DIY Drum Sander for Thicknessing Wood

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Making a Drum Sander at home for thickness wood in guitar construction.
In guitar-making, a Drum Sander can be of great use for thicknessing and leveling hardwood plates. In some species of wood, the grain is interlocked and it can be very tricky to thickness with a hand plane, especially thin pieces of valuable timber, where a tear out can be disastrous.
Where I live, though, the cheapest Drum Sander retails for about 1.200 euros, so I have decided to try and build my own, and it worked! All in all, I had to order some hardware online, but the whole build cost me just under 100 euros.
It works reasonably well. Of course, it is not something like a professional one, but at a fraction of the price, I am very pleased.
The main design came from other RU-vid videos, please check them also if you want to make something similar:
JKS-Koubou:
• Make a simple drum sander
Zen Crafts:
• [DIY] ドラムサンダー製作 Drill ...
YASUHIRU TV:
• Making a 3 in 1 Sander...
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3 июл 2024

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@chriscrevelsguitars Год назад

Tell me what you think could improve the design! I am pretty glad with it, but if I do another one I will make it with a longer plate so there is more left to the outfeed side.

@AndyCollier Год назад

I would suggest finding a cheap induction motor with more power than the drill. Otherwise an ingeniously simple and effective design!

@chriscrevelsguitars Год назад

@@AndyCollier thanks for the input! It's definitely a good idea. I just happened to have the spare drill hanging around.

@EduardoOliveira-cw1zr 4 месяца назад

Usar uma parafusadeira no lugar desse trambolho de furação manual

@phillipbotha7920 3 месяца назад

I learned more about making a drum sander here than I have from the previous 100 videos I have watched. The flexible shaft coupler is a game changer

@chriscrevelsguitars 3 месяца назад

@@phillipbotha7920 It really is! Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful!

@Ninety2guits Год назад

That is awesome! Love the simplicity. Thanks.

@chriscrevelsguitars Год назад

Thank you! I'm glad that you like it. It functions pretty well, apart from the dust collection which could use some improvement.

@YegresAL Год назад

It's really good that you have left/right screws to adjust thickness - I've worked with like 1500 euros drum sander with "hanging" drum and it was night mare to get even sound board - sometimes it was 0.75-1 mm difference between left and right sides - still have sacrificial board somewhere to use as a base to even that out... Nice work!

@chriscrevelsguitars Год назад

Thank you! Glad you liked it

@lush462 5 месяцев назад

@@chriscrevelsguitars How do you level out the left and right adjustment screws? You use some highly accurate level (waterpas) on the feeding table?

@chriscrevelsguitars 5 месяцев назад

@@lush462 Very technological gadgets: I test each side of the drum with a wooden "filler gauge" until is level. Then, afterwards I count the turns I make in the screw. 😂

@MatheusFP104 Год назад

Cara, estava vendo seus vídeos de voicing do soundboard e é exatamente o que eu tinha em mente! Analisar a resposta harmônica. Estou iniciando na luthieria aqui no Brasil e seus vídeos estão me ajudando muito a criar coragem e começar meu primeiro instrumento!

@chriscrevelsguitars Год назад

Opa! Que beleza! Curto muito quando escuto isso meu irmão. Então, qualquer dúvida mais específica pode perguntar tranquilo. Eu tô cogitando fazer uns vídeos específicos pra iniciantes, porque eu aprendi pela internet também. Quanto a começar o primeiro, melhor passo é de fato começar!! Mas se quiser te passo umas dicas

@MatheusFP104 Год назад

@@chriscrevelsguitars Então, estou levantando ainda materiais e ferramentas, correndo atrás dos modelos e dos moldes/gabaritos mas achei muito salgado o preço dos projetos. Tenho receio de começar sem as dimensões corretas e acabar não dando certo. O que você acha?

@chriscrevelsguitars Год назад

@@MatheusFP104 se inglês for de boa pra ti dá uma olhada no livro Making Master Guitars, do Roy Courtnall. Lá tem uns gabaritos com as medidas e tudo. Tem PDF na internet

@jimmydevine4862 5 месяцев назад

Great work. Awesome design. Just wonder about the drill motor. Seams like a lot of strain.

@chriscrevelsguitars 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! Yes, it is a lot of strain on the drill. I'm using a very powerful old drill. Would not recommend using a cordless one though.

@franciscojoselopez4964 3 месяца назад

Could you tell me the measurement of the board where you slide the guitar tops?

@chriscrevelsguitars 3 месяца назад

Sorry took some time, I had to measure it again, couldn't remember! It is 70cm long and 40cm wide. Though if I would do it again, I'd make it at least 80cm long. Cheers!

@franciscojoselopez4964 3 месяца назад

Hello, Could you tell me the measurement of the board where you slide the guitar tops?

@chriscrevelsguitars 3 месяца назад

70 cm long and 40cm wide. Smaller wouldn't be adequate for guitar making. Bigger should be even better

@lush462 5 месяцев назад

Hi Christian, will make one myself for starting to build guitars. Do you still use your home made sander often for highly figured woods etc?

@chriscrevelsguitars 5 месяцев назад

Hi! Yes, I always use it. So much so that it is now in need of some maintenance. Good luck on your project!

@frantatrojan746 2 месяца назад

Hello. Those nuts on the screws should be against the pull from the other side, maybe. Otherwise OK.

@chriscrevelsguitars 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the input

@echoesofa Год назад

Interesting build! How is it performing so far?

@chriscrevelsguitars Год назад

It performs well! Its not perfect, of course. Overall, it is very easy to micro adjust height but it's also easy to get the sides unparalleled. To remedy that I'll flip the piece itself every now and then. This way, I end up with the center slightly thicker than the periphery. For guitar construction this is not a problem though.

@EduardoOliveira-cw1zr 4 месяца назад

Pra que usar essa furadeira de mão aí, nada a ver

@chriscrevelsguitars 4 месяца назад

Essa era a que eu tinha à mão, sobrando. Usei ela pra não comprar mais nada, e ela estava parada mesmo. Funciona bastante bem e já completei vários instrumentos usando ela.