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Jig for installing sandpaper onto a sleeveless drum sander.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER Sep-Oct 1988 (v.4#4) pg. 11

Tip on getting more use out of sanding drums by cutting them in half.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #89 Oct 2001 pg. 24

How to make cushion-slotted sanding cylinders (tootsie rolls).
CHIP CHATS Sep-Oct 1993 (v.40#5) pg. 89

Tip: How to make your own sandpaper sleeves for sanding drums.
FINE WOODWORKING #11 Summer 1978 pg. 26

Tip: Use cloth-backed sanding belts on sanding drums to lengthen service life.
FINE WOODWORKING #64 May-Jun 1987 pg. 10

Tip on installing three different sanding grits on a drill-press drum sander (at the same time) and then raising and lowering the drum as needed.
SHOPNOTES #42 Nov 1998 (v.7) pg. 4

Tip: Use double-faced carpet tape to attach sandpaper to a sanding drum.
WOOD MAGAZINE #25 Oct 1988 (v.5#5) pg. 20

Tip recommends cornstarch as a lubricant on a rubber sanding drum before the sleeve is installed.
WOOD MAGAZINE #48 Dec 1991 (v.8#9) pg. 21

How to make a template for folding tabs on sandpaper to fit around a drum.
WOOD MAGAZINE #56 Nov 1992 (v.9#8) pg. 23

Tip on using old sanding belts on sleeveless sanding drums.
WOOD MAGAZINE #80 Aug 1995 (v.12#5) pg. 28

Tip on wrapping a long piece of adhesive-backed sandpaper around a sleeveless sanding drum.
WOOD MAGAZINE #86 Feb 1996 (v.13#2) pg. 24

Tip on using a dowel rod "key" to tighten sandpaper on a sleeveless sanding drum.
WOOD MAGAZINE #86 Feb 1996 (v.13#2) pg. 26

Tip suggests using talcum powder to prevent sanding sleeves from sticking to the rubber of a sanding drum.
WOOD MAGAZINE #107 Aug 1998 (v.15#5) pg. 24

Tip describes a way to make 1" diameter sanding sleeves for a contour sander. Est. cost for a dozen: 25 cents.
WOOD MAGAZINE #108 Oct 1998 (v.15#6) pg. 4

How to use a length of string to keep sheet sandpaper from slipping when loading it onto a sanding drum.
WOOD MAGAZINE #108 Oct 1998 (v.15#6) pg. 24

Stand for storing six different sizes of sanding sleeves in three different grits (a total of 18 sleeves) in just three stacks. Any one sleeve can be removed without disturbing the others.
WOOD MAGAZINE #134 Aug 2001 (v.18#5) pg. 26

Tip: Make temporary sleeves for a drum sander by gluing new sandpaper around an old worn out sanding sleeve.
WOODSMITH #32 Mar-Apr 1984 pg. 3

Tip on removing stuck sleeves from a sanding drum.
WOODSMITH #116 Apr 1998 (v.20) pg. 5

Joining sandpaper. Various methods to make abrasive belts, drums and cylinders.
WOODWORKER Feb 1990 (v.94#2) pg. 188

Tip on facilitating the replacement of a sanding sleeve on a tight-fitting rubber sanding drum.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1989 (v.13#4) pg. 58

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