DIY Drill Press Drum Sanding Station with Dust Collection

[@RunawayThumbtack]

It has only recently occurred to me how useful a drum sander would be, and this made me really excited. I'm looking forward to making one of these myself.

[@simplyeasydiy]

RunawayThumbtack Have fun. Thanks for checking in.

[@sofiadragon1979]

I never would have thought of this, I am so going to use this when I set up my shop

[@Grizzydan]

After seeing cheap spindle sanders go for 129 on sale I had to look for a diy. This is definitely the route I'm taking. It'll be practically free to go this route. Thank you.

[@simplyeasydiy]

Big Dan Yeah this was basically free for me as well. If I remember correctly everything came from the misc. and scrap bins in my garage.

[@tomex]

I just bought my new drill press and this is something I was looking for. Great video Stan. Thanks a lot.

[@simplyeasydiy]

+Tomas Gursky Glad it helps.

[@peterbradbury1592]

Great use of drill press Stan, something I might try.

[@robira1313]

I was not satisfied with the way my (commercial) drum sanders were working on my drill press so... I mounted the drum onto my router. It worked great. I have a variable speed router and put it on the slowest speed. Makes a great drum sander!

[@simplyeasydiy]

Rob I Yep you can put sand paper on just about anything that spins I guess. I've seen it done with a right angle grinder and a table saw before. Thanks for posting.

[@legacyofbob]

This is great. I have the same exact drill press and I grabbed one of those little barrel sanders from Sears but the dust gets everywhere. Not to mention the refills are a little pricey. I'll give this a shot. Thanks!

[@BigJeff19999]

Really slick. Simple, easy, useful. Thanks for the video.

[@simplyeasydiy]

Keep things simple and don't over think things I find gets the most mileage. Thanks for the kind words.

[@paulonara6846]

Good idea Stan....thanks for sharing !!!

[@michaelthruman9502]

thanks gives me a idea i always wanted to have a drum sander

[@TommyGWorkshop]

Nice project!! Great job!!

[@simplyeasydiy]

Thank you!

[@RaindropServicesNYC]

Why did you drill the hole on top of the box with a hand held drill, when the box fits perfectly on your drill press?

[@InterCity66]

That looks nice

[@aarondcmedia9585]

Great stuff buddy.

[@hoold01]

I like your schtick. Liked and subbed Mr S.

[@simplyeasydiy]

Thank you and welcome.

[@andresaguayoborrell4611]

Hahaha i'm a new fan of your youtube channel keep going. Congratulat's

[@simplyeasydiy]

Thank you my friend. Got lots of stuff coming up. Good to hear from you.

[@richardjoyner9266]

I need to do this. what kind of table saw do you have? I have a cheap ryobi. I need to make the table top you have and the fence and miter gauge too.

[@DynamicalJon]

How did you end up attaching the sand paper? easy to replace?

[@simplyeasydiy]

Jon Singh Self adhesive sandpaper. Just peel it off and replace. The hardest part is cutting the next piece to the exact size needed to go around the drum without leaving a gap or overlapping.

[@john196719670]

How did your dust collection turn out with this project

[@simplyeasydiy]

John Diemer It's Perfect. Grabs just about everything. I'm not sure why it worked here on this project but not so well on the table saw workstation. Probably the size of the compartment coupled with the size of the shop vac are factors.

[@jessemiller7601]

how did you attach the sandpaper to your drum?

[@simplyeasydiy]

self adhesive sandpaper. I mention this in my blog post. Link is in the description for anyone interested. Thanks for asking.

[@andresaguayoborrell4611]

Hay

[@simplyeasydiy]

Hay back at ya!