The down side to using a spindle sander for pattern sanding is ….. the spindle… the smaller diameter like 1.5” heat up too fast and you are constantly cleaning them, or replacing the spindle… even the 3” spindle will eat sanding sleeves…..your best bet is an edge sander with a longer belt.

I have a nice spindle sander, but only use it for shaping riser grips.

I don’t think you would want an occellating  sander for patterns either. There are a number of cheap robo sanders and others you can use in a drill press, but you won’t be happy with them at all…

Trouble deleting extra pics.51# Big River 66" by John McDonald, 160 Snuffer, 100 gr woody weight, bamboo shaft.
9 yard shot angling into offside shoulder with a short 35 yard run before tipping forward all in 8 seconds. 7 more bucks walked up to this buck over the next hour as if paying their respect? First opening day buck in 46 years. Bittersweet success, very thankful, but now does only

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All the above and then some.

Knives are my weakness so I have every option and then some so I’ll just say hi my name is Tim and I have a problem