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How to access this tool

Drop-in use

Drop into the workshop during our opening hours to use this tool, but ask a technician if you need any training first.

Key information

Green tools are our general-use tools. These have either been demonstrated or explained in your New Member Induction, or are safe for use after a demonstration by a technician. Always ask a member of staff before using any green tools for the first time, or if you are not sure how to use these safely.

This tool uses a rotat­ing cyl­in­der of sand­pa­per to sand round edges and interi­or curves. The cyl­in­der rotates and oscil­lates up and down along the axis of the spindle, and has inter­change­able cyl­in­ders to suit dif­fer­ent work­piece sizes.

Please note

This machine should not be used to remove large sec­tions of material.

This machine can only be used with woods (no green wood).

What can I use this tool for?

A bob­bin sander is per­fect for sand­ing smooth edges on curved forms and inside holes. It can be used for applic­a­tions that are not pos­sible with the belt sander because of its more tar­geted size.

Materials used with this tool

  • Woods only - No green wood

Technical specifications

Specification Details
Spindle Speed 1725 rpm
Oscillations Per Minute 30
Table Size 368 x 368 mm