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Title: Pattern sander done
Post by: T Folts on December 14, 2014, 06:56:00 PM
Just got my Pattern sander finished now to make the jigs..

  (http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt131/tfolts/pattenrsander_zpscb3ddeb8.jpg) (http://s605.photobucket.com/user/tfolts/media/pattenrsander_zpscb3ddeb8.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: Bowjunkie on December 14, 2014, 07:32:00 PM
Cool. Don't forget to plug it in  ;)  cuz we want to see that thing in action.
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: jess stuart on December 14, 2014, 08:20:00 PM
Looks great I bet you will enjoy having it.
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: Buemaker on December 15, 2014, 04:48:00 AM
Looks very good. Is the bearing below the abrasive paper rolling or is it fixed in place? Bue--.
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: T Folts on December 15, 2014, 06:22:00 AM
Buemaker it is rolling. It spins until you touch it then it stops.
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: Roy from Pa on December 15, 2014, 06:37:00 AM
Looks nice Terry
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: 2treks on December 16, 2014, 07:23:00 AM
That's pretty fancy Terry.
That white shelf looks spiffy too.
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: bjansen on December 16, 2014, 08:16:00 AM
Awesome.  This is on my to-do list again. The original fixed phenolic collar I made for my grizz worked great for a few years but finally gave out last week.    

I also like your white table on the side, the cast iron table that comes with the unit is nice, heavy duty and flat, but I am not sure how they ever approved such a poor and flimsey way to attach that cast iron table to the unit.

Great job all around.
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: T Folts on December 16, 2014, 02:16:00 PM
Thats why I changed it too flimsey
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: BO-R on December 16, 2014, 07:16:00 PM
Nice rig...great setup for pattern sanding
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: BigJim on December 17, 2014, 07:06:00 AM
That looks sweet! I had to change my pattern sander rub collar from bearing to fixed collar. The bearing works great, but even the sealed ones will stiffen a little over time. Started to make wear spots on my forms...even my aluminum forms.

Been thinking about making a new one...I guess I'm just a tool whore  :)

bigjim
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: T Folts on December 17, 2014, 08:15:00 PM
I'll keep an eye on the Bearing and replace it if it gets stiff. Cheaper than rebuilding the set up. I don't make that many bow per year anyhow.
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: BigJim on December 19, 2014, 07:21:00 AM
It will work fine for you...maybe forever.
I should have said that it didn't really get stiff, but that because the bearing is spinning at 1725 rpms until it hits the form, the slowing and stopping over a couple hundred bows a year for a couple years, it has taken a toll on my bow jigs...both wood and aluminum.

For most, that wouldn't become an issue.
bigjim
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: Crittergetter on July 23, 2015, 02:37:00 PM
TTT
I need one of these!!! Bad!! Can a guy purchase a unit like this or is it DIY?
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: savage1 on July 23, 2015, 05:39:00 PM
Mine used to spin too. I jammed it so it wont turn. I like it much better this way.
My vote for any future diy builds is a rub collar.
My two cents.

Lou
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: T Folts on July 31, 2015, 06:28:00 AM
Lou I did the same thing, jammed it so it wont spin. Works real good.

Terry
Title: Re: Pattern sander done
Post by: kennym on August 18, 2016, 07:28:00 PM
^ for Mark