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About 7 years ago I was looking for a way to outfit my shop with tools that would help improve my work. At the time I was, well, financially challenged. I decided I would try my hand at building my own power equipment. The challenge: build a functioning 25" wide drum sander! Ideally, I wanted to finish the build within a couple months, but it ultimately took me the better part of 2 years! This was due to several moves and life changed at the time (all good changes, BTW :)). I did not always have a shop that gave me the space I needed, and financially I was strapped most of the time from continuing the project.
If I were to build it fresh from start to finish it may take a couple weeks to make the whole thing today, assuming I had all the parts on hand.
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Twists and turns. 5 years til now. Like the belt drive and tensioner. Looking at current prices I think I can make this type with a conveyor belt. Lowest price on 18 inch is grizzly but I can't justify total cost delivered. Thanks for this in depth video.
Creative.
That's the only word that I can tell. Well done 👍👍👍
Best diy I've seen. Gave me some great ideas. Thanks
It was perfect match, best Drum Sander, and the best looking guy on YT.
wow, Thats an amazing build you did. Takes a very talented individual to accomplish such a task. Congratulations!
Great job! I have been a woodworker for many years and definitely by far the best homemade drum sander I've seen yet. Keep up the good work.
Nothing wrong with building your own machine. Usually, provided you have the skills or are ingenious enough, the homemade machine is better anyway. Love your videos. Thank you
Be proud be VERY proud. If I hadn’t seen with my own eyes I would. NOT have believed that cherry was sanded with a HOMEMADE drum sander. Wow wow wow
I have looked at many drum sanders. Your's the best I have seen. Well done.
I like vintage org machines. Love green Oliver. But drum sanders are rare and very very heavy. This unit fills in the gaps. Very nicely done. I am putting this on my to do list.
This is a nice build, which I'm sure you both enjoyed doing & received satisfaction from. These the rewards you receive from making something, the use of the machine from now on is the benefit. Enjoy.
Great unit. Well thought and made. Love the spring loaded guide rollers. For my needs I would scale it down. The height mechanism is better than the other 5 videos I have watched.
Very nice build, well done! I would love to see another video explaining the lift table and how it functions. It looks like you have a chain running around the 4 bolts, tightening/loosening them to raise/lower the conveyor belt. Very cool indeed. A homemade power tool you don't have to be afraid to use is a rare thing. Thanks for the demonstration.
the best Drum Sander on CZcams!!!
The reduction motor drive and table elevation are the tricky parts. Nice job, man!
Great job and lots of innovation in building what is a complex machine.
Very inspiring to see what can be achieved using quite a few commodity items.
For me I will buy a good used machine and renovate it!
Thanks for the no BS presentation style - without annoying music!
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I like it. I have had 2 projects recently that I could have used this unit. I will seriously think about building one of my own. Well Done.
Enjoyed your video a great deal on the rum sander a fine build and explanation on what you learned building it thanks for sharing your insight and knowledge i think that in general most woodworkers enjoy Thinking outside the box and creating tools and jigs that make our lives easier ! Besides buying something like a expensive tool to use is not as satisfying as building one that meets your needs plus it is just plain cool or bragging rights lol I did subscribe and will like , share , and look foward to more of your good videos in the future btw i am a retired woodworker with over 20 years experience in commercial woodworking who was forced to resign Due to a traumatic Brain injury that caused permanent paraylisis in some of my limbs at the moment i am between shops but I do plan on returning to my passion of wood in what ever fashion life permits in the future
That is cool. I have been trying to figure out if I will go "make/buy" and you made a really cool unit. FYI one option I have found for a cool drum, is you can buy a "SuperMax 19-38 Combo Sander Sanding Drum" by itself, as it is made to go in those combo units which allow you to switch out the drum to use sanding drum, wire wheel, flap disk etc. So that would for someone making a 19" sander, give you a drop in fancy drum which already has the fancy tool-less sanding clips as well. That is a bit pricey at ~ $200, but would save a lot of work on making the drum for people who do not have a lathe, etc. Again, you made a very cool sander and thanks for sharing. :)
Very nice. Wish that I had room in my little shop/single car garage for one. Ah well, someday when I'm "rich and famous " ... lol. Thanks for sharing this with us, best regards, Chuck Preston.
Awesome job
You look like you could be related to Red Skelton. He was always a favorite of mine and despite being a silly comedian, he was really a very smart man.
love the drum sander build and learned a few things watching it.
you have built yourself a fantastic machine. Why rattle negatively in the beginning of the video. everyone suffers at some point of time, no bid deal about that. am from India and the market here for power tools is so bloody unorganised that i dont even know where to get some basic parts to build such stuff though i have the skills and belief. Here, this kind of sander are only imported and we end up paying twice or thrice the legitimate value of the machine to cover import duty and stuff.
