Although plenty of sanding accessories are available, not many can handle routed recesses. Two sanding jigs--a flexible abrasive bundle and a sanding drum--can solve that problem by reaching into curved corners and deep recesses. Both can be used to turn your drill press into a sanding machine and can be made from scraps you probably have lying around the workshop. Flexible Abrasive Bundle Materials:
Four to six strips of sandpaper
Masking tape
Drill press
- Cut small strips of sandpaper, and arrange them like a fan (figure A).
- Tape the ends together, and tape the bundle onto the end of a drill-press chuck (figure B).
Sanding Drum Materials:
Small wood disc with a countersunk hole in the middle
Carriage bolt
Emery-cloth sandpaper
Pencil
Scissors
Rubber cement
Drill press
- Cut a piece of sandpaper into a circle a little larger than the disc (figure C).
- Center the disc on the back of the sandpaper, and use a pencil to trace the disc's circumference onto the sandpaper (figure D).
- Using scissors, make closely spaced radial cuts on the sandpaper up to the line you just drew (figure E).
- Insert a carriage bolt into the center of the small wood disc (figure F).
- Use rubber cement to attach sandpaper to the disc. Allow the cement to dry.
- Attach the jig to the chuck of the drill press when you need to sand recessed areas (figure G).
RESOURCES :
Craftsman Tools
Website: www.sears.com/craftsman
Delta Woodworking Power Tools
Website: www.deltawoodworking.com
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