Weird strip or belt sander (on the lathe) 

i love it how he keeps you guessing as to what it does until the very end

1:17 is that a picture of the vsauce guy??

Well that's about the cleverest thing I've seen on here for ages, well done, a man after my own heart !!!

I am amazed at all the ideas I am finding here on youtube where people come up with ideas like this. Good job thinking outside the box.

Amazing idea, definetely I will adapt it to my lathe and show it. Thanks for sharing. Take care. Miguel

I've noticed that creativity seems to flourish when it means getting out of having to spend money :P In all seriousness, that's really neat. Thanks for sharing.

I like the videos, but this channel has one of the most weird, while still entertaining comment sections on youtube! I don't know how i got here, since i'm not even that much into carpentry. Subscribed.

The universal truth, when it comes to practical things is that necessity is the mother of invention. Really nice concept. I wonder if something like a small rest beneath the sander "belt" could be added without impeding the functionality.

I love the idea. It always helpful to see ways in and out of tool solutions. Made me think with a drill instead.

This is why I love your channel.

Followed the puzzle video pop-up, and I'm so happy I did. Another very informative video. Thanks, Steve

Awesome! I've been looking for a simple slack belt sander solution like this. As it turns out, for the exact same application: sanding curved plywood edges. Everything else I've seen is so complicated and costly. But your solution is incredibly elegant. Thank you for posting!

What a simple and yet effective design. I'm going to have to make one. Thanks ☺

1:20, it's Michael!

One of the coolest jiggamathingies ever!

I have a 1” belt sander already but I love your ingenuity in designing that.

Terrific post! Well done!

Ingenious. I have the same lathe, the first time I've ever seen one on you tube.

Your videos are simply the greatest, and your responses to comments are fantastic. You deserve more views.

I like it. I was thinking that I might put a foot peddle for a tensioner when I build mine. Neat idea.

so simple, yet amazing.

Awesome trick belt sander!!

Very cool idea!

awesome stuff as always, great job pocket.

Awesome solution, tnx for sharing!!!

Your videos are so interesting! Keep making them:)

I am impressed! I love these do it yourself, make-shift solutions. Well done!

I love it, very clever.

I like it. It certainly seems to be the easiest home made strip sander, I've seen on you tube. I have a home made 12" disk sander on my lathe with a adjustable table from 90 to 45 degrees. I think this is the next attachment. But I think I'll add a removable backer plate along with a table.

I loved it !!! will build something similar :) thank you for sharing this

great idea and work... love to see innovations that accomplish the job without buying stand alone equipment that clutters the workshop.

Weyhey!, I quite like that little gadget you made there.

Nice solution!

Love the videos!

Cool little gizmo, I'm gonna make one

great idea

Great idea.

simply ingenious !

With a platen behind the belt, you've got the world's simplest belt grinder.

Very cleverly thought out device, please let me know if you design a belt driven thicknessing sander, my efforts to build one have all failed. Thanks for posting. Chris

One more thing that makes lathes such a good investment. There's not a lot that it can't replace.

Adorei sua idéia amigo ,parabéns.

nice little jig for belt sanding

Maybe not perfect but a brilliant execution and elegant solution with bits on hand.

That's cool!

A small coil spring shall solve the dilemma. Any counterweight is a nuisance limiting the visibility as well. Rollers are working perfectly, especially thanks to their sealed bearings!

Awesome!

All my respect for Michael's photo!

Very cool!!! I can see a couple of tweaks, but it's so simple and effective, why bother. I found with my grinder, I needed about 30lbs of tension......which is probably too much for your drive piece. Maybe an eye bolt underneath, with a rope and stirrup? You could put your foot in the stirrup to apply tension. The you coudl get rid of the rock and shorten the front up a bit for better access. Very ingenious!!! Mike

thats a great idea..!! i could use one of these.

Great idea, Pocket.

Hey, Vsauce! Michael... there?

I need one of those plywoodicus trees. I have been needing a strip sander and I have been meaning to build one, I knew about crowned pulleys and what not but not that roller blade wheels would work for that and I happen to have quite a few of those.

Muy bueno novedoso gracias por compartir el video.

Me parece genial y sobre todo versatil, debe darnos eficiencia en la produccion de piezas chicas...gracias por su aporte felicidades.

Genial ! Danke.

Very original decision. Has the right to life.

Pretty cool ... 2 thumbs up.

Huh!! That's pretty nifty!!

What an interesting kludge! I could have used this idea last weekend. So, is that you?

"The block of woodie with the slight crown in it..." do you always have to grab it by hand to tighten it securely to the laythe?

Eu acredito que a forma do eixo e da rocha são provocações ... Muito criativo e aplicar ...

