Someone asked about how I sanded (squared) blanks on the lathe. I built a box that sits on the ways of the lathe with a runner that fits between the ways. This box sits at about the center line of a sanding disk. I attached MDF to a face plate and turned it round. I attached an adhesive backed hook pad to the MDF which allows easy removal and replacement of sand paper. I move my dust collection stand from my Powermatic to the Jet when I am sanding.
I first use a barrel trimmer then sand the ends flat and square on the lathe. I think I will add a square piece of plywood to serve as a register to help ensure square ends. I am doing it by eye based on a square center line I have drawn in pencil on the top of the platform. When actually sanding I attach a clamp in the hollow end of the box to the lathe to prevent movement.
I first use a barrel trimmer then sand the ends flat and square on the lathe. I think I will add a square piece of plywood to serve as a register to help ensure square ends. I am doing it by eye based on a square center line I have drawn in pencil on the top of the platform. When actually sanding I attach a clamp in the hollow end of the box to the lathe to prevent movement.