Popular Post Eric. Posted February 28, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I'll vote drum sander because I think the work that it takes the place of is more miserable than the work the Domino replaces. Making M&T isn't that bad and it's an essential skill. Sanding is brain rot that any monkey can do and it makes me wanna quit woodworking altogether. I also think newer woodworkers buy Dominoes way too early in their journey, before they're proficient at making traditional M&T. One word of warning about drum sanders though...it does not eliminate the sanding you have to do, it just reduces it. Drum sanders do not do finish sanding...that's still up to you with ROS and hand sanding. The drum sander excels at leveling panels and end grain cutting boards, and removing tearout from the planer or mill marks from the bandsaw. If you think you're gonna go straight from drum sander to finish, you're gonna be very disappointed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 35 minutes ago, Eric. said: Sanding is brain rot that any monkey can do. There is allot of monkeys out there that dont sand for crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 4 hours ago, mat60 said: There is allot of monkeys out there that dont sand for crap. I have to agree. Sanding without an understanding of what you are doing can yield very poor results. Sheetgoods construction that will experience an 8 mil layer of spray-on plastic as a top coat? Not so much. Flowing curves past exposed joinery points on something Maloof-ish or a flowing set of stringers and handrails for a staircase? A hack with a ROS can make you a lot of work in nothing flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 38 minutes ago, gee-dub said: I have to agree. Sanding without an understanding of what you are doing can yield very poor results. Sheetgoods construction that will experience an 8 mil layer of spray-on plastic as a top coat? Not so much. Flowing curves past exposed joinery points on something Maloof-ish or a flowing set of stringers and handrails for a staircase? A hack with a ROS can make you a lot of work in nothing flat. This is true of course...I was speaking of the kind of sanding that a drum sander replaces. Flat, slow, blow my brains out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I use my drum sander for smoothing boards after gluing, thicknessing inlay material and making veneer. In the process of doing a small box with inlaid 1/16" wide curved ribbons. Nothing else that I have can work on this thin material. Someday I will buy a domino to see what all the fuss is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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