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I have the same Bosch sander. There are two threaded holes on the top (yours are clogged with sawdust so you may not have noticed them!) so you could have just bolted through the back of the jig and maybe not needed the clamps.

Great belt sander stand. I never look what brands of tools somebody is using. When I saw a dark green sander, I thought it was Parkside (the brand I have) Don't compare yourself to others. You are you and you are doing great. Just look back and compare yourself with your less experienced you .

Great idea - I have a seldom used belt sander which could be re-purposed in this way - thank you!

a number of years ago, on an older youtube account i no longer have access too i commented and recommended turning an old treadmill into a fantastic panel sander. i have yet too see that come t e be hahaha.

I have done exactly the same thing with the exact same clamps - you are not alone! The images made them look bigger than they actually are.

@kevincox5232

3 ай бұрын

Yep I've done it as well, I've still got them somewhere 😂😂

@geoffreycoan

3 ай бұрын

Ditto. I sent mine back as well as I couldn’t think what I would ever use mine for

@LukeNixsound

3 ай бұрын

Me too

@hermankopinga

3 ай бұрын

Did the same thing, mine became useful after “only” three years or so. I built a little sled to shorten a couple dozen small-ish parts on the table saw. There these tiny clamps worked great.

@TheLindsay720

3 ай бұрын

Aaand me too! Haha

You have to but tons of IEC connectors (the compute PSU ones) an shorten the cables of your tools. It changed my life. I saw Mr.Hornberger do it with fancy ones but is really expensive, IEC works beautifully and cheap. Even better is that some powertools have really good cables, those are the one you buchit to make your extenders.

@joehart3826

3 ай бұрын

Top shout Time for Keith to try his hand at basic electrics

@havenview

3 ай бұрын

"Even better is that some powertools have really good cables, those are the one you buchit to make your extenders." You have to be VERY careful about this as often power tools are double insulated so their cables do not have an earth. This means you end up with an extension that, if used in some circumstances, will mean the end device is not earthed

I've been wanting to do something like this for years with my belt sander.... the only thing I use it for nowadays is to sand the dinging room table once every 6-7 years, so I can't permanently build it into a jig, but it would get so much more use mounted with a table. Never thought to use toggle clamps. Will give this a go thanks!

@RagnBoneBrown have you considered making the disk sander as an add on to your lathe? You can buy prebuilt sanding plates to go onto some chuck jaws, or a piece of 18mm ply, with some velcro for a 305mm (or smaller) sanding disk, and a faceplate ring will do just the job. Great video as always

Nice to see the focus not on "more tools = better" I like projects like this - and have also gotten rid of lesser used tools, and finding ways of making the ones I do have work better for me. A lathe can make a good disc sander in a pinch!

What a sandtastic video !!!

Same belt sander, I bodged mine years ago, clamped to the desk. Your (design as you go) seems much more elegant - posh too with dust extraction! Thank you.

Brilliant stuff Keith. I have a similar sander made by Parkside and I wouldn't be without it. I have a disc and belt sander which I use a lot but your design looks like it'll work wonderfully mate

@rogerprice4504

3 ай бұрын

I've also got a Parkside, and wonder if you have found any plans for this, with dimensions?

@hansdegroot8549

2 ай бұрын

@@rogerprice4504 I also have a Parkside. But I'm going to download the plans and I'll adapt them for my sander. But probably only next winter. There are so many other things on my to-do list.

Nice solution there bud. I see now why you were following my sander exploits. 😂 For that bosch sander ( and the blue version) there is actually a bench mount and angle fence/table available for it - just so folk know like. Another good thing about these Bosch ones is there's also a sanding frame for it (keeps it flat on large surfaces). They're more than the sander costs mind. All adds up to making it a decent versatile bit of kit.👍

@EightBitTony

3 ай бұрын

Can you still buy them? Last time I checked it didn't look like it?

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, I can't find such a thing on Google, even though a few people have mentioned it... Can you link it? 👍

Good plan if you have a belt sander and want to use it freehand or stationery. Little tip for when you need the adjustment you showed using washers. Epoxy putty is great for this application, simply protect the toolside with cling film and the putty will happily mould itself around any irregular shape and bond to most materials.

Great little project with a great result. Thanks for the video.

Simple and effective. One man’s bodge is another man’s innovation 😀

Very ingenious.

Great idea.

Love this idea! I don’t have this belt sander but this video definitely makes me think of doing something for what I do have.. as I don’t have a disc sander and have currently been looking to purchase but am struggling to justify spending money..

