Ours go to 11, or make that 37

[WarnerConstCo.]

I have been really happy with my 24" Kindt Collins disc sander.  It is loaded up with accessories, runs like a top and has a smallish foot print.



Yesterday I was lead into temptation, I love temptation. [big grin]



37" dual disc Oliver.  7.5hp, tables are 42x20.  weighs 3600 pounds and has a 42x84 foot print.

Really gonna help out in my model making.

 

[jmac80]

Looks a bit undersized and under powered to me  [tongue]

 

[Cheese]

Cool...are you going to hook up the dust collection shrouds?

Were those originally wood working or metal working machines?

How fast do they run?

 

[greg mann]

I know I don't need to tell you this but, "Watch your fingers, Darcy, these machines are unforgiving."

Looks like there is a twin in the background. I think you need two.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

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. 

 

[Tinker]

The 30"er is the one his kids play with.  [cool]
Tinker

 

[Kev]

Why would you want a brake on it when you could use the energy from the spin down to power a family home for a week?

One thing is for certain, Granat doesn't come in 37" dia.

 

[greg mann]

Why would you want a brake on it when you could use the energy from the spin down to power a family home for a week?

One thing is for certain, Granat doesn't come in 37" dia.

He's going to pipe the heat off the brake to feed his sauna.

Oh, and Kev, he won't need any Granat because he will never wear out the disc already on it. Those big discs have a half-life comparable to plutonium.

 

[VW mick]

That's awesome

And there was me thinking of making a bench mount for my RO 125

Ps has anyone done this

 

[sanangelo]

So how much does the paper cost for that? 

 

[johnleve]

Very cool, looking forward to seeing it after you have worked your magic on it!

 

[johninthecamper]

That's awesome

And there was me thinking of making a bench mount for my RO 125

Ps has anyone done this

tried it spend about a hundred bucks from McMaster on rod,allthread,rod mounts,wasted some phenolic ply making a table/apron in front of two mft ,fitting the t slots,suspending  the ro150 at 178° ,never did make the jig to hold the handle at the correct angle to be used on the 90° usefulness.
Because it was only a little six inch wheel ,that UN multfunctioned two tables

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

So how much does the paper cost for that?

About 23 bucks per disc, cloth backed PSA. Probably run 60g on both sides.

 

[Kev]

[member=3891]WarnerConstCo.[/member]

With the size of the kit you play with I'm starting to think of you as the guy that lives at the top of the beanstalk [wink] [big grin]

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Yeah, this is a big sander. Good thing is, i don't think i can find a bigger one to buy.  [big grin]

 

[Tinker]

[member=3891]WarnerConstCo.[/member]

With the size of the kit you play with I'm starting to think of you as the guy that lives at the top of the beanstalk [wink] [big grin]

[member=13058]Kev[/member] Darcy is actually Paul Bunyan's great-great-great grandson.
Tinker

 

[johnleve]

About 23 bucks per disc, cloth backed PSA. Probably run 60g on both sides.

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.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

About 23 bucks per disc, cloth backed PSA. Probably run 60g on both sides.

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.

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.

 

[Cheese]

Hey Darcy,
I'd be interested in a picture of the side that has all the gauges when you've got some time...thanks.

 

[johnleve]

About 23 bucks per disc, cloth backed PSA. Probably run 60g on both sides.

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.

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.

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.