Category Archives: Workshop

Disc sander for wood lathe – part 4

Posted on 18/03/2020 by AlanM52

Before continuing with the sliding sled box I noticed that the MDF sanding disc had wheel to much wheel wobble so corrected that while it’s in my mind. One side of the 30cm disc was not completely flush with the … Continue reading →

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Disc sander for wood lathe – part 4

Posted on 18/03/2020 by AlanM52

Making the sled clamp block. The block will mount from underneath and sit inside the lathe frame rails.            

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Wood lathe disc sander – part 3

Posted on 17/03/2020 by AlanM52

Making the sled box that will support the sanding table.

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Disc sander for wood lathe – part 3

Posted on 17/03/2020 by AlanM52

Disc sander for wood lathe – part 3 Making the sled box that will support the sanding table.

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Disc sander for wood lathe – part 2

Posted on 16/03/2020 by AlanM52

Disc sander for wood lathe – part 2 Kicking off this project with making the 30cm MDF sanding disc. I have ordered a 30cm Velcro pad and already have a pack of 30cm sanding discs.

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Disc sander for wood lathe – part 1

Posted on 16/03/2020 by AlanM52

Disc sander for wood lathe – part 1 This is a addon to convert the ALDI Workzone wood lathe to a disc sander.

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Wood lathe disc sander – part 2

Posted on 16/03/2020 by AlanM52

Kicking off this project with making the 30cm MDF sanding disc. I have ordered a 30cm Velcro pad and already have a pack of 30cm sanding discs. Bought two sheets of MDF this afternoon from Bunnings.         … Continue reading →

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Wood lathe disc sander – part 1

Posted on 16/03/2020 by AlanM52

This is a add-on to convert the ALDI WorkZone wood lathe into a disc sander.  Doing some planning with a mock-up.

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Workshop updates

Posted on 13/03/2020 by AlanM52

Some of todays activities Mounted the planer thicknesser with table onto a dolly so it’s easier to move around plus now at a more convenient work height.

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WorkZone planer thicknesser – planer fence (part 5)

Posted on 11/03/2020 by AlanM52

Now for the final part of this build, screw on the actual front timber piece for this sliding fence. To reiterate the whole purpose of this sliding fence is to even blade wear (when edge planning) across the full width … Continue reading →

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