Ken W
Well-known member
I recently changed the abrasive on my drum sander after getting a lot of mileage from the 80 grit that had been on for quite some time. Just a few passes with some spruce that was salvaged from an old piano and I have the mess that you see in the pictures below. This is the first spruce that I've worked with. Is this common? Is spruce so resinous that it loads up this quickly? Are there any tricks to keep this from happening so quickly? I have adequate dust collection and haven't had this problem before now.