Hey man 3 years later and the title of this video holds true! well done! I'd love to see a close up of everything underneath that gear motor. I've taken some great inspiration from this! I am going to make one very similar but going to add an attachment to move the dust collection underneath to allow it to double as a table drum sander as well! extremely well done! got my subscription!
I have had this in my 'watch later' list for quite some time. What I like most is the belt feed. The lack of belt feed on many of the DIY designs has kept me from pursuing them. You have quite a few ideas here I can incorporate. thanks
A very nice build. You’ve been using it for 3 years but you wouldn’t get a guarantee for that long from a manufacturer for one of their (usually) overpriced pieces so very well done.
For me I’m sure the one thing you can never buy though is the satisfaction you must get when you build something like this that works as well as this clearly does. All the best to you. Malc
Very cool, I made an edge sander all out of MDF, made the 6” drums from MDF disks like you did on your drum, I made a jig to make them round. I sold it at one point and think I got $800. For it, probably only had $200 in it, used it for years. It used a 6 x 89 belt.
Thanks for sharing
True! That is easily the best DIY drum sander on youtube. Nice work mate.
Very nice machine and very well explained.
A very nice build
Changing the sanding drum to a 25" helix cutterhead makes it a good thicknessplaner with a 1:1 pulley ratio
That's impressive, job well done.
Very nice. Good job. I’m struggling between making one or buying one.
Hi, really enjoying your videos so far tq.
Incase you haven't discovered this trick yet, a soft to medium nylon brush with as many bristles as possible against the sanding surface after each session or better yet after each pass will really get alot of buildup off each time. On my 100mm table top belt sander i went from about 90min(before breaking) on the previous belt to i think over 5h on the last belt (i think they were both 120grit). The belt was completely clean and newish to look at by the end but was only about 1/3 as effective so I'll just keep it & cut it up for other things. Yes the brushes will wear down somewhat quickly but if you can get them cheap it's a good option that keeps the same rate of abrasion going on the wood far far longer. I first discovered how suprisingly effective this was when i used the brush attachment on my Volta Ultima vaccuum which hasn't worn as much from doing it.
Nice machine!
Very nice machine and very inspiring video. Thanks for sharing.
A long focused developmental process. Thanks answered some of my thoughts on feeding pieces through a homemade sander.
Very nicely done and well explained! Thanks for sharing!
Great machine I might just have to attempt one
Job well done. You did a fantastic job. Congrats.
Nice job looks like it works at least as good as most store bought machines, I am good with DIY shop tools, I just finished building a 30"x30" CNC over the winter and am now working on a laser cutter/engraver.
I have a performax and yours is every bit as good or better. I spend a lot of time in Norman and would love to see your sawmill in action. Keep it up!
I am going to make one of these but with the top v joint sander and 12 inch disc sander on the side. Get the most I can out much less space and make good use of my 1 1/2 hp motor
As long as it works it's all you need , Love your vids mate keep them coming.
Impressed, have saved this for future use, thx.
Yes the title I would say is correct as being the best Drum Sander on CZcams!!! Great job and the inspiration to build mine is set!!! Thank you for this video, but please provide plans as I would surely purchase them!
Very cool! Thanks for sharing this idea!
Impressive
great job. this is the best diy drum sander build i have seen.
really did a good job on the drum sander, and I did appreciate your video!!
I'd like to see more detail of the elevation mechanism and how you designed it. I'll start building my own drum sander later this year, but hadn't considered this type of elevation system; I didn't think it was feasible to build. Can you give us more detail on it?
I also would like to see more detail of the elevation mechanism and how you designed it.
So...the pinch rollers push the wood through slower then the sanding drum, right? Never knew that it works that way. Great build, very impressive!
Very impressive build
Very nice job, well done, nice bit of kit and all. The pinch rollers and drive belt are often not included in most home builds, and I think that they are pretty much required if you want to put the machine through it's paces.
From looking at it, I'd venture that it's as good as any brand name production item out there of the same class (diameter of roller + width) - the cost of a commercial unit which would be significantly better in most any respect would be several zeros wider than your cost, and, to be honest, not worth it other than for the amount of cast iron it would hopefully contain.
Thank you for an excellent overview and highlight vid.
I think you did a great job. Thanks for sharing with us. I would like to buy an open 18” sander so I can sand wider withs. But as you well know they are very expensive. Again thanks fo doing the video.
Good looking machine
GREAT JOB your very honest person I appreciate your honesty best of luck
Nothing wrong with building your own machine.
that's an awesome looking unit.
