mpm1696

Its a 24" "V" Drum Sander from Stockroom Supplies. They also have a 18" and a 30" version. Price range from $250 to $350. (I Know it manual-feed)

http://www.stockroomsupply.com/V_Drum_Sander.php

I'm wondering if this tool is a good competitor to a Performax or similar, but I don't want to pay $1000.

I've worn out a set of Dewalt thickness planer knives and a set of 6" jointer knives, planing painted cedar boards and reclaimed barn boards and I don't want to waste more knives. I think a better option in this case is to sand them.

What are your thoughts on this tool?
Pete

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AZ Termite

I am in the process of building one like this. http://www.rockslide.org/drum sander.html
I have the frame pieces cut and have gotten a motor, shaft, and the pillow block bearings. I have the wood to cut out the rings for the drum. I am changing a lot of the dimensions to better fit my needs. I was looking at the Performex sander that is $1500 and decided I can build one a lot cheaper than that. I will post some pics when I have something to show.

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dbhost

I don't own one, but it does look easy enough to build...

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woodnthings

In my experience, having sided my whole house in 8" channel rustic cedar, the knots are harder than drill bits, nails and some saw blades. The rest of the wood is soft enough to carve with your finger nail, so I'm just wondering if sanding is the way to go here. It will clog the sandpaper unless you use that open grit stuff and the knots will offer more resistance and throw off your feed rate. The drum diameter seems small compared to what I've seen and my own General 24" dual drum variable rate feed sander. I'm also reclaiming some older wood, rough sawn white oak that's been outside for too long. I bought a Ryobi replaceable blade thickness planer for $200 at the Depot, thinking if I ruined a blade on that, it would be less of an expense, than on my "good" planer. So far, it feeds great, cuts smooth and I'm impressed for the money. It's also light enough to be portable to the job site. There is also a hand held "paint remover" made by Metabo http://www.amazon.com/Metabo-LF724-7.../dp/B0000224QB for $300, that can be used for restoring the siding on older houses. I think it has a rotary planer blade with an adjustable depth setting. The new Micro planer blades are also interesting. Just my thoughts, bill

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Gene Howe

Yes. I bought the kit at a WW show in Tucson and saved some $$.
It is a great little sander. The kit is simple to assemble and the wood parts are easy. The folks at Stockroom Supply are very helpful, too.
It is NOT a thickness sander, though. It's great for leveling F&P door joints, flattening pieces too small for the jointer, etc. As well as general sanding of parts.
Properly adjusted and used, it will take off a consistent amount with each pass.

TheRecklessOne

AZ that is awesome. I really like thickness sander in that link you sent. If my project list wasn't already a million miles long I'd love to attempt that sander.

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AZ Termite

Reckless, I've been gathering parts for a little bit, I have the frame members cut to size. I need to cut the 1/2 laps it them, then I will be able to start putting it together. Little League is getting ready to start here so it may be a little bit but I will do a thread when I have something to show. At this point a pile of parts and a few frame pieces won't be that interesting.

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john5mt

huh i have never seen one of those before