This is kind of a rant, kind of an appeal for info.
I have a record BBS1 bench top bobbin sander.
Because of the way the sleeve spindles are made, 40 mm of the tube is always below the table top. so on a 140 mm long tube, the maximum depth of wood I can sand is only 100 mm (more like 90 mm with the end of the bobbin being rough).
Why would you make something that wastes about 35% of the product?
Because of this it is useless for my bandsaw boxes and the machine is very rarely used.
Does anyone know of a machine that has ALL of the bobbin available for use?
Or if the larger BBS2 bobbins will fit the BBS1. There would STILL be 35% wasted but as they are longer to start with they would be more useful to me.
The high cost of these bobbins stops me from buying any to see if I can make them fit. I no longer have access to metal turning lathes or equipment.
I have a record BBS1 bench top bobbin sander.
Because of the way the sleeve spindles are made, 40 mm of the tube is always below the table top. so on a 140 mm long tube, the maximum depth of wood I can sand is only 100 mm (more like 90 mm with the end of the bobbin being rough).
Why would you make something that wastes about 35% of the product?
Because of this it is useless for my bandsaw boxes and the machine is very rarely used.
Does anyone know of a machine that has ALL of the bobbin available for use?
Or if the larger BBS2 bobbins will fit the BBS1. There would STILL be 35% wasted but as they are longer to start with they would be more useful to me.
The high cost of these bobbins stops me from buying any to see if I can make them fit. I no longer have access to metal turning lathes or equipment.