Thickness sander on the lathe

Here are 2 shots of a thickness/surface sander that I am making that fits on my small lathe. I have not yet made the post that adjusts the level of the lower board. Feed the wood from the low side, backwards of the normal way you use a lathe. As you can see, I jammed a board in the bottom to set the angle of the upper board, or the thickness. Take many passes, but it does work. I currently have 60 grit paper on it.

This does create a lot of dust and needs a hood to catch it all.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.