Festool Belt Sander
A personalized belt sander for assisting wood sanding in rounded corners and bars for the brand Festool in response to their shortage of versatile hand-held belt sanders.
Meet Thane lorbach
Thane Lorbach is the founder of Thane Lorbach Custom Woodworking. While interviewing him, he stated that he needed a sander that could smoothly maneuver around curved surfaces with ease. He brought up that he had a deep passion for Festool Tools but had not found a tool that could get this job done right for him.
Brand Research
Product/Market Research
Power tool reference: Vevor pipe/tube polisher sander attached to Warrior angle grinder
Sketch Ideation for a belt sander redesign incorporating an angle grinder and a sanding belt attachment
Moving into CAD modeling and rendering
Exploded view of internal mechanisms
Battery attachment location
Understanding the form of the reference tool
First set of foam models based on ideation sketches
On/Off switch
Sliding side panel
