Thickness Sander

[Tyler Langston]

Does anyone have a thickness sander they would sell or have plans so I could make me something that will do the same as a thickness sander.

[Chad Orde]

Tyler,
 Do a search for thickness sander on this site there are some very good ideas for making your own as for buying one I just bought a like new jet 10-20 for 450 off craigs list this as i can see is the cheapest way to get into one.
 Good luck,  I deciced to buy one but thats because I didnt have a sander to build one.
Chad

[Pennsyltuckey pete]

Tyler,

How wide are the pieces you want sanded?

pete

[Tyler Langston]

1-1/2 and 2 inches

[Pennsyltuckey pete]

Any one of the lam grinders will work for that.  I just built one using a rigid oscilating sander as the base.  I still have the first one I built out of an old washing machine motor.  Search the site and you will find some designs.  HEre are pics of the two I built.  The Lam grinder thread that is going now has a nice adaptation to it.

 

 

[ishi1archer]

Check out Micro-Mark tools. They have a neet little thickness sander that will 5" wide x 1/2" thick for about $200 new  www.micromark.com

[AkDan]

Here's another one if you already have a drill press.  I had found these when trying to find something to grind veneers.  No reason they wouldnt work as a thickness sander.

 http://www.luthiersfriend.com/

 http://vanda-layindustries.com/html/the__hog__sander.html