I've seen a feed on a home-made job.

Nice work Scott. I like your hight adjustment, a screw on each side is much better than the one in the middle.

Paul

Very cool. Nice job.
L.

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You used an aluminum drum instead of wood. I was wondering how you get the drum on the pillow blocks and square to the table. I like the double hole sawdust port and the larger size to handle a glued top. I need to make one of these myself this summer. How much horsepower do you think would be best? A feed table would be nice too, put a hot dog roller machine under it or something. Jason

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Jason Moe
LaCrosse WI 54601

Thanks guys,

Yep, that's a hand crank on the end, It works okay. I don't have any funds for a new motor. The Aluminum tube is centered on a 5/8 shaft with wood disks inside, It's powered by a 1hp motor. The Acme screws on each side allowed me fine tune the conveyor table to be square with the drum. The dual exhaust ports work great, almost dust free.

Scott