How to turn your spindle sander into a planer

I didn't think it possible, but an oscillating spindle sander, in this case my Triton sander, can be used as a planer. It works!
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[@politicalpartyagnostic268]

Your videos and marvelous work capture my full attention. Such a joy!!

[@richardmorris7188]

OK, that is bloody brilliant! I had no idea when I bought my spindle sander that I bought a jointer too.

[@samuelhcohen]

Pure gold, Susan. Can’t wait to try this!

[@thebigswede1736]

WOW! I'm going to the shop right now to make one. Thank you Susie!

[@goldivox50]

Downright marvelous contribution! Or, as would have been said in my youth, MARVY!! And, may I add, very pleasant to listen to. Thank you, Susan.

[@lordmamal]

Fantastic, great idea thanks for sharing. Agree I am also amazed with the dust extraction on the Triton spindle sander.

[@willb3698]

Well done - Susan makes it simple yet effective once again.

[@jefg14]

I bought one of these machines, now this is possible its an extra bonus. Another great video, Thanks.

[@stereomind23]

That's brilliant. Perfect for smaller pieces, or wood that chips out easily on a bladed jointer.

[@JustAnotherCFA]

THAT was Well Done ! Thank You ! The success you achieved in producing something that squared off that piece of oak was remarkable. I will be trying to do as well on my own .... referring back to your "saved" video of course. High Regards !

[@fredblair8694]

Love to see young woman using power tools and being very innovative bet you can cook wonderful too

[@matthewphillips1728]

For a small workshop, that’s a brilliant idea. Well done.

[@davidschwartz9636]

Well done on coming up with this idea Susan and thanks for sharing. I have been giving the idea of getting a spindle sander some thought. Having seen that I could also use it for cleaning up edges prior to jointing boards, I think one one of those spindle sanders like you have is a must. Regards to you Susan, miss seeing any new videos from you, all the best David.

[@guymandude999]

Beautifully done Susan.

[@kendavis8046]

Another cool tool made by Susan! Now, I am waiting with bated breath for the next installment on the guitar! Thumbs up, and thank you.

[@danielrisberg2112]

Just got my triton tsps450 today and then found this video 😀. Another useful thingg I can do with my sander. Thanks for the tip and very nice instruction!

[@jamesdowden5801]

Great Video Susie. So simple and very effective!

[@stevefromlondon9175]

Clever trick will build soon would never of thought of that Happy New year to you & thank you for taking your time out to make this videos Regards Steve UK London

[@gfletchguitars1599]

Awesome! This looks way easier and safer than the electric hand planer jointer I was trying to build.

[@domoreofwhatyoulove1752]

Thank you for sharing this Brilliant planing and squaring technique. I Love your videos

[@martinmeasures829]

Well like I said in my last comment I went out and bought myself a bobbin sander, the first thing I built was a stand for it, the second item was your jig and I'm well happy, it works perfectly so thankyou for sharing that little gem.

[@baronvonhillbilly]

Great idea, and the result looks great, will defo be giving this a try.

[@David.M.]

Excellent design! Thanks for sharing.

[@josephhargrove4319]

This jig is brilliant. I can see using it for a lot of different jobs, such as thinning splines. Your using it to cut a groove in the sanding block is inspired - I would have tried to use my router with a radiusing bit and probably sworn a lot and created more firewood than I like to think about. Like a scrollsaw, your jig is ideal for small piece work where larger scale tools would jack up the risk. Thanks, richard -- Don’t aggravate someone serving you a foamy drink.

[@murraypotts924]

Great proof of concept.

[@pipercub45]

Another great tool! I will use it especially when doing guitar necks.

[@Brian-mb9ez]

Brilliant little jig, thanks for sharing

[@grandtrunk49]

It does a good job. Good idea.

[@sknwong45]

Well done Susan...

[@tonysmario817]

terrific hack! well done.

