Good enough for all of us! That's one of the best tips I've seen on here. Thank you. I can see a day of sanding mandrel making soon. Best Wishes, Brendan.
WOW!! Finally someone was smart enough and good enough of a craftsman to give us this great idea!!! Thank you sir!!! I’m gonna subscribe to your channel
This was a great video, thanks for taking the time to show us how to save a few dollars. I'd like to add that the thin Dremel cutting wheel can be used to cut a slot into the shank portion of the screw so that a small screwdriver can be used to install or remove the dowel portion.
+William Charles Agree 100%. There are far too many convenient, quicker, & functional changes dremel could make but nothing much helpful & cheap has changed been made since they turned the sun on. I always check out those cheapy dremel knock-offs cause some neat items can be found in the kits.
dunlaoghaire Amen, to that. Those Harbor Freight knock offs when on sale can be had with all kinds of attachments for the price of just a couple of the Dremel attachments. The motor portion of those kits are really cheaply made, but who cares? It's the attachments that make for the value.
you make it look so easy, there have been so many times in the middle of the night when i needing a sanding drum and didn't have any. Every time i ended up wasting way more time trying to make a usable drum then it would be to go get some. Evidently the ability to make a perfect center hole is a gift from god only for the chosen and I ain't one of them!!!
Even if the hole is not perfectly centered they still work fine, they just wear faster on one side. Unless the hole is really off, then they vibrate too much. But the jig I used made holes close enough.
This is brilliant. Ive been holding on to these things well beyond their useful range, because I didnt want to buy more. Thanks to this idea, I can actually use them productively.
OK, I don't want to take your time, so I will be short: with this video you answered several questions, that are very important to me! Excellent method. Thank You! Greetings from Hungary!
This Idea is Great! and it should be pointed out that your Idea could applied on Drum sander of a much larger scale such as useing a 2 inch dowel and mounting it to your Drill Press a sacrificial board to the adjustable work table and the rest writes itself now if you were to buy a drum sander like that it would set you back a small fortune but a few hours in the shop and you have a decent work around assuming you turn the dowel yourself on you drill press if you don't have a lathe I have both so i'm very lucky
Thanks for the great video!! You just showed me how to save a bunch of money, plus I can make them different diameters, lengths, and grit. Thanks again.
I live in S. E. Asia and buying such items is difficult. Your video is so clear and logical I felt like cheering Hooray! Thank you for thinking about us DIY-ers who don't have Big Box Stores next door. Subscribed immediately.
Subbed for the amount of precise detail in such a small, easily replaceable tool. Very well done. Thanks for sharing :) Will definitely be using some of your techniques to make my own.
+The Small Workshop Got a secret for making the cut off wheels? I get very little use out of them before busting them up :/ Some literally fly apart as they touch whatever I am cutting
Buy 4-1/2 angle grinder blades in bulk, or even the larger 14" chop saw blades and use a hole saw to cut smaller pieces out of them. Just go very slowly so it cuts cleanly instead of tearing and breaking.
I love using dowels - any size or material, made, bought or picked from a bush. Love your example & looking forward to more - thanks!. Regards from the Kalahari
Very nice and practical. Certainly look superior in use to those flimsy pre-fab drums. I'll be sure to make some for my own use, in various sizes and grit.
This is brilliant. Those damn things are super expensive where I live and as for a variety of grits, no chance of that. With your method I can make as many as I need quite cheaply and also make them in any grade I need. Subbed. :)
You didn't indicate you've won a Nobel Prize for this trick! Oh, you didn't win? Well you should have. You have one from me. In my area there are no small Dremel drum sanders available anymore, except for those I will be making tomorrow. Much thanks & appreciation.
super faina ideea... intodeauna romanul e inventiv :) chiar mai buna decat inelele originale proxxon sau dremel care au acel cauciuc care tinde sa se umfle la mijloc la strangere. Felicitari :)
What grit paper was that? I have cut a slit in the shaft "nail or screw" donor and made a flapper type wheel... You can adjust the sanding pressure by controlling the distance with that little setup... Quite good for removing the aluminum transfer from the piston onto the cylinder in rebuilding small engines. I love this idea ... And I'll bet five bucks they last longer because the quality of the paper is actually better in your homemade ones!!! A++
Good enough for all of us! That's one of the best tips I've seen on here. Thank you. I can see a day of sanding mandrel making soon.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Thank you Brendan!
