Hi Joel, I checked out your pictures and really like the design you came up with. I think I¡¯m going to borrow it. My wide belt isn¡¯t a Felder so I may come off the ceiling instead of attaching to the machine. I checked Woodcraft and the 3 1/2¡± Forstner bit is $36.00 plus shipping and tax. I think I¡¯ll just use a piece of the ABS pipe on end to draw a circle, jig saw it close and then use the spindle sander to sand to the line. On a side note I see you have a Ridged spindle sander. ?I have one also. Don¡¯t use it much,but since it only cost $200 and works well, it earns it¡¯s keep. Thanks for sharing,George Gerstner?
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On Jan 1, 2018, at 2:36 PM,
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I just completed a wedding gift project that took so long for a variety of reasons that the couple has ?2 children. ?I posted a few picture of in a new album but then main reason for the album and this thread is to share an ides that has been a nice space saver for me. ?Now that my project is done, I am spending some time on the shop to better organize my things.
On the Felder widebelt sander, I had a variety of belts and I did not want to dedicate wall space for use of handing the belts (better to use that for lumber storage) and so I built storage across the outfeed side of the sander.
What was helpful was the bolts on top that are to be used for crane machine lifting. ?They are M16 and I got 2 M16 nuts and 2 strong tie column bases. ?That provided the support for the wood that would be used to connect to 3 inch ABS pipe. ?The holes were drilled with a 3 1/2 inch Forstner Bit available at woodcraft followed by a slight sanding with the spindle sander. ?The holes were drilled 5 inches apart, but if I could do it over again I would allow just a bit more space. ?to find tune the pipe for any slight tilt, I added some adjustment bolts as shown in 1 of the photos. ?
I now have a way to store 5 belts in a very convenient location using space that would otherwise go unused.?
Just a thought in case anyone was interested.