[@fabiomerlin8820]

Good idea! Thanks for the video

[@stoneyj1a1]

this is a neat idea. never thought of it. i got a second hand spindle sander and i love it but havent had much time to use it yet.

[@superphilschneider]

Cool. I just bought a used Triton spindle sander, so will def keep this in mind for the future. Keep up the good work!

[@jenskrgaardlarsen9572]

Thank you for this supertip, and the music as well 👍

[@RickHaskin]

what a great idea! great work

[@harmsysbasement6249]

I'll have to keep this in mind when I get bigger sanding bits for my drill press.

[@BMWHP2]

Good idea. Ill give it a try, thanks.

[@rodparker4514]

That’s terrific Susan .Dust abstraction IS the key ,

[@Glenfiddich101]

Nice work there Susan 😁👍

[@mike194254]

Brilliant - Innovation at its best.

[@THEGHOSTHARPER]

Great idea. Thanks for sharing it!

[@donfillenworth1721]

Very interesting. Great results. Thanks for sharing. I’m subscribing to see more!

[@donaldsmith5684]

Anything that kills time and does good work. I’m in!

[@johnvodopija1743]

I’ve learnt something today. Thank you 👍😎🇦🇺

[@glenschumannGlensWorkshop]

Well done. Now to see if I can adapt this to a Rigid. Thanks

[@rickrick1867]

new thinking and very helpful

[@fredsandoval9748unclefred]

Susy: You are absolutely, fantabulous.

[@robertkutz]

Susan nice work.

[@colmdoyle4542]

Great idea 😃

[@johnconrardy8486]

love it i will do this, you are very creative thank you

[@neilyeag]

Going to make one as well. For stabilized knife scales.

[@martinmeasures829]

Stuff what any nay sayers comment, I think it's genius and will definitely be building one, I'm looking at buying an oscillating sander but didn't know if I should buy one with the belt attachment, with your jig I can save £100 brilliant and thankyou.

[@Liccarus]

Amazing concept. I have a rigid sander which will require an additional bottom plate to the design for it to have space to clamp. But no longer do i have to buy a jointer!

[@johnnugent6242]

I’m totally doing this today!

[@michaelsteyn]

nicely done!!!

[@michaelwallace1189]

Love it.

[@FiveFishAudio]

Ingenious! Poor man's planer... and very small too! This is for me. Thanks

[@geekazoid]

That was some smooth bandsaw work

[@deelio]

Does anyone knows which bandsaw is used on this video?

[@SusanGardener]

Record Power Sabre 350

[@robertkutz]

Nice work.

[@RLamarDuffy]

Informative video--thanks for sharing. Have you by any chance used this to joint edges of acoustic guitar top or back plates?

[@Mr986Willis]

I have a multi laminate guitar neck blank that I need to get flat to attach the fretboard, with the grain running in all directions hand planning will probably cause tear out all over the place. I think I'm gonna make one of these. 👍

[@diyprojectchannel]

Thank you very much 👍 this is a really clever idea 👏😀

[@microstrader]

GENIUS!

[@briw4647]

Very nice. I might just use this too. I would use a saw to get it square as I could then the jig to finish it smooth

[@marklince3433]

that is fascinating

[@2old4u]

Excellent.

[@lokitus242]

very nice !!!

[@mavigogun]

The freehand work on the band saw was gobsmacking.

[@PCPAyLOAD]

Very cool! Just bought a oscillating spindle sander for my buisness will definitely be fabricating one of these fences. It's much closer to a bench jointer than a planer though considering you have a perfect 90 degree surface to work with. A planer does not.

[@SteifWood]

Your the wizz of "how to turn smthg into smthg -- else" ,,, love ur alternative tool brain

[@elbenaso]

great vid indeed!

[@ojtrumpet]

Great Susan! I have the same Triton. WIll make this tomorrow.(The cut on the outer part, will I make before screwing it on)

[@tonywalker8519]

Impressive!

[@starcaster]

Fantastic!

