Creative Sanding

The preparation for final gluing of the body continues. I rigged up a table for my drill press and cut a hole for the sanding drum. Its long enough to be able to sand the entire depth. That sorted all the inside curves.

I also rigged up a table for my belt sander at 90 degrees to sand out the outside curves by clamping the sander itself to the bench. Inside the bat's head between the ears will be a manual job.

 

This square has been around the block a few times. Also, if anyone is in the market for a belt sander, this one by Ridged is great. It'll go all day long, doesn't get hot and is nice and light. It's also designed so that when you lock it turned on and flip it over it sits nice and flat so you can hold things against it. Turns out it sits perfectly square on its side too if you clamp it in place.