Swing arm radius sanding jig

[immortalx]

Hi guys.
I've build various radius sanding jigs in the past, but the one I made recently seems to be the most successful of all. I'm very pleased with how fast it goes putting a radius and how accurate it is.

It's just a welded square tubing box and an axis mounted on pillow bearings. The axis was drilled for 2 all-threads that hold a piece of kitchen top material. That's where the fretboard is attached with double sided tape. The whole thing slides up and down, so as to adjust for the desired radius.

[kbalch]

Thanks immortalx! I've added your Swing Arm Radius Sanding Jig to our Sanding category, as well as to your builder page: immortalx's Homemade Tools.

Swing Arm Radius Sanding Jig by immortalx

tags: jig, radius

[DIYer]

That's a clever sanding jig! Thanks for sharing.

[Christophe Mineau]

Yes, I like the principle, but what a big sander you have there ! Looks like a hometrainer for running !

[immortalx]

Thanks guys! Christophe, it looks like that because it's actually a tread mill

[Christophe Mineau]

Thanks guys! Christophe, it looks like that because it's actually a tread mill

Wao, what an idea ! And you managed to find a sandpaper belt for that, how did you do it ?

[Altair]

Great design and execution on the attachment. I like the way you kept control panel intact.

Al

[immortalx]

Thanks again guys! More details about the conversion can be found here: http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/y...l-sander-16628
Christophe, the sanding belt was specially ordered!There are companies that can do any size you want. I got this one from a local workshop for 30€ They will just ask you for the desired width, length, abrasive type and backing material and they glue them from large rolls of sandpaper!

[Christophe Mineau]

Great, I missed this build, I just left a comment there.
Thanks for the idea !

[kbalch]

Hi immortalx,

Very nice work! Your Swing Arm Radius Sanding Jig is the 'Tool of the Week'!

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