How to use a table saw as a disc sander
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- If you don't have the space or money to buy more tools try this. Turn your table saw into a disc sander. It's easy to do and you can make one tool do more functions. It takes up less space. Two tool's, one foot print.
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Turning the sled into a quick little circle cutting jig was freaking brilliant. Lol. Hv seen all kinds of great ideas with folks making circular cuts with every tool imaginable, but this was one I have not seen yet. Nicely done!!
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Only because you didn't look very hard on TH-cam.😆😅🤣😂
I have been subscribed to your channel for a while and have enjoyed the tips. I have this one portable table saw, fence handle won't tighten anymore but the rest works great, for being an older table saw. I hung onto it, hoping I could do something useful with it, and after seeing this vid, now I know what. Thanks for the tip Sid! Now I have a new and better tool.
Thanks for the subscription. That's a great idea. I thought about doing that myself. I see a lot of saws on Craigslist and other sites for under 50 bucks.
Useful video. Clear and well presented. Thank you.
I've always thought of a jig for the fence that houses a thrust bearing or even multiple bearings to prevent the disc from being tilted and damaging the shaft of the table saw
Thank you! We have to make the best out of what we have to work with and any time you can make two tools out of one it's a Big Win! Well Done!
Excellent. Worked perfect. A low cost solution for right angle sanding.
Thanks. Glad it helped.
Great ideaQ just what I was looking for. Thank You
Thank you for sharing 👍
Nicely done!
great ideas! Thanks!
Sid: I found this video recently. I have an old table saw whose blade lift/tilt mechanism has a broken handle (Chinese plastic) but whose motor still runs strong. Thanks to you it's going to take on a new life. For those people that want a disc sander but don't want to spend a lot of money, I recommend looking for used table saws on Craigslist or at yard sales; nowadays they're practically giving them away.
Thank you. I'm glad you found a new use for it. I agree with you. I see them all the time for under 50.00.
thank you SID that was great.... keep them comin!!
+St Forgione thank you
Like how you cut a circle on a table saw. Very neat trick!!!!
Thanks.
Excellent idea. Thanks for the video.
Great video.
Thanks Sid! You and me both brother!
great idea! maybe even more versatile than a store-bought disc sander with 2 sides having different grits.
you could also make a simple zero-clearance plate by just cutting a notch in the middle of a board. the notch length would be about the same as the disc diameter. just lay it over and clamp it down and use it on both sides.
+Jason Blandford Good idea. That would be simple to do.
I would suggest making a near zero clearance insert for it just to be on the safe side. Otherwise, very nice video!
great vid thx man
So much easier than I was thinking.
Just replaced my old table saw with a new one and was wondering if I could turn the old one into a disc sander.
Space isn't an issue
My shop is two tables beneath a hackberry tree and a storage shed for the tools. LOL
Was gonna try this with the new one but I can hardly get the blade on, this would be impossible until I learn what I'm doing anyway. LOL
Thanks for the video!!!
New subscribe from me!!!!
All good 👍 nice to see your not too technical. Even I could follow along so you get a 👍Just from me to you. Something you all ready know. Put your ear and eye protection on 😉
Brilliant! I'm subscribing.
You just saved me a $100. I was ready to buy one of these.
+Tim Stauffer Glad I could help. Mine works pretty good. Good luck.
Great information and idea!
Thank you.
Great idea!
+William Kanoff thanks
Brilliant idea!
+Stephan Pöhnlein thanks, it's amazing what you can come up with when you can't just run out and buy it.
Also, didn't know how to make a circle with a table saw : two ideas in one video
You just blew my mind
I did this with my very first 100 dollar table saw, it's now my permanent sander. I put a different grade sand paper on the other side of sanding disk.
+Dave Van Meter when I get my new table saw I'm gonna do the same thing.
I like that well done.
+Dave Williams thank you
amazing
Only makes sense on table saws that use long shafts (the ones that can handle Dado's).
Very interesting. I don’t know if you or other viewers have seen Mike Farrington’s channel (which I highly recommend). He has developed an aluminium disc and it’s primary use is for the final sanding of boards that you have cut. So, he doesn’t use it as you do (as a conventional disc sander) but runs the boards through using the fence and his aluminium disc.
One interesting point is that Mike found through his development that a flat disc doesn’t work well for his application. So, his disc is tapered 2 degrees. By using the table saw tilt, you adjust the tapered disc to 90 degrees or whatever you want but the taper front and back stops any binding or burning. His system works very well. I would guess you could use his disc as a disc sander although I haven’t tried that.
It might be worth see whether, if you were able to turn a 2 degree taper on your wooden disc, whether you could achieve something near to what Mike aspires to ?
@ that was my first understanding. However, as the disc itself has a 2 degree taper (to prevent binding I believe) by setting the arbor 2 degrees from 90, the disc is now working at 90 degrees. I hope I’ve explained that clearly. I bought one of MF’s discs and, by following this 2 degree from 90 step, I get the disc at 90 degrees and sanding at 90 degrees. It works very well; it’s not a replacement for all sanding but it does take saw and burn marks from a cut edge. Saves me hand planing which my body does not like me doing. In other words, it does what it’s supposed to do very well.
@ thank heavens that my explanation was clear enough. It’s one thing to be clear in your mind and another to communicate those thoughts. Mike’s disc is not cheap but it is well made and should last forever. These are some tools which are a must-have (e.g. accurate ruler) and some that just make a job easier. Mike’s disc falls into the latter category. I bought some sanding discs at the same time from Mike as the carriage was effectively zero for them, but those discs are available here in the UK albeit without the 30mm arbor cut out. Not an issue as I can use a cutting compass to achieve that.
