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Looked up plans in ShopNotes for a sanding disc stand for my new lathe. The author says that his lathe has a 12" swing, so he made the disc 11 7/8".
I'm looking at my lathe thinking "Gee, I've got a 25" swing, I could make a 24" disc".
Then I look up on Klingspore and the largest adhesive disc they have is 20", for ~$15 each.
Think I'll make it a 12" disc. (5pk =~$15). Probably a little safer plus the smaller size will be easier to store.
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I made one for my PM3520b that is 15" and Grizzly has lots of sizes. To me I like it the best because I can turn it fast or slow. I also made a 90* stand for it in my banjo which is 1".
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http://www.grizzly.com/products/15-Sandi...-pk-/D4183They come in a 2 pack and if you scroll down the page you will see other grits. Also they have an adhesive back. When I sanded down the wood I sealed it with 3 coats of shellac and used 0000 steel wool. Fits and works great.
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You can make PSA discs pretty much any size you want by cutting discs out of sheet material and using spray PSA adhesive.
I have no opinion how big you should make the discs tho.
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I buy 12" sanding discs from Lee Valley. I attach them to a 12" plywood disc and use a 3" face plate to mount it to my lathe. I bought the face plate for that purpose.
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You may want to consider these. I am in the process (sometime) of using two to the 12" (14") for sanding disc at my old tube lathe and one as the backing for a donut chuck (16") at my Nova.
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Seems to me the weight may be an issue for prolonged starts and stops. I just use plywood or mdf for all my compression chucks.
For my lathe which is old and worn out I would use mdf for the sanding disc. That way I could true it up as needed. I am glad this was posted, I'm planning on a new lathe this year and a large disc would be a perfect use for the old lathe.
