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Peter
Do what I did and make a saddle that sits on the bed of the ways and also runs down the sides to keep it stable and then up to the center of the disc. Make sure it can move along the ways and that you put in a bolt or something like that on the side to lock it down.
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our hosts had a plan a number of years ago, I made one and it worked fine until I bought a dedicated unit.
Look in the magazines for the plan.
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I think I'd make something that drops on the toolrest, or has a post to fit in the banjo. Make a channel that fits over the tool rest and add a threaded knob that acts as a setscrew.
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I posted some pics of my setup when you asked back in February, but I can't copy them to this thread. So you'll have to open that thread.
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I don't know what you have to a toolrest holder, but years ago I (my Father) came up with a simple idea of screwing a pipe flange onto a piece of 2 x 8 using a pipe nipple to mount into the tool rest base.
If you want to get fancy cut a dado into it and use a miter gauge from table saw.
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(04-12-2018, 11:50 AM)Peter Tremblay Wrote: Hello all,
I am making what I need to use my lathe as a disk sander.
I already had the disk and sanding part done.
Now I wanted to seek your advice on making the table that will be built (out of plywood) to go in front of the sanding disk.
Any tips or advice from those who have done it?
Peter, I simply took a piece of 3/4" plywood and mounted it the the tool rest using a pipe nipple and flange on the underside of the plywood. I have been using this arrangement for many years.
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