HD Spindle sander?

[VTer]

After reading a few threads on the horrors of using a shaper with a pattern (Ive been using a router table). Does anyone make a stand alone spindle sander, more HD than the ridgid type, that could be setup with a pattern collar? TIA

[dbeaver]

Spindle Sander pattern sanding upgrade
https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=174357.0


Oscillating Spindle Sander Pattern Mod
https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=167155.0

some things ive see and thought i might find on  the site.

theres definitely standalone spindles and some are huge. Kirk has one ive seen in his videos

[Kirkll]

The down side to using a spindle sander for pattern sanding is ….. the spindle… the smaller diameter like 1.5” heat up too fast and you are constantly cleaning them, or replacing the spindle… even the 3” spindle will eat sanding sleeves…..your best bet is an edge sander with a longer belt.

I have a nice spindle sander, but only use it for shaping riser grips.

I don’t think you would want an occellating  sander for patterns either. There are a number of cheap robo sanders and others you can use in a drill press, but you won’t be happy with them at all…