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Gentlemen
I’m going to make a small drum sander and looking for some information from people who know. Could someone please tell me in exact terms what kind of motor to buy: horse power, amps?, voltage etc. I see that amazon sells a variety of them. The unit will be very small; let’s say six Inches wide.
Thanks

John

 

[Y.T.]

I simply use power drill attaching it on and off as required.

 

[Y.T.]

Here is a link to what I did.

Drum Thickness Sander from scratch

I decided to make my own Drum Thickness Sander. I watched about dozen YouTube videos on the subject and got inspired. I designed it in solid works 3D software. See below. The body will be 3/4" thick plywood. Drum is also same plywood: 2" DIA x 3.5" wide. All what I need for modeling. Driven by a...

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