Ours go to 11, or make that 37

johnleve said:
Might be worthwhile to invest in some of those Kevlar work gloves in the off chance you make contact with the beast.
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He did say it was 825 or 900 rpm.  Not the 3600 rpm of little disk sanders.
 
RussellS said:
johnleve said:
Might be worthwhile to invest in some of those Kevlar work gloves in the off chance you make contact with the beast.
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He did say it was 825 or 900 rpm.  Not the 3600 rpm of little disk sanders.
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Correct, but that still means a surface speed of about 8700 fpm at the edge of the disc. Thats almost 99mph.

 
Cheese said:
Hey Darcy,
I'd be interested in a picture of the side that has all the gauges when you've got some time...thanks.
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I know it has at least a miter with what I hope is the duplicator. I am hoping it has the circle gauge.

I can buy new versions of both, only 900 bucks each though!!
 
WarnerConstCo. said:
That was a 30" max, beginners sander!!

These were made and marketed for the pattern making industry.

This one is from the pattern shop of a gear foundry in Milwaukee.

It's either 825 or 900 rpm.

I also will be picking up 4 pattern maker benches, each with an emmert turtle back vise.

Yeah Greg, it's a lot of HP and spinning mass.

I know they put a VS drive on this one, hoping for a motor brake too.
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  I'm assuming 3 phase, yes? 
 
Went on a little drive with a friend to pick up a disc sander and a few pattern maker benches.

Lookin' all Sanford like:







Another 600 miles on the old work horse.
 
WarnerConstCo. said:
Went on a little drive with a friend to pick up a disc sander and a few pattern maker benches.

Lookin' all Sanford like:







Another 600 miles on the old work horse.
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. Haulin' old arn'
 
Couple pictures







Says its special.



Looks like I will have to get a transformer for my new shop, if I want to run this with the VFD.  380v-440v it said on the side of the vfd.
 
johnleve said:
WarnerConstCo. said:
johnleve said:
WarnerConstCo. said:
About 23 bucks per disc, cloth backed PSA. Probably run 60g on both sides.
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Is there a particular reason why you would not have two different grits running?  Not saying you should, I know nothing about a 37" disc sander, just wondering if it is because of how you intend to use it, machine limitations/best use, or something else.
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Anything over 80g and you will burnish and burn the wood.  60g will cut really fast when new, but soon enough it will loose a little tooth and act like 80 that doesn't clog like 80.
I rough sand to a line or fit parts with these sanders, so the piece eithrr gets glued to something else or it gets finish sanded later.

Not really a finish sander, just great for taking large amounts off quickly or duplicating parts or sanding perfect circles.

Plus one side has all the gauges and the other is a plain table, I would like both sides to cut the same.
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Ah, that makes sense, I imagine the outside of the disc will be moving quite quickly!

Might be worthwhile to invest in some of those Kevlar work gloves in the off chance you make contact with the beast.  Not sure if they would work for that but I can attest to them stopping cuts from sharp edges like sheet metal or knives.
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You probably don't want to wear gloves while using a sander that size. If you run your hand into the abrasive disk, the abrasive will simply remove the skin and flesh from your hand or arm. This isn't pleasant but as long as the abrasive doesn't wear down to deep it is possible to patch the injury up and have it heal properly.

If you wear gloves, the fabric from the gloves can get snagged by the abrasive and pulled around with the abrasive disk. Even if you realise the your hand has touched the abrasive, you might not be able to pull your hand and glove away from the abrasive once the glove fabric has been snagged. Your hand can then get spun around by the disk, or pulled down into the gap between the sanding table and abrasive disc. This can result in your hand being twisted, mangled, broken, or even your fingers torn off.

While kevlar can be good for handling sharp objects or materials it can still be cut by something sharp, and abrasives can still wear it away, it just takes longer.

The same advice from above is also applicable to other types of large sanders including spindle sanders and belt sanders.

A first aid item that's usefull to keep in a shop that uses large abrasive sanders is "blood clotting spray" along with saline solution and soap to clean the area of skin that was abraded away. The blood clotting spray can heal the abraded area like you never stuck your fingers against a moving abrasive wheel. As far as I've been able to determine you have to purchase it online, because I've never found it at a pharmacy.
 
One day we're going to see Warner carting a Saturn V rocket home and I'm not going to be surprised in any way [wink]
 
Have you tested the dust collection on it yet?

BTW, I can't tell if that sound in the background is another machine or a mutant cricket.
 
Lol, @ mutant cricket.  Sounds like a tree frog to me.  Those things can get amazingly loud for something the size of my thumb. 
 
That would have me outside with a gun seriously. I kept trying to figure out what the noise was while watching the video and it got me kind of angry! You must have the patience of a saint to not go Rambo on those frogs.
 
rvieceli said:
looks and sound s good Darcy...

Is that the new shop?

Are you ready to do a video tour?

Please
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It is my new shop. I am almost finished wiring the essential machines I need to get back to work. I have packed one end full of excess machinery.
 
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