On 4/1/2018 1:48 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 4/1/18 11:42 AM, Leon wrote:
On 4/1/2018 8:09 AM, Jack wrote:
On 3/30/2018 11:06 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.

In 40+ years of using a sander like this I never once had to run
anything thru the planer after sanding.Â* Either I have magic hands,
or you have lead hands, or you are sanding something for brain surgery.


In 41 years of using a sander like this the opposite surfaces will not
be parallel.

Give yourself a little more credit, man!Â* :-p

I know, I know... LOL. I was just indicating that years of doing
something does not mean you did it correctly.

If I was doing a few that would be OK. But doing it for 40 or 41 years,
you find a better way.

I mostly sand, on a disk sander, the curved fronts of my drawer pulls,
by eyeball.