A multipurpose woodworking machine for processing wood strips such as flooring and molding is comprised of a router unit positioned upstream of a series of sanding units. The router and sanding units are equipped with oscillating heads which allow the heads to follow the contours of the wood strips, thereby preventing trimming and/or sanding errors which may be caused by uneven wood strip surfaces.

A supporter for supporting a sanding device includes a base for engaging with a work piece to be machined. A rod is rotatably secured on the base. A bracket is secured to the rod for supporting the sanding device and for allowing the sanding device to be rotated about the pivot shaft. The bracket is pivotally secured to the rod. One or more fasteners are engaged with the rod and the bracket for adjusting an angular position of the bracket relative to the rod. The rod is secured to the base by on...

A sanding appliance is described for supporting a sheet of sandpaper. The appliance includes a sanding pad with a flat lower sandpaper supporting surface of triangular outline. The pad is formed from sheet material which includes three edges defining the periphery of the sheet. The edges intersect at three points and a handle is connected to the pad for supporting and controlling the movement of the sander. The pad includes beveled surfaces at its edges which are inclined obliquely upward procee...

A conformable sanding assembly incorporating a flexible attachment for ready attachment to a hand or power sander. The sanding assembly is particularly useful for sanding contoured, and other non-planar surfaces and angles. The sanding assembly comprises a compressible sanding block said sanding block further comprising peripheral surfaces of an abrasive material and, said sanding block further comprising a flexible attachment. The flexible attachment is designed for ready attachment to, and rea...

An apparatus for sanding a work piece is provided which includes a mounting surface for abrasive strips and has an axis of rotation. Several of these strips are oriented radially with relation to the axis and laterally to themselves and at least a portion of the strips are surfaced with an abrasive material. These strips are optionally attached to mounting sleeves having a first elastic sleeve adapted to be fitted over the mounting surface. The apparatus preferably includes at least one telescop...

A sander (1) has a motor (3) with a motor shaft (4) mounted in a bearing box (11) via an eccentric ball bearing (10). Coupled to the bearing box (11) is a pad (12) having a bulged square shape in a horizontal cross section. The sander (1) further includes a skirt (6) with an opening (6a) on which a synthetic (polyurethane rubber) brake ring (17) is mounted. The brake ring (17) comprises an outer peripheral portion (18) and a plurality of contact portions (19) disposed at regular intervals around...

An apparatus to sand the outer surface of a cylindrical drum shell, the shell defining a first longitudinal axis, and comprising a frame; first structure on the frame to position and rotate the drum about the axis; first structure on the frame, including a belt, for engaging and treating the drum surface during drum rotation; and second structure on the frame to effect pressural engagement of the rotating drum surface with the belt.

A sanding disk for use with power tools. The disk has four arms that form a cross-shaped structure about a central disk. Alternatively, four arms can be attached to a set of braces to form a cross-shaped structure with no central hub. The device is designed to fit in a standard drill chuck, much like a standard disk sander. To make the device sufficiently light weight, the face of the sander has a number of holes drilled in the face of the device. In addition, the arms are made of relatively thi...

A pneumatic sanding machine includes a body, a pneumatic motor assembly mounted in the body and a control valve detachably mounted in the body to change the path of compressed air that actuates the sanding machine. The control valve includes a first portion selectively closing one of different air passages in the body at a time, a second portion and a neck portion interconnecting the first portion with the second portion. Thus, a dust bag or a vacuum cleaner can be connected to the sanding machi...

An extended sanding support tool, consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention has an elongated metal housing having first and second ends. A first bearing is coupled to the housing adjacent the first end and a second bearing is within the housing closer to the second end than the first end. A mandrel has a drill attachment end and a working end and passes through the first and possibly second bearings with the working end extending beyond the first end of the housing. In one emb...