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Rollie was unable to put pen to paper
this month because of his father’s recent
death. Loss of a parent is never easy,
but we were glad that you had a chance
to spend the last week with your father.
All of us in the club extend you, JoAnn
and your family our deepest sympathies
and best wishes.
A ga in st t h e Gr ai n
Vo lu m e 11 I ssue 8 A u gu st 2 01 1
President: Rollie Johnson
Vice President: John Wilson
Treasurer: Kurt Zniewski
Secretary: Bill Riner
Board of Directors: Tom Harlander
John Kenning
Albert Keppers
Denny Myers
Marketing Director: Cy Valerius
Newsletter Editor: Glenn Street
Website Manager: Darren McKeever
2011 CMWA Officers
Dues: $30
Mail to: CMWA
PO Box 1955
St. Cloud, MN 56302-1955
Benefits:
Informational monthly program in-
cluding seminars, guest speakers,
demonstrations and hands-on
sessions
Instructive monthly newsletters
Card entitling you to discounts at the
following suppliers: Acme Tools,
Youngblood Lumber, Renneberg
Lumber…
Current Membership: 59
Membership Information
Newsletter
The CMWA is a group of men and women from around the St. Cloud, Minnesota
area who share a common interest in the art and business of woodworking. We
meet monthly and share information, techniques and topics of interest in the area
of woodworking.
Visit us at: www.thecmwa.com
Email us at: [email protected]
Ju l y Pic n i c — gs
While I was unable to attend the Picnic, I was told it was an enjoyable gath-
ering. Many thanks to Roxanne Wyatt and Denny Myers for hosting the
picnic at their place.
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Lear ni ng f rom y ou r M ist akes — gs
One of the things I enjoy about woodworking, as with most things in life, is problem solving. I thrive on making mis-
takes. Each one is a golden opportunity to see if I can figure out what I did wrong and how to avoid it the next time.
One such opportunity arose a few weeks back. I was running a few dozen rails and stiles through an oscillating
(disabled) drum sander to remove jointer and table saw blade marks from their edges and get them all down to the
same finished width of 2 1/2”, as shown below. After about the 20th board, one came out burnt. I instinctively knew
that I shouldn’t have been running the boards through, one right after the other, in the same location on the drum.
Upon opening the sander’s cover, it was clear I had overheated the paper and drum at this location which left burnt
wood residue on the sandpaper. See the top photograph on the next page.
When running another board through, some of this burnt residue reheated and transferred to whatever I was sand-
ing. To illustrate I ran a piece of 3/4” maple plywood through the sander (middle photo on next page). It left a sine
wave pattern because the sander was in its oscillation mode. Not wanting to replace the relatively new sandpaper, I
used a razor blade to flake off the residue, as shown. Once removed, and cleaned with a rubber stick, it has yet to
overheat and build up residue again. I’m more careful now to keep the sander in its oscillation mode when possible
and avoid sanding pieces, especially narrow pieces, through the same location on the drum to avoid overheating.
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Cal e n dar
August
17th— John Wilson will present a
device he has developed that allows
you to carve using a Dremel tool.
We will meet at Wednesday, August
17, at 7 pm in the Paramount
(Basement).
DECEMBER
2-4th— The Wood Working Shows,
Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury
Road South, Shakopee, MN.
Please support our sponsors by
patronizing their businesses.
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