556238 3 piece Pattern Sanding Guide Package
Pattern Sanding Guide Package Makes Drum Sanding Multiple
Identical Project Components To the Exact Size and Shape a Snap!
This simple 3-piece package (and a set of our Shopsmith drum sanders) is all you need to save loads of time by drum sanding multiple projects or components to the exact size and shape.
Just insert the appropriate sized guide into your Mark V or Mark 7 worktable miter gauge slot... align it with the Shopsmith drum sander size of your choice (2-1/4"... 1-1/2"... 1"... 3/4"... or 1/2")... tighten the clamping knob and your ready to go.
By attaching a shop-made pattern to the bottom of your workpiece (the included instructions tell you how to make and use these patterns) and then rotating your pattern/workpiece against the guide, you'll be able to sand as many projects or components to the same exact size and shape as you like -- and do it much, much faster than if you were doing them one-by-one. A real time-saver!
Note: For Shopsmith Mark 7 and Mark V Models 505, 510 and 520 only.
Includes: (3) Pattern Guides • T-Bolt • Knob • Washer and • Printed Instructions
Owners Manual for Pattern Sanding Guides (PDF)
A great choice for use with the 6" Drum Sander package
Quick Solution For Proper Three-Grit Drum Sanding Without Switching Between Multiple Drums !
The experts will tell you that achieving the highest quality, smoothest wood finish must start with a smooth surface. And achieving that smoothness usually means progressively sanding freshly sawn workpiece edges with coarse, medium and fine abrasives. Skip a step here and you'll get results that are less than desirable.
If the smoothness you seek is to be on a curved edge or surface of a workpiece, the best tool for the job will probably be a drill press-mounted stationary drum sander.
The Normal (Though NOT Ideal) 3-Step Changeover Process
First, install a coarse sleeve to remove the majority of the machining marks left by your bandsaw, scroll saw or sabre saw. Then, repeat the process by removing the coarse sleeve from your drum and replacing it with a medium sleeve for the next step. When you're satisfied with your results here, repeat the process once again by replacing the medium sleeve with a fine sleeve and complete your final step. Face it... that's probably more sleeve-changing than you would prefer. ...Right?
Multi-Sand Sleeves Eliminate the Changeovers and
Get the Job Done Faster !
What if you could cut those three installation steps down to just one - and spend more time sanding and less time changing? Now you can, thanks to Shopsmith's new Multi-Sand Drum Sleeves. Quite frankly, when we came up with this logical solution just recently, we looked at each other across the table, smacked ourselves in the foreheads and thought... “Duhhh... why didn't we think of this sooner?”.
We've had a 6" high drum sander for years --- and if you're like many Shopsmith customers, you already own one - so, “You're practically ready, Teddy” !
Here's How It Works (as if we have to explain it)
Take out your 6" Drum Sander (if you don't yet own one, see our special package offer below). Install one of our new 2" high x 2-1/4" diameter fine grit Multi-Sand Sleeves, sliding it all the way to the top of the drum... followed by a 2" medium grit sleeve, and finally a 2" coarse grit sleeve. You're done - and ready to start sanding.
Remember, your Mark V (or Mark 7) gives you 4-1/4" of up-down quill travel. That means you can go through all three steps of the sanding process on any piece of stock up to 1" thick by simply moving your quill down for each subsequent step. No sleeve changing, no fooling around. Nothing could be simpler... or faster.
Getting Started Is Amazingly Affordable !
If you already own our 6" high drum sander, all you need to get started is a package of our assorted Multi-Sand Sleeves.556253 plus... (if you want dust collection capabilities) ...a drum Sander Vacuum Attachment..555168 and our Drum Sanding Vacuum Attachment Extender & Bolts 556268.
If you don't yet own a 6" high drum sander or any of the optional drum sanding table inserts or vacuum attachments... order the 556256 Multi Sand Starter Package
Complete Multi-Sand Starter Package Includes: 6" x 2-1/4" Drum Sander • 1 Each Coarse, Medium and Fine 2" Sanding Sleeves • Vacuum Attachment • Vacuum Extender and • Table Insert
Don't forget it is easy to clean your sanding sleeves with this item!
753523 Abrasive Cleaning Stick
Abrasive Sanding Stick Make Your Sandpaper Last Four Times Longer !
Just hold this special stick against moving belt, disc or drum and watch as they're cleaned to as-new condition. 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 8" long. A real money-saver !