You may have used an abrasive cleaning stick to clean the gunk out of the abrasive belt on your belt sander, but what do you use to clean the abrasive drum on your drum sander? A giant sheet of abrasive cleaner, of course.
As far I as I can find, there are two options: a 15″ x 20″ sheet of 3/4″ crepe rubber backed with piece of 1/4″ plywood from Highland Woodworking, or a 13″ x 20″ x 1-1/8″ thick cleaning pad from Busy Bee Tools. Run either pad through your drum sander just like you’re sanding a piece of wood. The pad will unclog the abrasive, making it cut better, and prolong its life.
Highland Tool’s abrasive cleaning pad will run you $99 while Busy Bee Tool’s pad will only set you back $38. I’m not sure why one is more than twice as expensive as the other.
Abrasive Drum Cleaner [Highland Woodworking]
Abrasive Cleaner for Drum Sanders [Busy Bee Tools]
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Busy Bee Tools is a Canadian retailer, and the abrasive cleaner is in the “Outlet Store” at the moment. Free shipping in Canada, but I am actually awaiting being contacted by BBT about how much they want to charge me to ship to the US (While the “now” ship to the US, waiting for them to contact you is your only option on checkout)