Saw these in the Klingspor catalog.
They worth it for a drill press sander?
https://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/RS30000/
It will get you started :thumbsup:
I bought one when I started
I started with the robo Sander too. The standard sanding sleeves became barrel shaped when installed onto the Robo Sander, The drum is rubber and swells a little when tightened against the sleeves..so i found some metal sleeves with 60 grit Tungsten carbide abrasive embedded into the metal sleeve they are about $80 from McMaster Carr I think.. I used that sleeve on the robo sander for about a dozen risers Before buying a Rigid combo Oscillating sander, at the time they were $200. I made over 20 bows with the Rigid sander, it was a pretty handy... I kept checking craigslist...found and bought a used Grizzly 6x80 edge sander and put a pattern sander on the end..
I've been using the robo sanding drums I bough from Stu miller. It works for me, but I've got the Grizzly edge sander now. Which end did you make into a pattern sander, and how did you do it, if you don't mind me asking?
motor end. there are old threads on here with pictures.
Here ya go.
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I just dropped my drive drum off to get the center of it turned. I'm wondering where to get the bearing or whether I should just have them leave a collar on the table that's the same diameter of the drum.
+ the thickness of sand paper
A rub collar or pin will be way cheaper than how I done mine.
I think mine is .090 bigger than the drum and works good with 60 grit belts.
.080 on mine