Hey everyone ive the whole forum search to try to find a thread about a feather grinder to see what the best way to make one is but it came up with no resulta i know i have seen a how to but its not in the how to section now lol any help would be appreciated thanks
I just lay my belt sander on its side at the edge of my workbench. I run some long screws into the bench near the front, rear, and handle to steady it. Turn it on, lock it on and apply feather in straight clamp. Works great.
thanks for the info Downeast i dont have a beltsander but i do have a oscallting sander and a benchtop drumsander i made to lol just need to make a clamp then
Barry,
The best part about the belt sander is that it's flat. You may need to make a temporary jig to guide your feather clamp so yo won't dig the quill to deep and the grind will be consistant. Good luck!
thanks for the info by any chance u wouldnt know or have the plans for the clamp that holds the feath would u
I just took 2 pieces of light weight thin scrape metal about 7x4 inches and clamped them with those springy heavy duty black paper clips the kind that fold back down against themselves. I don't know what they are called got them at the work store.
this link will set you up nicely from a guy who knows what he's doin'. (not that the other responders don't)
http://www.bowyersedge.com/feather.html
I'll second that, Charlie. I built one with a few adaptations for my needs. Works great. Jawge
I made my clamp by cutting two pieces of plywood and bolting them together with two small bolts with wing nuts. Works fine with the belt sander.
Don
Thanks for all the info guys and charlie i found that link lastnight and used it to make my own lol so thanks again guys
Here is an earlier thread.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=050150
Dennis