V-Drum Sander or Flatmaster - How do I set up my drum
V-Drum Sander or Flatmaster - How do I set up my drum?
Centrifugal force is the key element allowing the "V"-Drum Sander to work properly. With your FINEST grit of sandpaper on the drum and your drum turned OFF, take a flat edged board and slide it over the drum. The drum should be below the table. This means that when you slide your board over, the paper will be touching ever so slightly but not enough to sand the wood or turn the drum. When you turn your drum sander ON, the paper will lift off due to centrifugal force and cause the drum to sand. Once you have this set up, you DO NOT need to change the height adjustment again.
In order to prevent this from happening, we recommend that you cut the paper's pointed tips off square. (If you see us at a show, this is what we do, although once in a while the paper still comes off. We call this our disappearing paper trick!) If ...
The V-Drum Sander is made with a special anti-static polycarbonate tubing. This, in turn means that when you are sanding, most of the dust you are creating just falls into the box below. The dust collector in some way, shape or form. What most people ...
Yes, you can, but be prepared that converting your Drum Sander over to the hook and loop fastening system is going to change everything you have been taught about how to sand with your drum sander. All drum sanders are designed to pinch the sandpaper ...
When you want to change the depth of cut of your sander, it's as simple as changing the grit. If you want to cut more, put on a coarser grit. If you want to cut less, put on a finer grit. The grits available range from 60-1500g.
For the 18" drum, we recommend that you have a 1/4 HP motor. As far as speed is concerned, this is going to depend on what kind of drive system you have. If you are using Linkbelt and Balanced pulleys, your motor will be able to run faster and ...