nollock Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Hello, I am in the process of planning for my first guitar, only tool I realy need is a bobin sander. My old fella has most the other stuff, a bandsaw, planner, routers and plenty of clamps ect... Anyway i am thinking about making a bobin sander out of a washing machine motor. My bro who's a mechanic geek reckons that you can get variable speed ones so speed should not be a problem and I found a bobin that will fit on a 5/8 shaft. Might even go as far as fitting a chuck on it. The idea being I can fit it under a bench and poke the bobin through. Has anyone else tried anything like this or is it a bad idea? I think it needs to run at around 1200 rpm, fairly slow, does that sound right? cheers, :-) chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I'd be cheap to buy one. Ryobi makes one for about $100 USD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I've seen the sanders that Litchfield is talking about and they look perfectly acceptable. Or, you could do like I did and buy a drum sander bit for your drill press (assuming you have one). I think I paid less than $10 for the bit and it worked very well. I pretty sure Jehle uses the same setup. Just a thought. Oh wait, is the bobbin you're talking about what I'm calling a drum sander bit? In either case I suppose my suggestion of using your drill press is still valid. Let us know what you decide! Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nollock Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 litchfield: Ive havn't been able to find any cheap bobin/spindle sanders in the UK. Cheapest was 160UK about 250USD. And I dont want to spent that much untill I find out if I have the patience to take this up as a serious hobby. DeanZ: I think I am going to go the drill press route for now. I found mjyself a washing machine motor today and it needs electronic controll so its to complicated for me. Anyway the drill press sounds like the best way, alot let hassle i just have to find a way to lock the height cause it is a drill pess / mortise combo with no height lock on it. cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 You dont need a hight lock on it. You can just make a bench for it that is the right height to the resting sander (in place) the drum sander i have I only paid 4$ usd for, and the extra drum paper was only 3 bucks for 3 replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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