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Grizzly
These sanders work great but sure could use one with about 1 3/4" diameter. Wondering if anyone would know of a source?
Thanks
Nelson

What parts of the guitar do you use this on mostly?

I use mine mostly for heel/neck shaping but also in the waist and cutaways. Use a variable speed driver though.

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I use mine for sides and necks.....definately want to use a variable speed though. It can make short work of shaping a neck unless one should get too aggressive and sand through to the truss rod BTDT!!

seems like they'd be clumsy with a standard VSAR drill-Seems like I saw a pneumatic supplied version, do they make those?

Except for all the dust they produce, what a perfectly cool tool!

the pneumatic inline drills are readily available at a range of prices. speed can be conveniently regulated with a small inline regulator available cheap from harbor freight or more dearly from others, or by using the line regulator on the compressor.

aha.

Got one but haven't tried it yet.....I do like the control that I get with a drill.

air powered inflateable drum sander
Looks like these guys have a selection of diameters.
(At a price)
Nelson

Thanks for the pointer to the Grizzly sander Nelson. I just order myself one, no more elbow grease on those cutaways!   :)Matt Mustapick38695.1482638889

You are welcome, Matt.
I've found that very little rpm is required to remove material and also eliminates burning and loading. A 3/8" VSR drill works great allowing reversing the rotation in the various areas of the cutaway.
I enjoy using them to shape the heel and neck transition areas. Barry Daniels taught me these "moves" if I remember correctly.
Nelson

and a remarkably higher price!!!!

The reverse switch on my cordless drill gets used a lot when sanding a neck's heel with my Grizzly sander. I like the direction of rotation to move the drum up the heel. That allows gravity to work for you and it keeps the sander off the shaft of the neck.

I also use the sander at the transition from the neck shaft to the peghead. But you have to be careful here because the area to be sanded is small and its real easy for the drum to get away from you and round over the back points of the peghead.

I've been shaping heels and peghead transitions by pulling a chair up to the end of my grizzly edge sander. It'll be interesting to try something new.Matt Mustapick38695.4835532407

those bench or stand mounted flap/inflatable drum combos have always looked like a neat thing to have too

One thing I've noticed with the spindle sanders is that it's easier to inflate them with an air blow nozzle rather than the little pump with it's fitting that screws onto the valve stem. Seems like the sander is deflated by the time you get it unscrewed.
Might have to temporarily wrap a piece of tape around the air nozzle if it's the type that has safety bleeder holes around the outside. Hold one hand around the sanding sleeve while inflating and it's easy to feel how much air you need.
Nelson