Creative Woodworks & crafts 1999-01, страница 54
Meet the Flex Drum Sander We have all heard of "tricks and tools of the trade," a phrase which implies that there are skills or tools that can be used for a particular task to make it easier ot faster. Some of these shortcuts are common knowledge, while others are closely guarded secrets. The same goes for tools—some tools are specially made by an individual for private use, created to gain a leg up on the competition. Many of these purposely never make it out of the inventor's hands. Here's a tool that was created to fill a specific need in furniture making, but word got out, and it was soon discovered to be of tremendous use for intarsia enthusiasts. ' jflHj As wc I know, intarsia has enjoyed vSeR^PSpfffll a rebirth in the U.S. over the past 'OpS ten years, and as the popularity M fflE'JgS ||| lias grown, so has the demand for tf HfH/';<. '/. Jpy tools to help make the long but i . filial ' ;»f vital process of sanding a more i 1 '' Hp^v^ efficient one. The tool is I 1 BkM , gpSS called the Flex Drum Sander. M and if you are an intarsia 1 Sp||i SB artist, it should soon become \\ ; i • Bp-tHi . r'-* one of your secrets, too. * ' % \>. |BSBp.:MP| handles to give lhern a smooth, soft, rounded edge, it also does wonders when used over the face of small pieces to give them a nice soft look and feel. All of this is almost automatic as the foam backing "gives" to form itself to any edge. The harder you push, the more rounded the edge will become. The Flex Daim Sander will mount to any electric motor with a i/2"-Dia. or 5/8"-Dia. shaft. It is securely fastened to the motor shaft with two set screws. The Flex Drum Sander can also be mounted to a drill press by means of a l/2"-Dia. HHH9pN||^ Another great thing about this sander is its ^^^ price. For $29.95, it just can't be beat. HBk. • • The Flex Drum Sander comes with P®^ ^^ *wo rubber pads, two sanding lla sleeves (which last a really long \\ time), and a reducer sleeve » \ which reduces the bore of the » mounting end of the sander \ from 5/8" to 1/2". Additional pads and sanding sleeves can gpTSt f Seyco. Sanding sleeves come IIP ' 'in80,100?and 120grits' M bincd with its affordable price M makes this "trick of the intarsia 1 trade" a hard tool to beat! All kinds of uses Jf| Traditional flexible drum sanders ® f, M™ are used in shaping large curved components in some furniture. They rely on air pressure to govern the flexi-bility of the sanding drum. The air pres- ^ sure is adjustable, so the drum can be made soft, or stiff simply by adding or removing air pressure. Flexible drum sanders are great at. imparting a soft, smooth finish to a piece of stock, but they cost more than most hobbyists are willing to pay for their recreation. In 1990, Ray Seymorc of Seyco, The Scroll Saw Specialists, came up with a great alternative—the Flex Drum Sander. This sander was designed exclusively with the intarsia enthusiast in mind and it has proven to be an instant success. The Flex Drum Sander is flexible because of a pliable rubber pad that takes the place of the air bladder on the more expensive models. Although its stiffness is not adjustable. Ray struck upon a happy medium which renders this as one of those truly "usable" tools. Now that, the Flex Drum Sander has found its way into various home shops, we arc finding out that intarsia is just one of the many uses for this very versatile sander. The Flex Drum Sander sands furniture as well as toys and knife r For more information about the Flex Drum Sander, contact Sevco, The Scroll Saw Specialists, (800) 462-3353; P.O. Box The Flex Drum Sander can be easily 1900. Rockwall, TX 75087. |j mounted in a drill press V With intarsia increasingly becoming a popular avocation, the Rex Drum Sander is a cost effective alternative to tradionat pneumatic drums. |
