Tillius wrote:
>
> I'm thinking about building a thicknessing sander - do you think 50"wide is
> overkill?
>
> tillius
Yes
(how are you going to keep it from flexing over a 4 foot two inch
span?
If it's metal, how are you going to lift it onto the unit the first
time? You doing conference tables or commercial sized doors?)
"Tillius" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Didn't think about the flexing issue. Just thought it'd be nice to be able
> to do an entire tabletop at once. Maybe I should scale it back to 24 or
> 26".
You'd be doing that many tabletops or surfaces that would be wider than that
to consider a 48" thickness sander?
charlieb <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Tillius wrote:
>>
>> I'm thinking about building a thicknessing sander - do you think
>> 50"wide is overkill?
>>
>> tillius
>
> Yes
>
> (how are you going to keep it from flexing over a 4 foot two inch
> span?
> If it's metal, how are you going to lift it onto the unit the first
> time? You doing conference tables or commercial sized doors?)
>
Didn't think about the flexing issue. Just thought it'd be nice to be able
to do an entire tabletop at once. Maybe I should scale it back to 24 or
26".
As a related note, does anyone know of any feed conveyer belt plans
available I could get some ideas from.
anyway - thanks for the feedback.
tillius
"Mike G" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I give up, is it. Do you do many 50 inch panels?
>
No. I was just thinking it'd be nice to be able to do an entire tabletop in
one pass. As charlieb mentioned, I didn't think about the flexing issue.
If I could overcome it, it'd still be nice to be able to do an entire table
top at once, but if not, I guess I'll scale it back to 24" or 26", belts
would be cheaper that way anyway.
tillius
I give up, is it. Do you do many 50 inch panels?
--
Mike G.
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Tillius" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking about building a thicknessing sander - do you think 50"wide
is
> overkill?
>
> tillius