Drums for old Porter Cable spindle sander?

[Unmarked Bill]

I picked up this old PC oscillating spindle sander on the cheap, super excited to finally have one. It runs pretty smoothly and I was glad to see it was single phase.

It’s got 7/16” threads and I had some allthread on a shelf, but I have to get a set of drums for it. Anyone got a line on some 9” rubber drums? It’d be great if they were 7/16” ID but it seems like most are 1/2” which I could just put a metal sleeve in, I’m figuring?

Hope someone knows something, TIA for any input.

 

[6PTsocket]

As nobody has come up with anything, Call Klingspore. They carry every kind of abrasive, including 9" sleeves. I don't see a 9" drum but maybe they can help. Can you stack up shorter drums on the screw to get 9"? Just because the screw hole is under 1/2" doesn't mean the original screw was not a shoulder bolt, with a larger diameter than the screw end. That would help with side load on the drum. Can you use a shorter drum? There is more out there in shorter lengths.

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[Unmarked Bill]

As nobody has come up with anything, Call Klingspore. They carry every kind of abrasive, including 9" sleeves. I don't see a 9" drum but maybe they can help. Can you stack up shorter drums on the screw to get 9"? Just because the screw hole is under 1/2" doesn't mean the original screw was not a shoulder bolt, with a larger diameter than the screw end. That would help with side load on the drum. Can you use a shorter drum? There is more out there in shorter lengths.

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Klingspor is a good idea, thanks. I think the Grizzly drums will work if I can find some.