WDS Support - Kirby version

[RodKirby]

From this thread:
http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=24726

Excellent way to "fine-tune" keeping the sanding drum parallel to the feed bed.

Drum attachment: 1/4-20 bolts into tapped holes in the drum shroud.

All knobs: 1/4-20 studs into tee-nuts.

NOTE: No MDF was used in the construction of this item!

[rickd]

NOTE: No MDF was used in the construction of this item!

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That is 'so clean' that it looks like 'nothing' was used in the construction of this item!

Looks great, as usual, Rod!

Rick

[SHADOWFOX]

All I can say is WOW!! That looks amazing, M8t!

[JR]

Nicely done, Rod. Had you exprienced some deflection, or was this done by way of prevention?

JR

[RodKirby]

Nicely done, Rod. Had you exprienced some deflection, or was this done by way of prevention?
JR

Great question, JR...

No (detectable) deflection, but, it was a giant PITA to adjust it "out of the box" to be exactly parallel. Probably not a big issue sanding "narrow" workpieces, but if I do need to sand something "wide", I feel more comfortable now having this support.

Interesting, that the OEM's are now providing the device?

[cabinetman]

A bunch of us guys are gonna sneak in your shop when you aren't looking and spread out some sawdust so it looks like a shop. It's not a wood shop it's an O.R.



"I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"

[RodKirby]

A bunch of us guys are gonna sneak in your shop when you aren't looking and spread out some sawdust so it looks like a shop. It's not a wood shop it's an O.R.

As I keep saying - "different strokes for different strokes" - I simply can't work (play?) in a mess. I might also add, that I have never had many of the tool "probems" I've see described - later attributed to dust etc.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

Very nice Rod. The instant I saw that support on the Steel City model it just made so much sense. I am glad to see you were able to adapt the design to your machine. This is one of the main reasons I was looking at fixed end drum sanders versus open end. Guess that kind of takes care of that issue.

[Pappy]

[QUOTE=RodKirby;220507]NOTE: No MDF was used in the construction of this item!


So, what did you do, Rod? Commission Dave to build it for you?

Great idea.

[ChrisD]

Nice job as usual, Rod!

[RodKirby]

So, what did you do, Rod? Commission Dave to build it for you?

Sigh -these guys with a squillion posts figure they can say anything they like

[LCHIEN]

Sigh -these guys with a squillion posts figure they can say anything they like

Downunder... a squillion = a lot

[BearPipes-1]

That's going in the FAQ, right?

I assume squillions are Imperial units? The idea of a qualitative unit of metric measure is confusing to me. And I'm not sure what a millisquillion would be.

Perhaps the number of people actually amused by this particular post.

[Toolhound]

Great job, Rod. Youurs looks better than the Steel City version that inspired it!

[thestinker]

Its kind of amazing. Your jigs and what nots look nicer than a lot of my finished projects.