DIYbanter - View Single Post

wrote:
I'm building a woodworking drum sander (ShopNotes Vol 15, Issue 86)
which calls for a 24" long 3/4" steel rod for the drum arbor. The rod
needs drilling and a flat for the pulley set screw. I looked at zinc
coated steel rod (about $6 per 3' ) and water quenched drill rod
(about $27 per 3' len) at OSH. There will not be significant weight
applied, just torsion stress from sanding across 16 inches surface. I
suspect the drill rod is overkill for this but would like to hear
from you experts. Also, will I have a much harder time cutting,
drilling, and grinding the drill rod? Would smaller diameter drill
rod do the same job as 3/4" mild steel? Thx.

Drill rod would be overkill and unecessarily expensive.
Cold rolled steel would be the material of choice here.

Ken.

--
Volunteer your idle computer time for cancer research
http//www.grid.org/download/gold/download.htm
Return address courtesy of Spammotel http://www.spammotel.com/