What's the best way to do a lot of sanding?

[jpgreen]

I think they mean PC = Porter Cable,  Olen, as far as I can guess.

With my left brain anyway..  ;D

[jpgreen]

I can carry more stuff driving, anyhow.   ;D

A millhead mounted planer does sound intriguing, doesn't it?

Yeah- I like those ideas (both)...  ;D 8)

Chris probably has a shotgun or 2 that needs a tuneup also..  ;D

[Left Coast Chris]

Yes, PC was meant to mean Porter Cable.... but I have had a couple of desktop PC's that I wanted to run through a planer....: :

and... Pat yea... I probably could supply some gun stalks for tune up... just let me know when tcsmpsi shows up 8) 8)      ........... there is one Marbles knife with Cherry Burl handle that won't need a tune up..

Also another possibility for the beams are scrapers.  Lee Valley has some .... I used an old draw knife also but the arm strong method would probably get old on the 3rd or 4th beam   :

[steverina]

hi i do alot of sanding and use a hitachi belt sander  nice finish

[SwampDonkey]

I have a table sander that is vertical or horizontal and a disc sander on the side. I also have a belt sander, orbital and a palm sander. I go courser to remove surface roughness and finer to get real smooth. Also, some woods I use water to lift the fibres between a couple or three sandings. Butternut is the worst for that. I'm not on a production basis. It's done when it's done.  ;D

[Don P]

The Hummel is the one I was thinking of for making tracks fast, its a vertical belt.
http://www.laegler.com/Html_e/Home3_e.htm

There was one on E-bay recently. They are a bear to scribe with though  ;D.

[solodan]

Pat, why don't you just plane the beams on a large one sided planer and some rollers? It is a pain, but goes quicker than sanding. Portable planers work real good, but will leave ridges if the material is wider than the planer. The large Makita one is 12", but not cheap at all.   I probably spend half of my time sanding, : especially on the wide slab and live edge stuff. I have alot of different sanders, and they all have their place, and they all have their faults. If you like the results of paste wax, definately give the Briwax a try. It is 3 times the price of the other waxes, but I think the results are at least 3 times better.