@@theofarmmanager267 Klingspors Woodworking Shop sells a Hook and Loop that sticks to their 10” calibration/sanding blade that I would bet you could use on Mike’s blade. The Hook and Loop sells for about $14 and the sandpaper discs for it for $4. Just thought you might be interested.
Actually the H&L costs around $10.
@@richardlug6139 thank you for that. I’m in the UK and that might be an issue. Anything except stick on attracts me. To put on a new glued disc is such a pain with clearing off the glue residue from the one before. I use vinegar which works well but I dropped some on my concrete workshop floor and it really ate into it.
I think I'll do this to my radial arm saw with the carriage locked fully extended. The motor even tilts and pivots. Just have to come up with a movable sanding base.
You could build a platform for the sanding base to put next to the blade. Drill a hole on each end in the base and put a dowel in each end of the platform to fit in the holes. That will hold it in place, then you can move it when not using it. Good luck.
Muito bem gostei 👍
While turning the board to get the final circle, getting your fingers within a few inches of the blade gave me the creeps, but the idea is still good.
Brilliant idea will make one tomorrow one question would it work with 1/2 ply as my table saw is a triton system
+TheDublin47 yes, half inch plywood should be fine.
Nice, I'll have to give it a spin!
+Bull City Woodworks Spin away.
A piece of half inch solid surface works good and will not have to spray glue disc on it , eventually the paper will give way therefore the solid surface can be cleaned real good and apply a new disc.
really simple thanx old man cheers 😎
Great video. I myself have been thinking about making my job site saw into a disc sander as well. Was wondering why I have not seen anyone else do this. Was also thinking about making a 9" band saw.
Thank you.
Let's not get too crazy LOL. Keep it simple. But would love to see how you come up with a band saw and keep all your fingers LOL
Probably the components are= to the cost of a inexpensive one that would fit under your work bench or a corner of the truck or can.
cool idea, but you also might want to make the sandpaper easily replacable. ie: strong velcro. i am far too familiar with trying to get blunt sand paper off of wood! spoiler: it takes forever and afterwards you will never have a flat wheel to mount more sandpaper to! unless you want to keep making new wood disks... seems pointless to me.....sandpaper wont last forever.
Great work sir,but how about when changing the sand paper?Glueing and taking off every time or how?thanks.
+Cabdi Xoosh I used spray glue which is easy to remove when you need to change it. Another option would be to get hook and loop material. Attach it to the plywood, then the sand paper would go on and off like Velcro.
thank u sir, understood.
Sid, along with all the help you have shown, I have a question as I saw your table saw. Mine is old, 1950's craftsman. I cant turn the tilt to 45 degrees. It looks like we have the same era saw. Do I need to take it off the stand and flip it upside down to clear it or is there another way? I hope you say yes lol Thank you Dave
I'm not sure. Mine has a handle on the side for the tilt. Make sure the threads on the shaft aren't rusted and froze up. Other than that I don't know what else it would be.
Interesting innovation and imagination
Thank you
I'm tempted to try this. I'd like a disc sander, but don't have money or room for one. My concern is whether the bearings on the table saw will hold up to the sideways pressure.
+Ted Haubrich I've been using mine for awhile. I have an older Craftsman tablesaw and have no issues. With the speed and using heavier grit sandpaper it doesn't take much pressure. Good luck.
*@Ted Haubrich* Use a Dollar Store plastic cutting-board as your disk its lighter and puts less strain on your machine
That's a good idea. Thanks for sharing.
Sid, how can a radius guide be made, to use with the table saw sander, in order to round off corners?
+Terry Brown I'm not sure what your trying to do. If you had a way to attach a piece of plywood to one of your miter slots you could attach the wood your sanding to it with a nail or screw. Adjust it where you want and then just turn it while sanding to get your radius. Hope that helps.
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Thanks for the kind thumbs up.
Is the high rpm an issue?
No, The RPM is about 3500. It seems to be a good speed for sanding.
Simple Idea till I build my real one.just thinking out loud,those cheap china beginner tablesaws you seen onCL and yard sales for 25 bucks,you could make a dedicated sander out of that using your Idea!
+James McGuire yes I plan on building one also.
Have you had to change paper yet? How easy/hard to do?
I haven't used it a whole lot. The paper just peels off to add a new one.
@@Sidswoodworkingprojects I was wondering since you used the quick stick on method which makes it a stronger bond. Thanks.
The paper I used is from a floor sander and has Velcro backing. The spray glue held it fine and it peels off easily to replace it.
There’s another way to do this take an old dull blade put it on your grinder and grind all the teeth off make it smooth that’s what I did and then I stuck the sandpaper to it
I had this idea about a year ago, but mine was just glueing some sand paper to an old blade with the teeth removed
Ryan Harrell that would also work. getting rid of the teeth might be a challenge.
+Sids woodworking lol I'm currently taking a welding class at a ktc. but a angle grinder and rock wheel would work
looks dangerous. DO you think that can break?
I used 1/2 inch plywood. Been using it for quite awhile with no issues. You could use 3/4 plywood.
Great idea but you may want to exercise more safety while doing how to videos. We dont need newcombers taking their fingers off. You came close to doing it at least twice.
just thinking the same thing man.
What specifically did you see as a potential for finger amputation?
You seent that!
Good video, you are very skilled, but please work safely - fingers don’t grow back.
because of high speed wood doesn't resist , if breaks or take apart its danger fatal.
Ply wood would reduce the chance of it splitting. Never try it with solid timber.
do not buy a plate from Rockler I bought one and it wobbles a lot and I through it in the corner uuder the table
What a joke.