If used correctly, these sanding drum sleeves work great. The sandpaper is not the best quality so you will have to clean it with a sanding disc eraser tool. I have heard you can use the sole of a tennis shoe also but have never tried that myself. The eraser tool is at Harbor Freight for 5-7 dollars last I checked. It is good to have on hand for your disc and drum sander also to extend the usable life of the sandpaper. I am not a big fan of using my drill press as a drum sander as I think it will eventually throw the quill/head out of true, but sometimes you just can't accomplish what you need any other way. I have built a jig to use with my drill press table that provides a flat surface to work on and also connects the bottom end to a bearing for support. This set is a different size and so I will have to modify my jig or most likely make a new one for this set of sleeves. The sandpaper did not last that long before being clogged up beyond the eraser's ability to clean it, but there are a few of each grit in this kit anyway.Make sure you tighten everything up with the appropriate size washers, adjust you speed on the drill press, and you should be fine with this kit. The price is not bad, and you can get better sanding sleeves when these are no longer useable. I can recommend this product....

A nice addition to the hobbyist wood/metal workers shop, even if you have other types of sanders. I grabbed this set to use on my variable speed drill press. While I have an oscillating spindle sander in the shop, it does not have the variable speed and there are some times I need a slower speed for what I am working on.This set comes with a 3/8" mandrel that fits your jacobs chuck, 3 rubber drums 3/4", 1" & 1.5" with each 4.5" long and 3 sanding drums for each with those being 60, 80 & 120 grit. You can purchase other grits for these sanding drums depending on your needs.Installation is simple, just follow the included directions and be sure to pay attention to your RPM's. While the instruction state you should not exceed 2000rpm's, I keep mine set to no higher than 1750. I accidently had it set well over 2000rpm's as I had failed to double check the speed after using the drill press for other things and the sanding tube came apart the second I put the piece of wood against it. That is certainly something you want to avoid and remember to wear your PPE when working with this stuff.I do quite a bit of wood turning and what I like about this set is in addition to using it on my drill press, I can chuck it with my 2MT Jacobs chuck and put on my lathe. Once again with the ability to change the RPM's I can set it to a lower speed and use this setup to sand inside my deeper pieces such as the vases I make. I can also use it on the lathe to sand other parts of my projects that might otherwise be difficult to do on a horizontal spindle sander. Having the ability to change the attitude of the mandrel truly makes this a versatile tool for the shop and for the price of a lunch or two instead of having to spend a few hundred on a table model spindle sander. It keeps you from having to take up more work bench space too.This is perhaps one of the best values for cost in terms of the things I have for my work shop. That you can mount it in several different ways depending on what you already have in the shop is a big plus but gives you functionality that exceeds a standard spindle sander.

I ordered this so that I could contour fit two 1" PVC pipes at 90 degrees to each other. One pipe end had to be sanded to take the outer contour of the other. I did a rough-out with the round end of a belt sander with 40 a 40 grit belt and finished the cut with the spindle sander on the lathe. Very nice result. After vacuuming the spindle it was like new again.

Full disclosure, I do not (presently) own a drill press and did not purchase this product to use with one. However, I have been using drum sanders for decades with my Dremel multitool and can say that they are without a doubt one of the most underappreciated items in the shop. Once you’ve used one for your woodworking projects you’ll see why. These can easily smooth out fine details that are difficult or impossible to reach with sanding pads. When I saw these on Amazon, I wanted to give them a try in my cordless electric drill.This kit comes with one steel shank that can be used interchangeably with three different sized rubber drums, sized at ¾, 1 and 1.5 inches in diameter. Each drum can be used with any of three different 4.5-inch tubes provided. You get three each of 60, 80 and 120 grits to get you started. There is also a bag containing washers and a bolt. Your room will smell like a fresh rubber factory when you open the box, so beware.Using these should be pretty straightforward. Take the shank, put a special provided washer on the end, insert one of the rubber spindles on the shank and put the sanding sleeve over it, then place another washer, locknut and finally the provided hex bolt. You tighten the bolt down with a wrench (don’t just hand-tighten it!) until the pressure expands the rubber enough to hold the sleeve snugly in place. And therein lies the catch — all the tightening in the world never seemed to hold these tight enough to prevent them from sliding around. I used a wrench and then, when that didn’t work, used two wrenches simultaneously. No luck. I considered that I am new to using these full-sized spindles and may not have been doing something correctly, so I sought out information. Line10Tools does have video on its website for similar spindle sanding products, but not this specific product. There was nothing in the printed instructions about the correct order to attach the washers or which sizes to use. So frustrating.Moving on, I decided to test these out in my cordless drill. The shank is round, not hexagonal, but that wasn’t a problem for me. Make certain whatever chuck you use is at least ⅜-inch thick. This fit fine in my half-inch drill. With the 60-grit ¾-inch tube I had no problem smoothing out a piece of scrap plywood, although I am certain my drill with its whopping 1,250 RPM was woefully inadequate to the task. For reference, my Dremel runs between 5,000-12,000 RPM and can rip through sanding projects with no effort. Using the 4.5-inch drum handheld felt clunky and tiresome. I would highly recommend using the drill press for any serious work with this kit. As feared, the sanding tube did slide around on the spindle, although it never fell off.I really wanted to like this kit more. The materials seem solid enough to do the job, and the 4.5-inch working length is enough to handle large pieces of wood. Being able to attach these to an existing drill press would be a significant savings over needing to purchase a dedicated oscillating spindle sander. But I can’t overlook the difficulty of getting the tubes to stay in place on the spindle. At higher speeds, this could become hazardous. More detailed instructions would be helpful. 3.5 stars.