KenV
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Was getting a Puzzle Baron ready yesterday and the instructions advise NOT to use an end mill to trim the ends of the blanks. I did not want to setup the disk sander - then the Aha
I took a small disk of sandpaper and punched a 3/16 hole into it. ( I had some one inch diameter sanding disks in the larder).
I grabbed my Berea end mill (barrel trimmer) - it has a smaller shaft that holds the head abainst the D sized shafting -
I disassembled the end mill (barrel trimmer) and reversed the head on the shaft putting the sandpaper on the end of the shaft facing down. I pressed the flat head of the barrel trimmer against the sandpaper firmly and tightend both set screws. put the trimmer into a spare drill chuck and added the spacer - the blanks fit nicely over the spacers and against the sandpaper. Hand motion the end was sanded evenly. changed spacer and did the other part.
With the CA clogging the sandpaper, it was one disk, one pen, but it was fast and the accuracy was acceptable. Rechecked with starret protractor and all looked good.
If I was going to do much of this, I would take an old barrel trimmer and glue velcro against the flat head - Or
I then went into the garage and spotted a fender washer --I see the addition of some velcro backing to a fender washer as the next variant -- to eliminate some slipping.
I took a small disk of sandpaper and punched a 3/16 hole into it. ( I had some one inch diameter sanding disks in the larder).
I grabbed my Berea end mill (barrel trimmer) - it has a smaller shaft that holds the head abainst the D sized shafting -
I disassembled the end mill (barrel trimmer) and reversed the head on the shaft putting the sandpaper on the end of the shaft facing down. I pressed the flat head of the barrel trimmer against the sandpaper firmly and tightend both set screws. put the trimmer into a spare drill chuck and added the spacer - the blanks fit nicely over the spacers and against the sandpaper. Hand motion the end was sanded evenly. changed spacer and did the other part.
With the CA clogging the sandpaper, it was one disk, one pen, but it was fast and the accuracy was acceptable. Rechecked with starret protractor and all looked good.
If I was going to do much of this, I would take an old barrel trimmer and glue velcro against the flat head - Or
I then went into the garage and spotted a fender washer --I see the addition of some velcro backing to a fender washer as the next variant -- to eliminate some slipping.