+The Small Workshop Brilliant video. Save f#ck loads of cash ---- thank you
Brilliant...
A GREAT idea, people seem to forget the things they buy (at high prices), are man-made, hopefully this will remind them, thanks for sharing brother.
WOW!! Finally someone was smart enough and good enough of a craftsman to give us this great idea!!! Thank you sir!!! I’m gonna subscribe to your channel
Beautiful! I love the centering jig with the brackets. Pure genius! And the modified screw was a great idea, too. :)
This was a great video, thanks for taking the time to show us how to save a few dollars. I'd like to add that the thin Dremel cutting wheel can be used to cut a slot into the shank portion of the screw so that a small screwdriver can be used to install or remove the dowel portion.
+William Charles Agree 100%. There are far too many convenient, quicker, & functional changes dremel could make but nothing much helpful & cheap has changed been made since they turned the sun on. I always check out those cheapy dremel knock-offs cause some neat items can be found in the kits.
dunlaoghaire Amen, to that. Those Harbor Freight knock offs when on sale can be had with all kinds of attachments for the price of just a couple of the Dremel attachments. The motor portion of those kits are really cheaply made, but who cares? It's the attachments that make for the value.
So simple and yet... so awesome. Great video!
you make it look so easy, there have been so many times in the middle of the night when i needing a sanding drum and didn't have any. Every time i ended up wasting way more time trying to make a usable drum then it would be to go get some. Evidently the ability to make a perfect center hole is a gift from god only for the chosen and I ain't one of them!!!
Even if the hole is not perfectly centered they still work fine, they just wear faster on one side. Unless the hole is really off, then they vibrate too much. But the jig I used made holes close enough.
This is brilliant. Ive been holding on to these things well beyond their useful range, because I didnt want to buy more. Thanks to this idea, I can actually use them productively.
OK, I don't want to take your time, so I will be short: with this video you answered several questions, that are very important to me! Excellent method. Thank You! Greetings from Hungary!
Can't let a good idea and video go unmentioned. Awesome
Personally I'd have never thought of this. So simple and pure Genius!!
Thank you Terry!
This Idea is Great! and it should be pointed out that your Idea could applied on Drum sander of a much larger scale such as useing a 2 inch dowel and mounting it to your Drill Press a sacrificial board to the adjustable work table and the rest writes itself now if you were to buy a drum sander like that it would set you back a small fortune but a few hours in the shop and you have a decent work around assuming you turn the dowel yourself on you drill press if you don't have a lathe I have both so i'm very lucky
For larger drum sanders you can build a notch and tapered keyway so you can fold lengths of sandpaper and tuck it in and not waste wood.
Thanks for the great video!! You just showed me how to save a bunch of money, plus I can make them different diameters, lengths, and grit. Thanks again.
Thank you too!
what a great teacher you would make, who knows! maybe you are.
it defenetely is a great video and an awesome way to make a drum sander.
Děkuji . Dobrý nápad , hned jsem ho vyzkoušel . S úspěchem.
I live in S. E. Asia and buying such items is difficult. Your video is so clear and logical I felt like cheering Hooray! Thank you for thinking about us DIY-ers who don't have Big Box Stores next door. Subscribed immediately.
Thank you too! Happy you found something useful here!
Inexpensive, effective and DIY...What a brilliant concept. Thank you!
Definitely one of the best online tips I’ve seen!
