On 4/1/2018 8:30 AM, Jack wrote:
On 3/30/2018 12:14 PM, Leon wrote:
On 3/30/2018 10:38 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
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.


Absolutely, you could get close, maybe close enough that it would not
matter.Â* But if the OP will be investing to buy a planer or drum sander
he may intend to surface more pieces than you would ever want to
eyeball.Â* ;~)

If he is in a production environment, he should call his tool provider
and ask them what's the best tool for what he wants to accomplish, not
asking a bunch of hobbyists and garage/basement dwellers that can spend
weeks arguing over the best way to drill a hole in your bench top for a
bench dog. They probably have a vacuum table for his milling machine, or
perhaps a nice CNC machine that will turn 100's or 1000's out every day.


Probably but there is a lot of difference between one offs and
production. He may fall in between those amounts.