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Title: Drum sander
Post by: Holm-Made on February 24, 2017, 07:38:00 PM

I'm looking to get a new drum sander.  I currently have a performax shop pro  25" single drum sander and want something else.  I don't want a belt sander.  
I'm looking at the Grizzly 24" dual drum but am not sure if I want a dual drum as I want to change paper quickly when switch from grinding wood to fiberglass.  What do you guys recommend for a big single drum sander?

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: kennym on February 24, 2017, 08:11:00 PM

I'd get a wide belt, quicker changes and longer sanding life. I think they have a ten inch one?

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: kennym on February 24, 2017, 08:29:00 PM

I was wrong Chad, it's a drum sander...

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Bivyhunter on February 27, 2017, 12:12:00 AM

Why don't you want to get a belt sander Chad? I can't imagine building bows without one. I think the advantages of the belt far outweigh the drum

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Crooked Stic on February 27, 2017, 12:56:00 AM

I got drum and belt sanders. I know some guys do lams with a belt. Just seems less trouble to use drum sander for that.

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 27, 2017, 04:11:00 AM

I have the grizzly 12" baby drum sander. Does a great job. It uses the hook and loop paper, which is the paper with velcro on the back. The drum has the male velcro on it. All I ever use is 60 grit paper. The sander was around  $750 delivered.

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: T Folts on February 27, 2017, 11:03:00 AM

I looked up the cost of the wide belt sanders , holy cow batman. Also the sanding belts are 60 bucks..

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Holm-Made on February 27, 2017, 11:46:00 PM

South, I can't justify the price of one.  I'd like to stay under 2000.00.  Belt Sanders start at 5000.00.    :eek:

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Holm-Made on March 01, 2017, 02:05:00 AM

Anyone have any experience with a wood master drum sander?  How about the hook and loop paper that some Sanders require?  Is there some give there that may follow the contours of ring porous wood?

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 01, 2017, 06:53:00 AM

My grizzly takes hook and loop paper and it works fine. I purchase all my sand paper at supergrit.com. The hook and loop comes on a roll.

  http://www.supergrit.com/products/products_rolldrumsleeve-hl

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Holm-Made on March 01, 2017, 07:43:00 AM

Thanks Roy.   This Wood Master 26" drum sander has a single drum, which I like the simplicity of that.  Built like a tank, in the USA.  The drum speed is 750 rpm instead of the standard 1750 rpm but is powered by a 5 horse power motor.  I'm thinking It will create less heat and not gum up so bad.  With the power I shouldn't have an issue running the feed rate on high while feeding narrow lams.  
Anybody familiar with this machine?

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: HMlongbow on March 12, 2017, 08:47:00 PM

Chad
I have done extensive research on the same sander and numerous videos and I am in the market of picking up this same sander in near future.  I like the 5hp motor as well.  Well thought out and built in USA

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Holm-Made on March 13, 2017, 02:17:00 AM

I went ahead and ordered it.  I should have it in a couple weeks.  It comes highly recommended by a bowyer friend of mine who has used it as a full time bowyer for 30+ years.

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: LaBill67 on March 13, 2017, 06:18:00 AM

Don't know if any of you have every watched Dave Watson's videos on bow making but he has this homemade device he calls a thickness sander.  With it he can taper his laminations as well as do simple thickness sanding. He also provides the plans to build your own.  Very interesting.

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: T Folts on March 14, 2017, 07:17:00 AM

I'm jealous

Title: Re: Drum sander
Post by: Wagstaff on March 15, 2017, 07:58:00 AM

Wow, Chad that thing looks stout!..  23 amps 220 volts.. 590 lbs..  

It needs a seperate 30 amp circuit all to iself.  I'd say you have all you need for sanding..

I see it uses hook and loop sanding paper..  

Let us know how it works out. for precision tapers..