Oh, I'm totally gonna have to do this! That jig is especially clever. Gotta love how you can use a rotary tool to build tools for itself!
Thanks, that was my purpose, not to use fancy tools so anyone can make them.
Great idea. And the cutest vise I've ever seen ;-)
And here we have a contender for the most awesome shop tip of 2015!!! Great, thank you so much for sharing!! :)
Not even close, but thanks a lot for your comment! :)
Very good idea, thank you for taking the time and effort to share with the world. You are the man!!!
Subbed for the amount of precise detail in such a small, easily replaceable tool. Very well done. Thanks for sharing :) Will definitely be using some of your techniques to make my own.
What a great idea. I will definitely have a go at that.
Holy crap. That's brilliant.
Excellent Video. Great idea and very nicely demonstrated.
seems much more stable and heavy duty than the usual dremel attachments. Good job!
Thank you!
This is GENIUS! I have a dremel (knockoff) and every time I use the drum sanders the confounded things unravel and fly off the mandrel!
this video will run two ideas ! Greetings from a Brazilian + a subscriber
I think you've got it, Meistro!! Good job.
Great Idea,and costs almost nothing!
Thanks!
+The Small Workshop
Got a secret for making the cut off wheels?
I get very little use out of them before busting them up :/
Some literally fly apart as they touch whatever I am cutting
+5th Columnist CUT CIRCULAR PIECES FROM A CHEAP ANGLE GRINDER BLADES , OR BROKEN ANGLE GRINDER BLADES
Buy 4-1/2 angle grinder blades in bulk, or even the larger 14" chop saw blades and use a hole saw to cut smaller pieces out of them. Just go very slowly so it cuts cleanly instead of tearing and breaking.
This is great. It looks way more efficient than a drum. No slippage and easier to change up if you are in tight spaces.
Oh gawd! Talk to me about slippage. The bloody things unravel, become loose and fly off the mandrel. This way ain't nothing flying nowhere!
What a great idea! I am so glad I watched this. Thank you for sharing.
Such a simple solution! Thanks for posting this up mate!
Superb! Quick, cheap, effective! Thanks for sharing.
you are very creative. i have watched a few of your videos. I just subscribed, thank you.
Love it! I was wondering what you were going to do for the arbor -- a cut off screw is way simpler than what I would have come up with. Nicely done!
Very good idea and very well done.
Thank you!
+The Small Workshop Liked & Subbed
+Verum Quaerere Seek Truth Same here, this is a brilliant tip, and will save a ton of money.
simple idea, but so great. I'll be making some of these.
Thanks for sharing.
I love using dowels - any size or material, made, bought or picked from a bush. Love your example & looking forward to more - thanks!. Regards from the Kalahari
WOW nice and cheap Tools , thx a lot 4 sharing ur Ideas here , hope u will show us more
greatings from Germany
Wow! Brilliant idea and a real money saver. Thank you.
I'm not a dentist but I love the sound of the dowel test ,also I liked the long screw/arbour for the dermal, D
They looked perfectly centered!
super great video...informative and you didn't waste my time with talking...just showing.
Very nice and practical. Certainly look superior in use to those flimsy pre-fab drums. I'll be sure to make some for my own use, in various sizes and grit.
My dad doesn't like it when I use his drum sander & he just washed the vehicle he drives, thanks for a mobile solution. +1 sub
This is brilliant. Those damn things are super expensive where I live and as for a variety of grits, no chance of that. With your method I can make as many as I need quite cheaply and also make them in any grade I need. Subbed. :)
If using the thin discs breakage?? I glued two together lot stronger jat
How simple, yet brilliant.
Muy buen invento.Felicitaciones !!!!.(buenos Aires Argentina)
Thank you!
Your use of string made all the difference in making this a viable idea.
Hi, thats a sweet tip indeed! Thanks for putting it out there! Its given me some interesting ideas ..
Great idea and pretty easy to do too! Nice work.
