I was curious to know if anyone on this group has had experience with = this system (or something similar). I have been turning enough (3 to 4 = hours per day) lately to burn up two cheap Makita drills while sanding = some (to many to count) bowls. Maybe bad drills, maybe too much = sanding....
The flex shaft in the Guinevere system looks real similar to the shaft I = bought through Garrett Wade. It's 54" and I've got it hooked up to a = Milwaukee close quarters drill. The shaft keeps the drill out of the = dust and at $27.40 plus shipping costs seems like a deal to me. Only = hang up I've found so far is you aren't supposed to run it = counter-clockwise. Messes it up somehow. Just figured I'd mention it = if you hadn't already seen it. =
I use a flex shaft similar to the one mentioned by the down-easter, but powered by an old Maytag motor of 1/3 hp. The induction motor is much quieter than a universal, and using the flex shaft supported on the toolrest with the 2" Power-Loc disks as primary, you can sand with almost no pressure, since you need not guide on the piece itself. Three/four good sized bowls on a 150, about half that on 240/320 is average disk life with the piece rotating. I also use 3" velcro-backed disks on the shaft, but you have to be careful with them, as there's more than enough torque to whip your wrist a bit if you press.
The inflatable bulbs with the sandpaper condoms are useful for the inside of boxes or other narrow work like goblets, though the flex disks will do almost as well, and are considerably cheaper. You want to pass on sleeve bearing types of shafts sold in hardware stores, as lubricating the sleeves collects gunk.
Since the spring is twisted, you can only rotate it in one direction, but by sanding in different clock positions on the disk you can use differential speed to sand in any direction you want. "Larry Day" wrote in message news:45f46a0e$0$5751$ snipped-for-privacy@roadrunner.com... I was curious to know if anyone on this group has had experience with this system (or something similar). I have been turning enough (3 to 4 hours per day) lately to burn up two cheap Makita drills while sanding some (to many to count) bowls. Maybe bad drills, maybe too much sanding....
system (or something similar). I have been turning enough (3 to 4 hours per day) lately to burn up two cheap Makita drills while sanding some (to many to count) bowls. Maybe bad drills, maybe too much sanding....
Hello Larry,
We recently purchased one of the Guinevere Sanding Systems when I found out that King Arthur was importing them. Woodcraft is also selling them, but I ordered from King Arthur since we had met him on the Norwegian Woodturning Cruise in 2004 and had seen the system that he calls Guinevere in operation by the owner of the company that makes them. It is a good system. Mildred, my wife, has used it several times since it arrived a couple of weeks ago. It did everything that she wanted it to do. It is especially good for sanding with the wood held stable rather than turning. For example, finishing a rough turned bowl that is too far out of round to final turn. For that application, it is hard to beat. The inflatable sanding drums are nice and conform to the shape being sanded quite well.
Fred Holder
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