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Sander

Turn your drill press into a heavy-duty sander for smoothing curved edges.

Anything that makes the task of sanding even remotely bearable is a plus in my book. And that's a good reason to take a look at the spindle sander shown at right.

As you can see, this spindle sander clamps to the table of your drill press. The table of the spindle sander adjusts up and down so you can make full use of a set of tall (5V2") sanding sleeves. The sleeves fit over shop-made drums that are powered by the drill press. All you have to do is slip the top of the drum into the chuck and lock it in place.

And for the really nice feature — you won't have to worry about stirring up a lot of sanding dust. There's a dust port on the back side of the base for hooking up the hose of your shop vacuum.

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ShopNotes No. 81