Very nice job and very impressive work.
Great looking build I would like to own a unit like this. I have lots of time in the winter to build one thanks for sharing your build
Thoughtfully done. Great job!
Nice job!
Awesome ! Great machine, nice guy :) i‘d really like to see some more details. Greetings from Germany
I hope you're still responding to questions here because I have a couple. What is the diameter of the rollers for the feed belt and how far apart are they? And where did you get the pinch rollers, what size are they and what are they covered with? That's actually 5 questions disguised as 2. lol I'm building a drum sander about this same size, but I'm starting with a treadmill frame, rollers, motor and conveyor for the feed mechanism. The sanding drum and drive motor for that are coming from another treadmill with a bigger HP motor.
This is an awesome machine you've built and I really enjoyed watching your video.
Why not just use a piece of pvc pipe? Seems a ton easier than turning wood.
I first thought it was a repurposed mechanic's tool cabinet, which also would not be a bad idea.
Awesome job.... Ive been thinking about building one but would like to incorporate a way to quick change to another roll with a different grit
do you have a video of the whole build ??
Some nice ideas there
As a latecomer to this video I'm going to search the comments to see if I can find a hint as to what the drum shaft is from. I'm thinking about a golf cart axle or something like that?
great video, did you buy or make the pinch rollers ?
Would a 6" PVC pipe work better in place of the plywood discs for the sandpaper? obviously have to close off the ends of the pipe. Awesome build!
Nice job
Just wow!
How well does this work with very thin and wide wood? ( 1/8” and perhaps less)
On your drum sander, did you use the same tech that dewalt's thickness planer does for the lowering of your bed? I would love to see how your single handle evenly lowers your bed.
thank you for your idea on your sander. I am planning on using some of your ideas when I build mine.
That's outstanding ...
I'm with The President of The Internet, I'd pay $20 for the plans. Great job!
Put me down for 15
You're a genius, great job!
Very nice.
This cool! Forgive my ignorance but when you said drum sander, i was thinking one of those things that look like a reverse drill press for sanding small hole shapes.. this is like some industrial planner or surface grinder. Nice!
Chris Sproles spindle or bobbin sander I'd say your thinking of maybe??
Sorry if I missed it, but do you have any working plans for this? Thx
just buy a cheap , used tread mill -- most have a variable voltage regulator that will regulate your speed and most also have an adjustable, ramp ...you can get one for 50 bucks -- and, you get a motor, track, ramp and voltage reg. -- all you need to make is the box and top roller -- and as far as that goes...use a piece of 4 or 6 inch ABS pipe, throw two end capos on it, put an axle through that puppy and fill the pipe with a ringed spray foam or if you really want to, fill it with resin.
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Good day. I am Masud from Pakistan. Whatever you said is deffinitely coming out of a genius mind. Have you made one as you said? I would like to see that and may be I request you to make one for me. Pls send me an email on masud8782@gmail.com
Regards
I would have to give you two thumbs up lots of Sweat Equity
This is exactly what I need. Do you sell plans with measurements for it?
Very inspiring.
Sorry, what did you use as the support of the main belt? I mean, what did you put on the back? Is it a piece of melamine MDF board?
How you make system for raising and lowering the bed
Nice
Hi, this is Mike on my wife’s iPad, nice work, I am planning on building a drum sander as well. I’ve worked on farm equipment and conveyor systems for about 44 years and I’m surprised I’ve never thought about building one. Your video is the 2nd build I’ve seen. Pretty straight forward on the parts you have used to build it but one question, did you use a key way on the drum shaft to keep the shaft from spinning in the 6” wood cylinder? Again, great work, one more thing, it looks like it can handle a 24” wide board? Capacity?
Thanks,
Mike
What a great build. How wide is the bed. Thank you.
Really like your video and your neat machine. Could you explain how you spliced the conveyor belt together so you didn’t get a raised portion thus causing the piece being sanding to raise up higher causing a slight gouge.
Very nice job, well done.
Great machine, i gonna start build mine, the lift mechanism is what i'm most interested.
Thanks
nice build my Brother . God Bless
This is a wonderful build and would love to build my own as well, you have links in the description but unfortunately doesn’t go to the parts needed for the build..do you have a list of parts available???again an amazing build
Hi that's a very good home made drum sander I own a large very old sms drum sander that the abrasives are taped either end having trouble keeping the abrasive tight like the idea of velcro backed did you just stick that velcro direct to the drum do you have proplems with it pealing away?
Nice build!
Very nice machine, and it works! Can you include the dimensions so I can follow your steps? How hard is it to change the paper? How often do you have to change it? Thank you!