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Use your drill press for precise sanding!

Luthier's Friend Sanding Station

The Luthier's Friend™ turns your drill press into a simple and precise thickness sander and pattern sander. It's the affordable way to thickness-sand wood up to 2-3/4" tall, and precisely create contoured shapes guided by your shop-made templates. Use it for freehand sanding and for precision work on veneers, bridge blanks, wood bindings, purflings, fingerboards, nuts and saddles.

Replacement abrasive sleeves sold separately.

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Item#	Description	In stock	Price	Quantity
5660	Sanding Station only	Yes	$159.00


5659	Sanding Station with sliding vise	Yes	$179.00


5661	Sliding vise only	Yes	$20.00

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The Sanding Station is solidly built and very stable. Clamp it to your drill press table, and connect your shop vacuum for dust-free operation. The included Robo-Sander turns on a bearing securely seated in the base of the unit, so it doesn't flex or wobble.

It's compact: simply hang it on the wall out of the way when you're not using it.

We highly recommend the optional Sliding Vise. It's just right for squaring-up small parts such as nuts and saddles. It's made to go with the Sanding Station - for easy indexing, one side of the jaws is 1/4" deep and the other is 1/2" deep. The long base permits a safe feed for thickness-sanding.

The Luthier's Friend Sanding Station includes:
Robo-Sander pattern-sanding drum (2" diameter x 3" tall) with 50-grit abrasive sleeve
Sturdy 10" x 12" x 3/4" table with micro-adjustable fence
Dust collector shroud (for your shop vacuum hose)
Extra 50, 80 and 120-grit abrasive sleeves
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Replacement abrasive sleeves sold separately.

	The moment I saw it at the Guild of American Luthiers convention, I bought one immediately!
	Dan Erlewine Athens, OH

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Luthier's Friend Sanding Station

4.5 out of 5 stars

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8-21-2010

Good concept, could use improvement

The Sanding Station is a for sure a Luthier's friend however not so friendly without a shop vac attached:)

I used it for squaring up a piece of mahogany. I kept a close eye on the sander itself and noticed that it warped shape after I made several passes, but then again I was sanding mahogany and not the recommended nut/saddle materials. I plan on making bridges, nuts, and saddles with this station and see real potential for it's uses.

***I only wish there was a way that the Sliding Vise would lock into the station on some kind of rail system to ensure consistent results.

!!! The Sliding Vise was not square with itself (the 2 pieces of wood that were supposed to be parallel were sanded slightly to different sizes), that was an unpleasant surprise. I plan on calling up Stew Mac w/ my complaint(isolated incident?)!!! --If the Vice locked into the station then this issue would go away.

Not Square Mountain View, CA

8-08-2010

Great tool!!!!

Don't know how I ever got along without it! Very accurate and easy to use. This has improved my work greatly.

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