Drum Sanders

[bigdguitars]

Hey builders, which drum sander do you own? what is the best value for the cash?

I am thinking that the grizzly 16 is a good one to start with...

[Jehle]

Well, right now I don't own one. I use a drum sanding bit either in the hand drill or in the drill press. I don't use it that often so I've been able to get by without the drum sander for the time being.

[82DeanZ]

Ditto on the drill bit method. For $5 it turned my drill press into a very workable drum sander. I had great success using it on my first guitar project.

Best Regards,

Mike.

[sonicparke]

bigd,

A friend of mine has the grizzly and it works fine. He doesn't keep his cleaned up a that well and after a lot of heavy use it's getting hard to turn the crank to raise and lower the drum. Especially when you get down to really thin stuff. You'll have to keep the whole crank/chain mechanism clean so it will continue to be easy to use and last a good while. I've looked at the performax 16/32 and it seems like a nice one but I do think it's a few hundered more than the grizzly. I wouldn't go any smaller than the 16/32 because I just can't see how you can turn your wood around to get the other side without the middle being messed up in the process. Don't know much else about them. Hope that helps.

[bigdguitars]

hey sonicparke welcome! Thanks for the review. jehle,

I am talking about the large parallel drum sanders, not the drill press attachment types.

These machines are sooooo expensive. I have seen some custom made plans on mimf, but I don't have the time to make a machine.

I am almost at a production phase and scared that this sander will not be good enough.

[mynamesucks]

ask litchfield he has a drum sander(if i remember correctly), i personally cant tell you any information

you can see him using one in this thread(i think its a drum sander )

http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...topic=7197&st=0

[tdog]

I have 2 Performax drum sanders....22in single drum and 37in dual drum.....both work very well and I think it is money well spent. They are both in constant use in the shop......but don't get too aggressive with them, you can burn and clog-up the sandpaper.....remove a little stock at a time and you'll be fine.

[litchfield]

Yup thats my $99 Ryobi drum sander. Damn good value, and I use the crap out of it

[krazyderek]

......but don't get too aggressive with them, you can burn and clog-up the sandpaper.....remove a little stock at a time and you'll be fine.

use one of these... (the block)

[Scott Rosenberger]

I use the Performax 16/32 I think that's the Model #

[tdog]

Sorry Krazyderek.....I didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday, I own the blocks...I use the blocks....But some particularly resinous woods, when sanded....the dust, in conjunction with the heat generated, nearly bonds itself to the sandpaper, much like when sanding glue that is not quite dry.....it will come off ....but not with "THE BLOCK"!

BTW.....I am using a 5hp dust collection system.........Anyway you look at it, you can't use a drum sander as a planer.....if you sand too aggressively, you will get burn marks and build up.

[litchfield]

Graffitti Remover will do the trick