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Few more prints up for grabs to anyone in the US who responds first. Fret sander and two screw holders with the gridfinity lobbed off so they are just free-standing.

Santa heard I had a challenging year so he got me a 3d printer for Christmas. I’ve been printing like crazy, learning the machine. This has resulted in a bunch of tools that either don’t work for me, were attempts at mixing colors, or have very minor printing blemishes. Two lots up for grabs to anyone in the US who wants either. I’ll mail to you for free. First one to claim each gets it :) First lot has parametric nut and saddle sanders…

Here are some pictures that show the basic elements of a dome sander I made. Critical part is a lawn mower blade bearing/spindle. Cost $63. It is marked part # 607418 Blade spindle assembly. It has a tap for a .625-11 bolt on the side I put facing upward to bolt on the disk, and a shaft with a keyway on the bottom to attach to the big pulley. I used a 11” diameter and 2.5” diameter pulley combination. This gives just about the perf…

Like many of us, I work in a small space - a quarter basement with maybe 6 -1/2 feet of headroom. Sawdust is a problem. There’s no room for an extensive ductwork system or a blower setup. My shop tools (bandsaw, drill press, vertical belt sander, etc.) have a 1-1/2 inch connection for vacuum, but I have mostly been too lazy to use them. (note that I finally added a portable shop air cleaner with HEPA filters). When the most recent Wo…

I'm between shops right now and have a bunch of lutherie tools in a U-haul storage facility on 4th ave in Brooklyn. Here are a few of my local craigslist posts. I've also got a bunch of wood I'll be listing in some form or another. Let me know if anyone would like to come by and have a look. Use the "more ads from this user" link in CL posting to see updated and additional listings. thanks! https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/tls/d/brookly…

I have 2 of these and need only 1. It is a beast of a machine with 1-1/2 horse power. I am in Parma, Ohio, local pickup only. Here is the Craigslist link: https://cleveland.craigslist.org/tls/d/cleveland-jet-jsg-6dc-belt-disc-sander/7838835179.html