Hi Rob
It was me. Rather then a wood handle I built mine using pvc. First off I
start with the 2" Harbor freight twist on disk holder. I cut my own pads
which I glue to the twist on disks...
The post can be unscrewed and replaced with a bolt. I use a rollerblade
skate bearing (like everyone else) held within a pvc unthreaded female to
threaded female pvc coupling. I cut some spacers sized to match the
diameter of the bearing and the threaded side of the pvc coupling. Then I
take a male threaded pipe cut to the length I need for the depth... usually
about 1.5" left over after the thread... and twist this into the coupling
with the spacer which in turn cinches the bearing. Then thread the bolt
though with a nut up against the rotating part of the bearing on one side..
the holder on the other and lock tighted the disk holder to the bolt. I
then slip the unthreaded side of the pvc coupler into a cut-to-size pvc
pipe. I never need to glue them which allows it to be reconfigured as
needed.
Like almost all turning tools it cannot solve every sanding need... but for
those not too tight spaces on pieces which can be revved up to higher speeds
without flying apart the self powered sander leaves very few of the swirls
seen in powered sanding.
Andy
"Rob V" wrote in message
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Hello,

Ive been doing a search on how to make a self powered sander - and saw
several refrences by an AndyC on how he made one - But it really lacked
some
detail.

I was curious if he was out there and could provide some more details.


Thanks
-Rob