Here are a few things that I've been up to. First, this sander has proven to be useful for shaping necks. The basic format has been around for a long time and I realized that one could be put together easily and at low cost. I already had the 4.5" drum but these are readily available on the internet. All the other parts came from my local Ace hardware. The drum and roller are mounted on a 1' length of 1/2" all-thread. The roller uses a couple of cheap bearings that happen to press fit into a piece of drain pipe. It is easy to control and seems to work best at very low speed. This has the benefit that it doesn't throw sawdust around but just lets it drop into a neat pile on the floor.
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