Patent ID: 6645054
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B24B,B24D

Abstract:
A portable drum sander, comprising:(a) a base; (b) a drum mounted for rotation on the base and adapted for receiving and simultaneously carrying at least two different grades of sandpaper side-by-side on a peripheral surface thereof; (c) a feed table carried on the base and having a slot therein through which the drum is exposed for rotating contact with a workpiece to be sanded, said feed table including an infeed table segment upstream of the slot and an outfeed table segment downstream of the slot for supporting the workpiece during passage over the slot in contact with the drum; (d) a pivot mounting the feed table adjacent a downstream end of the outfeed table segment for pivotal movement of the feed table to a desired height with reference to the drum; and (e) a height adjustment lock cooperating with the infeed table segment for locking the feed table into a locked position at the desired height with reference to the drum.