Bearing RPM

[Lonnie B]

got the drum on. Needs to be dressed down. But making progress

[Dave Bagwill]

It's an interesting process to watch.

[Lonnie B]

Thanks Dave yes it is interesting to watch come together. My friend Randle is helping me. I pay him because he's able to do things I'm no longer able to do. Were attaching the motor and pulleys next. Then were building a dust removal system for it. While were at it were going to hook all the power tools up to the system.
My health prevents me from doing most of these things but between the two of us we have the know how to get it accomplished. We need to run a 220 volt for the motor. I should be ready to start building this week. As I told him I needed to get started.
It's surprising the heck out of me that we've been able to stick to the plans. Seems the farther along you get the more sense it seems to make. I gave less the 10 bucks for the plans online their well worth it that's for sure.

[Kevin in California]

Now you're talking cowboy!
It's looking like a drum sander. Don't know where Hundley has been lately, but he built one that I think works pretty well for him.

Kevin

[Lonnie B]

Thanks Kevin, I'm starting to get excited. A lot of labor can be done with this thing. Precise too. I've built three small mandolins back in the eighties using hand tools including hand sanding. I thought they were cute but not a thing you could be proud to say that's mine. I want my work to be nice. About all that's left is to build the adjusting into it. Just threaded rods. Hook up the motor sand the disc smooth that's about it. My wife chimed in to make sure we put wheels on it. Locking of course.

[Lonnie B]

Well we got the motor mounted pulleys and belt gotten all the wiring and plugs boxes etc. just need to run the wire to the breaker box and still have to install the adjusters

[Lonnie B]

Using my Dremel flex shaft and tiny cut-off wheels we cut a woodruff key( a little half moon jobber doober) into the rod going through the sander wheels. To help keep the pulley from loosening.
We cut a 2/6 into the exact size to fit the weird bracket that was on the motor. Mounted the 2/6 to a door hinge then attached the hinge to the little box we built under the sander table. The weight of the motor keeps tension on the belt.