Excellent method for centering cylinders
You didn't indicate you've won a Nobel Prize for this trick! Oh, you didn't win? Well you should have. You have one from me. In my area there are no small Dremel drum sanders available anymore, except for those I will be making tomorrow. Much thanks & appreciation.
LOL, thanks, glad to be of help to fellow makers!
Wish I'd seen this a couple of weeks ago! Never mind, it'll come in handy in the future no doubt. Great vid. Thanks!
Thank you too!
Your techniques take the cake, thank you Sir! The jigging is excellent - am inspired to make mine too. I wish I could like your video 10k times.💯/💯
I would only ask about their durability, but seeing how easily they can be made I don't have the need to. Great idea.
Love the centre drilling jig. Thanks.
super faina ideea... intodeauna romanul e inventiv :) chiar mai buna decat inelele originale proxxon sau dremel care au acel cauciuc care tinde sa se umfle la mijloc la strangere. Felicitari :)
you, my friend, you deserve more subscribers
Thank you Lorenzo!
what a BRILLIANT idea!!
Thanks!
Wery cool my friend. Recently I need something like that. Next time I will be ready)
The small workshop
liked it alot
Very nice. I like working on a budget!
Спасибо!!! Всё простое так просто. И не надо ни каких заморочек.
What grit paper was that? I have cut a slit in the shaft "nail or screw" donor and made a flapper type wheel... You can adjust the sanding pressure by controlling the distance with that little setup... Quite good for removing the aluminum transfer from the piston onto the cylinder in rebuilding small engines. I love this idea ... And I'll bet five bucks they last longer because the quality of the paper is actually better in your homemade ones!!! A++
Short, clear video without any unnecassary talking. Thanks ever so much!
great video i like how you just show how to do it you didnt feel the need to explain what a hacksaw is or you can use any leanth ruler
to the point
Very clever, gonna have to try this.
Thanks!
holly cow, my dremel just got a whole lot of new possibilities!
Cool idea
The great idea that I can imagine!!! Well done! Thank you!
Thanks!
Thats better then most store bought products.
Cool beans! I will have to make some.
Great video thanks ! I'll be making them straight away tomorrow !
I agreeThat's one of the best tips I've seen on youtube
Nice one man. I hate paying for those things & the multitool just makes it so easy to make them with things we have around. Boss idea. ;)
Fantastic I bet the same thing can be done for spindles on a drill press....
Fantastic!! Will definately be doing that from now on. Thanks as always
That works great! I know buying pre made ones blow up in a matter of seconds. Going to make my own from now on.
Thanks! Glad you find it useful! If you want them really tough use sandpaper made for band sanders. It's virtually indestructible.
very cool!
Wow! Superclever. Thanks man.
Love how you test for orbital movement.
fantastic and you can make longer drums, I'm on it, Ta! and well done
Works suprisingly well! I think I'm going to try this soon :) Haven't used the dremel in a while
The "dremel" is my go to tool whenever possible, since it's small and quiet, two necessities in my shop.
Absolute genius! Thanks for sharing dude.
Damn!!! That's awesome! I can't believe i didn't think of that!
Thank you!
excelente idea, ya aprendi con tu video hacer mis repuestos.....
excellent! a man after my own heart ! keep skills real and spread the long lost word :-)
Thanks for a brilliant idea. I'll have a go at making some of these.
Thank You for yours vídeos...
Congratulations... Big hug from Brasil Said Choucair
Awesome sanding drums. Thank You for sharing.
Thank you too!
clapping hands here!genius!
Thank you!
That's very clever. Definitely going to try this one myself.
Thanks, they are very easy to make and quite useful!
This reminded me I need to make a spindle twice as long as the default ones...
Neetly rechargable. Nice design!
That's pretty slick! Sure beats the dremel jewelry department $$$
its just simple and brilliant. love it..i love it thsnks a lot
5 stars for ingenuity