I purchased an old lathe, missing a tailstock, tool rest, and enough of
the required accessories that repair was out of the question. However,
the motor was still good, so I turned it in to a sander. Initially, the
sander used adhesive sandpaper on a round wooden block, but that meant
changing grits was inconvienent. I replaced the wood block with a
replacement hook and loop pad from Lowes, and that's how it's been ever
since.

Recently, I added dust collection (a semi-circular piece with vacuum
connection) and two drawers to a much improved platform. The drawers are
made out of pieces of extra engineer hardwood flooring, while the top is
melamine.

The sanding dust on the body is before the dust collection addition.

I can post larger pictures if anyone would like them.

Puckdropper
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"The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the
reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
rec.woodworking

To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm