My first riser

[Mad Max]

ILF limbs have a pivot point at the end of the riser and the bolts can change the tiller
Like a compound bow

[Bvas]

Riser looks great hillbilly. Nice work

[knuklhed]

Really looks nice! btw, I bought one of Byrne's thickness sanders this fall to replace my homemade thickness sander, and while it is better engineered than I could have done, imo it needs more fine tuning. The platen comes as dead soft aluminum, which he advises you to wax before use. Ipe scratched  the platen right through the wax, so I had to take it apart and flat sand it, then I decided to send it out to get it anodized to provide wear resistance. The rest of the housing is anodized black, why did he stop there, at the area that will see the most friction???? If you talk to him before ordering, maybe he would consider providing that, so you don't have to. I also  put an extension on the out feed, without more support out the back I got some horrible snipe on lams. I also replaced the front cover with a piece of Lexan, so I can see better what's going on as I feed. Other than that, I really like it, it is quiet, and the dust collection works well. I have limited room, so this bench top machine beats a full size drum sander for my use.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

IlF only touch at the end of the riser and the head of the bolt. The dovetail detent pin only locates it side to side and the dovetail is adjustable.  I will get you some closeup pics.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Knuklhead , thanks for the tips! I figured it would need more work, but for the money, looks to be the best option out there. I really do not have time to make my own.

Micro Mark is the only other one I know of. I planned on modifying the table on the  byrnes anyway.

Anyone else know of a ready to go thickness sander that will work or be easy to mod?

More pics of your mod to the outfeed please?

[knuklhed]

Sure, happy to share them. The out feed is 6061 scrap I had in the bin, 3" x 11 1/4", and I used some steel channel underneath with some shims to keep it as level as possible. I only needed the one side, wide enough for lams, and keeps the height adjustment knob visible. I see it is getting scratched up already, too, even though I waxed it. Probably not as important as the platen itself. (Can be replaced easier, too.) And, I also looked hard at the Micro Mark, but was wanting more thickness capacity than 1/2". Other than that, it looks like a decent machine, and has a pressure roller which I wish the Byrnes had.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Thanks for the pics Knuklhead!

I got to shoot it today. Had to make a slight tiller adjustment to my pads. I want it even tillered with the tiller bolts bottomed out.
Had to reduce the grip some and slightly change the shape in the palm area.
Sanded it to 400 and got a coat of Tung out on it.

I absolutely love maple. So many types of maple to play with. Got a bunch of ambrosia and more curly as well.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Got 4 coats of clear on it today. Really liking how this turned out. The bloodwood is incredible! My next one.maybe be Bloodwood with maple inserts.

[wood carver 2]

Looking good!
Dave.

[Buemaker]

Very nice.