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Drill Press Sanding Drum

In my garage shop, I’m often looking for ways to make tools multifunction. In some recent extended shop-time, I discovered a good way to upgrade my drill press sanding drum.

While drill press drum sanders aren’t new there are a few palces they fall short.The biggest is that they always seem to have some runout and flex a little. Plus, I always

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