Odin's Toy Factory

Klingspor Sanding Mop Mounted On A Drill Press   See my shop here. Shopsmith 6" Belt Sander  - Useful for curved edges and flat surfaces that I want to remove material quickly. The best tool I have for sanding wheels to size. Shopsmith Disc Sander - Sometimes used for making wheels. Although this is not a powered operation, these are use full for sanding small flat parts. Delta 1" belt sander  - It does a great job on outside edges and can be used for some inside curves. I also have the  Shopsmith  version, which does the same thing and lets me do inside sanding.  Klingspor Sanding Mop  - Expensive, but worth the cost. Removes most fuzzies and leaves a silky smooth surface. Klingspor Mac Mop  - Similar to a sanding mop but a bit more aggressive.  Ridgid Spindle Sander  - Great for sanding inside curves as small as a 1/2 inch radius. It also has an oscillating belt sander.  Random Orbital Sanders  - I use these for sanding flat surfaces, such as prepping wood for the scroll sa

DIY Scroll Saw Sander Mounted ON AN Excalibur EX21 Scroll Saw Scroll saw sanding blades are made by several companies, and you can find them many places. They are a bit pricy and don't fit some scroll saws without modification. These are very easy to make. All you need to make a sander for your scroll saw is an old saw blade, a piece of cloth-backed sandpaper, and some carpet tape. Cut two strips of sandpaper about 1/4-inch wide. Put carpet tape on the back and make a sandwich with an old scroll saw blade in the center. I tried paper-backed sandpaper.  It didn't hold up well. I have also tried various glues to hold them together, and nothing works as good as the carpet tape. You will not get square edges sanding with this method. There will always be a slight curve.

Bauer 2.8 Amp, 5 in. Random Orbital Palm Sander I just ordered two of these. I needed two more random orbital sanders because changing sandpaper wears out the loops on the back of my sandpaper before the grit wears out. Price was one of the reasons I purchased this one. I can buy two of these for the price of one of the sanders I was considering and three in some cases. However, the big deal for me was the dust port. It's round and fits my existing system. I'm getting rid of sanders that either do not have a dust port or they have some weird shape that I can't hook up to my shop vac. Most of my corded tools are Hitachi, and I would have liked to have two more Hitachi sanders, but I have been sitting on a waiting list to get Hitachi sanders at a reasonable price for months. I usually buy refurbished. A coupon turned up for the Bauer sanders for $25, so I'm going to give them a try. I also purchased one of these for $20. I have several hundred 1/4-Sheets of sand