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Default Advice on drum sander usage.

On 3/30/18 10:06 AM, Leon wrote:
On 3/30/2018 8:41 AM, Jack wrote:
On 3/25/2018 3:39 AM, Perry wrote:
On 24-Mar-18 10:21 PM, Brewster wrote:
On 3/19/18 5:06 AM, 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


Generally the best tool for sanding a 6" piece like this would be a
belt sander. The fence holds the work piece from flying off and a heck
of a lot cheaper than a drum sander.

Something like this:
https://tinyurl.com/y8od5rkm



And then you need a planer to make the surfaces parallel again.


If you're not measuring with a micrometer, you can do a pretty good job
eyeballing it on the sander then checking with calipers.


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