12-22-2015, 08:59 AM
So last night I was cutting some legs for a child's stool. I wanted to sand a slight bevel into the bottom of each one, but having them be fairly uniform is important, at least to save me some time once I mount the legs. I don't have a disc sander, but I have a Rigid bench top belt/spindle job which I use a lot. Holding the piece at an approximate 45 degrees is always an option, but it's tough to get it consistent. And clamping a piece of wood is tough along that edge of the sander's table.
Then, out of the corner of my eye I spotted the miter gauge for my band saw. Woefully inadequate and small for most jobs, it drops right into the slot on the sander. I should have stepped back a bit to take this pic, the board is clamped on the left side and just acts as a stop. I adjusted it so it's sanding just ahead of the flat support plate behind the belt, so it softens the bevel just a tad. It's still tough to get a super consistent bevel, since I can't rotate my wrist a full 360 degrees, but having the end of the work piece hang off the table helps actually.
It's just one of those "use what you have at hand" moments that I've come to appreciate when people post here, so I thought I'd pass it along!
Then, out of the corner of my eye I spotted the miter gauge for my band saw. Woefully inadequate and small for most jobs, it drops right into the slot on the sander. I should have stepped back a bit to take this pic, the board is clamped on the left side and just acts as a stop. I adjusted it so it's sanding just ahead of the flat support plate behind the belt, so it softens the bevel just a tad. It's still tough to get a super consistent bevel, since I can't rotate my wrist a full 360 degrees, but having the end of the work piece hang off the table helps actually.
It's just one of those "use what you have at hand" moments that I've come to appreciate when people post here, so I thought I'd pass it along!
Benny