Do you have a dual drum sander?

Nov 12, 2005 2 Replies

My dual drum sander came with 5" wide sandpaper on its drums. The drums are



5" diameter. I couldnt find 5" paper in stock so I bought some (a lot?) of 3" paper. The problem is that when I wind the paper around the drum it doesnt line up to the slot on the right hand end the way the original 5" paper did. I can't get the end trimmed properly to get it into the catch. I think I must not be cutting the start side to the proper angle although the paper is winding on at about 45degrees which looks like a good angle. Is there a template for cutting different widths of paper or do I just have to experiment and waste a lot of expensive paper?

Tom in Victoria


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Experiment and waste cheap packing paper or old newspapers. Once you find the right cut move to expensive sandpaper...

Wind it on then run a pencil around the underside on the right, trim to pencil line.

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