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Go for it!

Great idea thanks for sharing

I think those clamps that you can maybe use longer bolts to get more travel? Love these little projects there awswome !

Excellent video as always. You can’t beat a bit of bodging to get the job done, it i good to see some mistakes/ struggles along the way. Keep up the great work.

@ThisOldManOfTheSea

3 ай бұрын

When I purchased my Elu belt sander (some 30 years ago) it came with a fairly substantial aluminium box which allows me to do what your box achieves. It even comes with an adjustable longitudinal bracket which provides the ability to sand at 90 or 45 degrees. It still works today.😀

The Bosch one is great, I don’t have a thicknesser so it’s essential for using pallets for me. Belt sander with a rubber stick is a killer combo. Got me out of so many difficult builds where a plane was overkill but an orbital was just not enough.

Good job !

Awesome project, Keith! Nicely done! 😃 I have a Makita belt sander... And I think I'm going to make something similar! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I was considering doing something like this, but I went the disc sander route using my lathe in the end - I mounted a circle of MDF onto a lathe backplate and stuck a 305mm sanding disc to it. Works great, although the angle's a bit awkward and I need to do a better job of the table.

Very neat set up. I'm just loking at getting the very same belt sander. 😃😃😎😎

Not bodge, adapted 😂 I have the same Hitachi sander it is a beast. Interesting solution 👍🏻

I loved this project and the struggles you say you have… you get there anyway, via botching, via undoing… you always end getting there or learning lots to get there next.

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much

Awesome project! I have the Ridgid belt and spindle sander but I'm not really willing to give it up just yet. Which belt sander do you like the most? I'm building planter boxes with fence pickets and my porter cable belt sander is about to bite the dust.

Hahahahaha I fell for the same miniature toggle clamps just the other day, sent them straight back and looked again paying better attention to what I was actually buying.

I have fallen to that of those exact toggle clamps pain in the***e. Looks great though a may have to do this i got the lumberjack 4 inch belt sander while back its great but its a real pain to try clamp to a bench. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

Thanks Keith, it's always interesting to see how your workshop evolves, regardless of fashion it's important to keep in mind just how you work and use equipment ! That looks a great solution and if it works for you then it's right, keeping it simple is a good strategy and we like your style, no need to compete with other makers even if we enjoy them for other reasons ! I remember when you only had the Bosch, it's served you well ! I have five belt sanders and none of them are cordless, I guess I need another ! 😉

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Haha. Thank you!

On the clamp that holds the table add a locknut to the threaded bolt so it stays in de same position and does not rotate and ajust length.

With toggle clamps, the hold down bolts can be swapped with longer ones.

Great project, I should do something more permanent with mine, I always bodge some crude set up when I need to use mine like this. Could you have swapped the toggle clamp bodies and hooks around? So you have just 2 clamp bodies on the sander part, then 4 hooks on the fence? If that makes sense? May just tidy it up a little not have 2 clamps swinging around. 👍

I used to have a benchtop disc and belt sander just like that until it broke down I really miss the belt sander as I used it loads. 👍🏻

thats excellent

Pretty cool!

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Your Bosch belt sander looks almost identical to my Lidl belt sander. Same green, looks like the same controls, so would probably fit your jig without much modification. Would you believe I bought the exact same miniature toggle clamps from Amazon as well as few weeks ago. The dimensions are on one of the photos and I saw there were some comments about the size of the clamps, but yes I was surprised with them as well, and yes, they went back for a refund as well !

😁 Another great video Keith 😁. If you need another two tiny clamps... i have some.. yes i got them the same way you did 🤣🤣. If you need a new home for your old monster bench sander... i know a little workshop that could use it 😂😂, im sure i could fit it in someware 🤣. Thanks for the video Keith. Keep up the great work 😁👍

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Haha! Glad it's not just me! The belt and disc sander has already gone to another good home, but I'd not you definitely could have had it! 👍

@frankslittleworkshop

3 ай бұрын

@@RagnBoneBrown 😁 Thanks Keith, glad you said that... I would have had to throw some stuff away to make room.... and I never throw anything away 🤣🤣. Thanks anyway mate 😁👍

Ah the famous Amazon toggle clamps faux pas - many of us have been there! When I ordered some, I HAD read the description and they looked fine, but I’d not read the technical blurb lower down the listing which contradicted it. Think I just binned them 😢

Hi Keith, I like the idea "bodge it" To be honest it's a brilliant idea if you have a spare belt sander it's making alternative uses for your tools and it works well. I've enjoyed this project gives me food for thought. As always a great video Take care

