Advice on drum sander usage.
On 19-Mar-18 7:16 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Monday, March 19, 2018 at 7:06:49 AM UTC-4, Perry wrote:
I'm not a wood worker so bear with me......
I've got a cast epoxy widget about 6 inches long x 2 inches wide x 1
inch tall.
It's cast in a mold and has a sharp edge around the top from the casting
process. I want to remove this and shave maybe 1/16" off the top.
The sides are sloped so I cant grip it in a vice and machine it under a
milling machine.
I came across drum sanders and wondered if something like one of these
might work?
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/L110
https://www.carbatec.com.au/sanding-and-finishing/sanding-machines-and-accessories/drum-sanders/sander-wide-drum-400mm-old-code-wds-400-wds-4080p
If I was to feed the 6" x 2" x 1" epoxy piece through what sort of
finish might I expect and would it be likely to kick the piece around?
It would be fed in with the shortest dimension (1") vertical.
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6" long
Thanks guys.
Can you make a jig with slope sides to match so that you *can* hold it a vice?
I had thought about modifying a mold by machining 5 or 10mm off the top
face. The sides are too sloped for clamping but just sitting in a mold
makes it quite a bit more stable. I'd thought of perhaps trying to make
a vacuum fixture out of the mold.
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