In this video I make a drum/ thickness sander.

It turned out fairly well and so far i've had no (big) problems with it.

Specs are:
Max Stock Width - 392mm
Max Stock Height - 45mm (limited by the motor getting in the way)
Drum Diameter - 125mm
Drum RPM - 1400
Table Length (between rollers) - 550mm

Those are about all the bogus stats I can think of to make this description sound professional.

If you were to build one yourself there's really nothing stopping you from making it bigger (or smaller) if needed. The limiting factor would probably be the sanding belts (for the conveyor) that you can get ahold of.

There's a Sketchup model available for download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1DQ...

There's also a goofy circuit diagram included for the PWM speed controller.

Also I got alot of questions about where I got the sanding belts for the conveyor, so here's a link.

http://www.axminster.co.uk/sanding-be...


Also, a special thanks for the folk on Madmodder (it's a forum). Especially Bluechip/ Dave for helping with the electronics. And Rob Wilson for giving me the V belts.