That is the the easiest 1x30 sander Ive seen made to date - well done sir..!!! Ive read others comments about sand bags etc to reduce vibration... I wonder how a gas strut or spring maybe a combo of both would work or even a isolation pad where it connects around the bottom bar of the lathe would work...

Hello and congrats. Do U think that this w,d work with a bandsaw ,using maybe more (4-5) roller wheels to add more to the overall diameter. Thanx Mick

1:18 AAAAAHHHH!!!!! Who put Michael there?!?!?!

What are your thoughts on building one for a rectangular bed?

Why do you have a picture frame with Vsauce's face on it...?

Que maravilla de trabajo.

I love the Michael Stevens photo at the back

awesome.

Great, I love pie!

Having no lathe, would a power drill chuck do the job? I'm thinking of dressing it up with a piece of motorcycle tire inner tube for more friction.

Great idea. I have the same brand wood lathe..Duracraft...and have used it for years with a small problem at the bottom of the tailstock there is a bolt that is supposed to keep the tailstock from side play. I have to adjust it everytme to keep the side play out of it. Do you have the same problem? Great video.

Bellissimo... certo che non sappiamo piu' cosa inventarci.. Bravo pero' complimenti !!

I'd gladly welcome this guys ideas. People accuse me of out of the box tool making. But this is some thing that I wish I had come up with. Well thought!

IF something is stupid but it's working - it's not stupid.

How about adding a wooden slide behind the sand paper slope (the part your using, not the bottom part). That way when you push against the sand paper it has backing to support it. Again you probably have to have more tension as well (more weight at the end or fixed with bolt/screw).

innovative

YOU ROCK !

Hey there Pocket! I had a thought that might help you with this ingenious mechanism of yours. A long time ago, my dad had a different contraption that also used a weight to apply tension to a belt. (it was a drive belt in that case). But like you, he found that it needed more weight, (or foot pressure) to keep it under tension and stabile. The problem was that merely applying more weight didn't help much. The belt still wanted to bounce. What he discovered was that a bag of sand did a better job of applying steady-even downward force. Not only that, but it required LESS weight to do a better job of tensioning the belt. I was always mystified by that effect and can't say that I have ever truly understood it. It seemed to my young mind (then) that the individual grains of sand acted like millions of little shock absorbers that resist sudden change yet apply a constant downward force. Now that I'm a retired engineer, I still think about that old contrivance of my dad's. I now think that the multitudes of sand-grains do act like shock absorbers to some extent, but there also might be some interplay of standing-waves within the bag of sand. The jostling sand grains "reverberate" in the sense that they bounce against each other, so the trick is not just more force, but the correct amount of sand in the right size of bag. One important note is, this sand-bag weight trick only worked well when the supporting swing-arm was rigid. (He used a stick of maple) When he suspended the weight from a string or rope, the belt bounced even more than before. Maybe that sand-bag idea would work better than a rock for your device too. Between the rigid rock and the rigid arm, tiny fluctuations up and down can chaotically interact to create that bouncing effect on your belt. A shock-absorbing weight would dampen that effect. You're already using a rigid arm to hold the weight, so all you need to try this is a bag of sand. Anyway, it would be easy to see if that works and it would not cost much to try. I get a lot of cool ideas and thought-provoking entertainment value from your unique videos, so this is one rare case where I thought I might be able to return the favor with a helpful idea. BTW, this trick works well with those old contractor-style table saws that have the motor suspended outside the back of the cabinet. A big gripe about that design is that the motor bounces and transfers vibration to the saw. A five pound bag of sand taped to the motor housing greatly reduces that bounce and minimizes transfered-vibration. Best wishes!

Please tell me more about these rocks you have for sale :-)

How did you attach the wheels to the 2x4?

This has awesome written all over it... Or, it would if it had the word awesome on a subliminal slide. VSAUCE!~

WoodWorkers are so fucking resourceful !!! really smart idea !

Future video about pie?!!! Ooh hope it's gonna be Apple. It's my favorite!..LOL...GREAT Build. LIKED and SUBBED. Have A Super Blessed Week!.....Gus

I love the random ass rock in the design.

ingenious

have you thought about using a bungee strap pulling down from where you have the rock down to the work bench for tension

Nice, sanding Pi.

I fear the same fate for the might dowelation trees!

I like pie. Pumpkin, in fact is one of my favorites.

Oh My God he's still ALIVE !!!!!!! Why don't you make more videos dude?

Those screws that keep the roller blade wheels a fixed distance apart, what are they called?

A good multi-use tool

2:30, nice! No golf balls? :) That's a great solution, and the "hook" could easily be adapted to the bottom rails on my Shopsmith.

GENIO!!!

très bonne idée

nice

I would build one for the fun of doing it.... 😃😃😃 .... Cheers mate.

by the way, I loved the guy in the frame!