Popular Post gee-dub Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 I hope this isn't a repeat. I had a little spindle work to do today. I had made ver-1 of this idea 6 or 7 years ago out of some scrap from breaking down an old Ikea or Wal-Mart TV stand. Like other things I am sure we all have it has never made it to ver-2 since ver-1 just works. Most of my material that gets spindle sanded is 6/4 or less. This means I only use a portion of the sleeve. I saw some clever guy in one of the trade rags do this after a fashion and stole the idea. I now pass it on once-removed . I have the commercial throat plates for this sander but don't use them with this rig which pretty much lives on the machine. Just in case I hadn't shown the dust port extensions that make shop-vac hookup easy . . . I cut the old TV stand into squares. I marked out the table position and sank some dowels to act as positioners. The piece in the foreground in the above pic sets on the table. The double dowels on opposing corners keep things stable. The four holes in the corners of the smaller pieces have dowels inserted halfway through. The extended dowel slips into the remaining hole of the next unit, etc. This lets me use a little or a lot of the spindle. It also allows me to choose a location on the spindle to use. Just one of those things that was slapped together and then lasts for years . 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 That is a very useful idea. May have to adapt it to my Rigid oscillating spindle / belt machine. So far, I extend the abrasive life by flipping the sleeve or belt on occasion, but that does't help in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 Now that’s just slick!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 I use risers on my Ridgid oscillating sander all the time, but they are just random boards I stack on. I like this idea way more. And it won't take a month for me to build 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted May 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 Well now I wish I could remember where I saw the idea so I could give credit where credit is due . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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