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Good project Keith. One question, if your providing plans why didn't you draw out some ideas out first for the horizontal table. Cheers Geoff

Genius 🙌

Excelente Project! no hot glue 5 minute craft deadly gadgets here! :D

Regarding giving up your disc sander: have you looked into the circular sanding plates you can install in place of the blade on your table saw?

haha! I did esactly the same hting with those toggle clamps :)

👍👍👍.Thank you

If you still want a disc sander then why not make one for your lathe? That what I did, just made a 8" circular bit of wood with a bit out of the back to go into a four jaw chuck. Bit of velco on the front to hold. I bought a support that replaces the tool rest but you could easily make something that sat on the lathe bed.

Are you able to replace the threaded bolt pieces in the toggle clamps with longer bolts? If so, that could be another option.

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Yep if you have the right size threaded rod

Love it 6:06 😂

You should modify to have a NVR switch saw if you have a power cut, it well shut off

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't know how 👍

I had the exact same clamper purchase . minature 😄

Clever!

Yep, Bodgie wins every time 🤪😂. You may of also thought of this idea... Using a face plate on your lathe with a disc the size of your swing with Velcro. I made a table that fits into the tool rest support and is quick and easy to change grits. I think it was a guy called Mike Peace I got this idea from many years ago.

If you needed a disc sanding solution they make discs to go in your table saw so it acts as a disc sander.

I fell for the Amazom "fairy toggle clamp" offer as well :-(

the Bosch PBS 75 AE Set has alrdy a Base, Clamps and a Table to screw on to convert it to Stationary, also the PBS 75A has 2 holes with threads on to, to screw the Base on, wich you could use .. just buy the OG accessorie Tilting Table to screw on the Sides .. Toolless btw .. i have the same Beltsander .. works great search for "Parallel and Angle Guide for GBS 75 AE Professional PBS 7A" PS: on the last Picture you even see the black Back-Base from the Set, to mount the Beltgrinder in different positions .. greatings from Germany PPS: KZread somehow deletes my direct Ansers, even without any Links .....

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Belting 👍

Funny that, I’ve also got two tiny toggle clamps I’ll never use!

Another great video. A quick thought: for the 45’ table, why not use the same toggle clamps as for 90’ and just turn it upside down?

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

That's what I did... If I'm understanding what you mean! 👍

Hi I am a long time subscriber to your KZread. I was just after looking at your Pedro. It says at the top €600 a month. I know it also says lower down €4 a month. Am I missing something

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Do you mean patreon? There are two tiers £3 and £5. There is no €600 tier!!

@thomasmcglynn5353

3 ай бұрын

@@RagnBoneBrown yes Patreon at the very top of the page there is some thing about €600

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

That is my total earnings from patrons

Haven't you just invented a sander pretty much identical to the bench sander you got rid of?

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

No because it fits under my workbench rather than taking up space on a workbench, and it's one less machine in the workshop

I think those toggle clamps belonged to the borrowers 🤷🏽‍♂️

achievement unlocked: matthias wandel

Der Motor hat Lüftungsschlitze, auch da wo Du den Hobel draufgestellt hast. Die sollten frei bleiben, sind nicht umsonst da

Was waiting for the moment you paint it green, disappointed 😂

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

It was already somewhat green 🤣👍

Who were the 3 other people you mentioned? I'm no ... ? You can't have too many KZread channels to subscribe to!

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Sorry, which other 3 people?

@StuartGrimshaw

3 ай бұрын

@@RagnBoneBrown I can't find it now, you said something like "I'm no x, y or z" I think referencing makers who build all their own tools maybe? It sounded like they build a lot of stuff similar to the sander holder in this video.

@StuartGrimshaw

3 ай бұрын

Found it! 7:49 into the video ... "I'm no John Heis, Jeremy Schmidt or Marius Hornburger" ...

Well, you got rid of one tool but now you have to store a huge contraption.

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

Huge? It's way smaller than the big machine I got rid of, it doesn't take up space on a workbench, and it's 3 belt sanders instead of 4

Ah, the old, make more work for yourself kind of project.

Sorry but it's totally over done, it's almost asbig as the dedicated machine A simple option would be a disc otherwise face plate of your lathe and a small adjustable bed to suit

@RagnBoneBrown

3 ай бұрын

No because it fits under my workbench rather than taking up space on a workbench, and it's one less machine in the workshop

@joehart3826

3 ай бұрын

​@@RagnBoneBrownhis solution means you don't use space on OR under a workbench...