glenn bradley
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I enjoy having a tall spindle sander but, often what I am sanding is not that tall.
To even out wear on the sleeve, you have probably seen a variation of this . . . I knew I kept the material from that cheap-o stereo cabinet for something. I was able to get four panels out of the scrap. Three about the size of the spindle sander table.
I mark the outline of the table top and drill for dowels. A protruding dowel in each corner will engage the layer below so I can stack the identical pieces for varying height. I mark the "front while they are still taped together in case my measurements aren't perfect and the holes only line up one way . I then glue dowels in that protrude enough to catch the layer below but, not so much as to run into the dowels that are in that lower layer's holes.
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The fourth piece is larger. I place two dowels at opposing corners to catch the table top and hold the whole rig in place. I have an early morning and so will finish up tomorrow but, I'm pretty sure you get the idea .
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Depending on the thickness of what I'm sanding (or where my sleeve is most worn) I can add or remove layers to change the elevation and therefor the part of the sleeve that is used.
To even out wear on the sleeve, you have probably seen a variation of this . . . I knew I kept the material from that cheap-o stereo cabinet for something. I was able to get four panels out of the scrap. Three about the size of the spindle sander table.
I mark the outline of the table top and drill for dowels. A protruding dowel in each corner will engage the layer below so I can stack the identical pieces for varying height. I mark the "front while they are still taped together in case my measurements aren't perfect and the holes only line up one way . I then glue dowels in that protrude enough to catch the layer below but, not so much as to run into the dowels that are in that lower layer's holes.
. .
The fourth piece is larger. I place two dowels at opposing corners to catch the table top and hold the whole rig in place. I have an early morning and so will finish up tomorrow but, I'm pretty sure you get the idea .
.
Depending on the thickness of what I'm sanding (or where my sleeve is most worn) I can add or remove layers to change the elevation and therefor the part of the sleeve that is used.