Small workbench drum sanders ?

[Fivetide]

Has anyone come across a small workbench drum sander like this sold in UK ?

Drum Sander

[EddyCurrent]

This can be bench mounted but maybe bigger than you want.

http://www.axminster.co.uk/jet-10-20-plus-drum-sander

I once made a jig to use a small oscillating bobbin sander, the workpiece was fed in on it's side. It was basically a hinged piece of plywood with a threaded rod adjustment so the gap between the drum and the plywood could be adjusted. Obviously the workpiece was then fed into the gap.

Like this

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Sa...g_Station.html

I also remember seeing someone build a machine like you mentioned using a hand held belt sander in a jig.

[m_c]

What about a small planer thicknesser?
Clarke do a few - Planer Thicknessers

I think you'd probably need to build your own if you want a sanding equivalent without having to import.

[Fivetide]

This can be bench mounted but maybe bigger than you want.

Jet 10-20 Plus Drum Sander - Drum Sanders - Sanders - Wood Working | Axminster.co.uk

I once made a jig to use a small oscillating bobbin sander, the workpiece was fed in on it's side. It was basically a hinged piece of plywood with a threaded rod adjustment so the gap between the drum and the plywood could be adjusted. Obviously the workpiece was then fed into the gap.

Like this

STEWMAC.COM : Luthiers Friend Sanding Station

I also remember seeing someone build a machine like you mentioned using a hand held belt sander in a jig.

What about a small planer thicknesser?
Clarke do a few - Planer Thicknessers

I think you'd probably need to build your own if you want a sanding equivalent without having to import.

Yeah thanks for the link but it is a bit to big for waht I need :)

Yeas M_C i was thinking about maybe making one , they dont look to complicated tbh, I have a planer and thicknesser it works well, but I have an idea for something and I want to sand flat some small thin wood in an ali case. It was only an idea if someone had seen somthing like it on the UK for sale.

[EddyCurrent]

And I suppose hand sanding the item upside down on a flat surface is no good ?

[Fivetide]

And I suppose hand sanding the item upside down on a flat surface is no good ?

I'm not that good lol ! and its more to get some hard woods down to 1.5 mm thickness evenly as well, my thicknesser can do a good job to about 4 maybe 3 mm somthing like this but in woods that are hard to find in this thinkness cherry , ebony etc and yes I have done a fair bit of with veneers but on a larger scale , small stuff deserves sthe soild stuff :)

[EddyCurrent]

For thin veneers I use a bandsaw to resaw a thicker piece of timber then sand flat.

There's also these rather thicker veneers if any use

DavidDyke.co.uk

navigate to; catalogue - electric guitars - veneers - Sawn Veneers

Per 900mm x 100mm (1 sq foot)
WV1872 Indian Rosewood (1.5 - 2.0mm) £12.00
WV1873 Indian Rosewood (2.0 - 3.5mm) £13.00
WV1874 Ebony (1.5 - 2.0mm) £24.00
WV1874a Ebony sanded to 0.8mm) £22.00
WV1875 Ebony (2.0 - 3.5mm) £26.00
WV1876 Pear (1.5 - 2.0mm) £6.00
WV1877 Pear (2.0 - 3.5mm) £7.00
WV1878 Mahogany (1.5 - 2.0mm) £6.00
WV1879 Mahogany (2.0 - 3.5mm) £7.00
WV1880 Satinwood (1.5 - 2.0mm) £15.00
WV1881 Satinwood (2.0 - 3.5mm) £17.00
WV1882 Tulipwood (1.5 - 2.0mm) £15.00
WV1883 Tulipwood (2.0 - 3.5mm) £17.00
WV1884 Flamed maple (1.5mm) £15.00
WV1885 Flamed maple (2.5-3.5mm) £16.00

http://www.tonetechluthiersupplies.c...aceplates.html
Guitars & Fretted Instruments > Guitar, Mandolin & Lute Wood > Headstock Veneers :: Touchstone Tonewoods

[Fivetide]

For thin veneers I use a bandsaw to resaw a thicker piece of timber then sand flat.

There's also these rather thicker veneers if any use

DavidDyke.co.uk

navigate to; catalogue - electric guitars - veneers - Sawn Veneers

Per 900mm x 100mm (1 sq foot)
WV1872 Indian Rosewood (1.5 - 2.0mm) £12.00
WV1873 Indian Rosewood (2.0 - 3.5mm) £13.00
WV1874 Ebony (1.5 - 2.0mm) £24.00
WV1874a Ebony sanded to 0.8mm) £22.00
WV1875 Ebony (2.0 - 3.5mm) £26.00
WV1876 Pear (1.5 - 2.0mm) £6.00
WV1877 Pear (2.0 - 3.5mm) £7.00
WV1878 Mahogany (1.5 - 2.0mm) £6.00
WV1879 Mahogany (2.0 - 3.5mm) £7.00
WV1880 Satinwood (1.5 - 2.0mm) £15.00
WV1881 Satinwood (2.0 - 3.5mm) £17.00
WV1882 Tulipwood (1.5 - 2.0mm) £15.00
WV1883 Tulipwood (2.0 - 3.5mm) £17.00
WV1884 Flamed maple (1.5mm) £15.00
WV1885 Flamed maple (2.5-3.5mm) £16.00

Headstock Faceplates
Guitars & Fretted Instruments > Guitar, Mandolin & Lute Wood > Headstock Veneers :: Touchstone Tonewoods

Wow those are awesome links , just what i'm looking for , never thought of looking at sites like that thanks !! :) Sob the sander lol I'll get some of these. I dont have a band saw btw , did have one dont have room now :(