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I just build a dead simple hand held spindle sander, to help me in sanding the sides of an Archtop Guitar I am building...

Dead simple, and very effective....all for about $7.00 Bucks, as compared to $80.00 from some folks who sell them..

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sanding drums get pretty hot from friction. watch out the PVC doesn't melt/deform

Nice handywork there! And well done on the video!

Question though. Wouldn't it be better if the sanding 'drum' was a little bigger? say 3" or so?

And when can I order mine ? :p

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Thanks for sharing!! That is a really nice tool, and at that price, you can make several so that you can have different grits.


Alex

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Thanks....Yeap..hence the reason to leave the handle free, so that you can quickly and easily change the grits/drums as you need them...

I have not sanded for extended periods of time, and so far, the PVC has not deformed or melted...might be an interesting test to see however at what point that might happen for laughs and giggles...one could also use metal water pipe, electrical conduit..etc..you get the idea.

Thanks all..hope you find it useful!

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I like it,. simple and cheap two of my favorite words

Fred

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I love that idea and after reading the comments - I thought of an interesting way to improve it.

Most spindle sanders have rubber sanding drums in various sizes that aren't too expensive.

Taking your setup but switching out the PVC for something like this: http://www.ereplacementparts.com/drum-s ... 61662.html
you get sizes that match up with available sanding drum sizes.

Use allthread as your main shaft and you can now add washers to expand the drum to hold the drum tight.

I'll have to give that a try!

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Good idea Andy but we would need a 6" rubber drum, that one is too short.

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Here is a thread Chris Paulick posted with take on this using a Rolling Pin.

viewtopic.php?f=10117&t=25191

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You could always butt two of them together.

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6" ones are / should be available !

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The thing is that if it isn't perfectly centered it will virbrate or bounce and not run true. If the bolt is bent some it will show up also. So making the end plugs isn't all that easy without a CNC as you might think unless you have a lathe or some other jig. You could turn the plugs an center drill them also. Also being and electrician I can tell you PVC conduit isn't always true so choose your conduit carefully. There are many ways to skin the cat as they say. This is one way forsure.
Also keep in mind that it isn't the cost of the material that prices a tool but the time involved in making it and the cost of tools needed to make the parts also.
I can tell you that mine probably only cost $10 in material too. The rest is in time spent making it and time spent in getting the material and even shipping it.

Very nice. I was just working on something along these lines the other day and was not 100% happy with the results.
Think I will give this one a try!
Thanks a bunch for sharing.
John

Clever. I like it.

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lol, I tried making one of these once. It seemed such a great idea at the time and a real no-brainer considering what the ones from Grizzly or whoever makes them cost....


Now I have two of the 'overpriced' machined aluminum ones in different sizes. They were worth every penny.