[@titol34]

amazing , you're fantastic well done :-)

[@Kevinrichardsonministries]

Genius ... Subscribed...

[@mikesmith2102]

That's great for jointing smaller pieces before glue up.

[@a_hope_in_hell]

Brilliant! 😌

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

Hi Susan, I have a sip sander and I think it is the same as yours just re banded, Unfortunately the gears that make it go up and down have been replaced twice already and I don't use it that much. I hope yours is better built than mine.

[@larrypicard5969]

Overall, a great idea! However, with this particular block, I think it would have made sense to take a small sliver off the rough end with band saw, using the mitre guage or with either a mitre saw or table saw using a crosscut sled. The final finishing could have been done with your brillian jig. However, after removing a sliver of wood you would probably only need need a finishing pass on the edge. Given the aount of material removed with each pass vs. the amount that needed to be removed, you are looking at a slow process. Since there is no apparent offset between the planes of the infeed and out feed sections, (i.e.they are coplanar), the corners of the work piece will be slightly rounded off to an extent approaching that to which the drum lies proud of the surfaces.

[@gregmislick1117]

You can make a similar platon to mount on the top of your drum sander (in plain with the dust extraction hose) so that you can do the same for large things which need flattening but wont easily fit under the sander. Now I just need an oscillating spindle sander so I can make one of these !!

[@heelf5277]

Genius

[@designer-garb572]

Brilliant.

[@JohnColgan.]

Nice idea SuGar, you could mske a similar on a router tsble 2ith along straight or spiral cutter. Even more effective with a mitre track & carrier to guide material through

[@lush462]

Brilliant

[@lokigui]

thanx for a new tool...

[@BAHATI1943]

Excellent idea. Will be making mine soon. Where do you source your ply? Nice quality and white. Something I have trouble finding.

[@SusanGardener]

My local sawmill often has it, although I’ve only ever bought offcuts from them - I think it’s a special buy even for them. I’ve never seen Baltic birch at the big DIY stores

[@JohnClothier]

That is ingenious!

[@johne7100]

Sheer genius!

[@walterrider9600]

thank you

[@raytaylor4089]

If you wished to take more off each stroke you could use a smaller spindle that will stick out further taking more of each pass

[@braunisbastelhutte2577]

Was für eine super 👍 tolle Idee 💡👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 werde ich mir auf jeden Fall merken 😉 Allen Dank für das Video und die top Vorstellung 👋🏼👋🏼 wünsche dir noch eine gute Zeit in deiner Werkstatt und verbleibe mit den besten Grüßen aus Braunis Bastelhütte

[@mattomon1045]

i do miss your videos i do hope you are doing great!

[@BrianGuile]

Just saw this great work im off to make my spindel sander into a planer

[@DuncanEdwards.]

Hi, only just found this video while searching for something else, great idea, although I am thinking you missed a trick to make your idea, (I'm guessing), a great one. On the outfeed side you can add a plastic strip 0.5mm thick between the outfeed side and where you screwed it too. Maybe since you might have considered this, but a great job you have done.

[@nicholasfiorucci1162]

Thank you I always enjoy your videos only dream of making a guitar

[@Furtheronmusic]

Genius!

[@odzhak]

Looking at this jig as compared to a jointer, it would probably help to have the left side of the vertical be proud and even with the amount of protrusion of the particular drum used. That way you don't have to worry about accidentally pushing the sanded piece to rock over the drum, causing it to create a longitudal curve.

[@odzhak]

I just came to the part where you're addressing this, thanks. On a hand planer with a blade, the opening where the blade sticks out controls the depth of cut, if it were too big, the shavings would have hard time curling into ribbons and would be too hard to move along. In the process, a greater force is used to push the plane downwards which I suspect compresses the planed surface. On the sander that force is non existent so I think the pivoting ruining a finish is still a possibility.

[@gregvondare]

Very nice, Sue. I think you might call it a "finishing planer" since the result is so fine. Just a thought...

[@timothyreynolds890]

Brilliant!👏🎸