Beer stein

[Nbmartin]

After glueing up the stein what are some ways to sand it nice and round without a lathe? I’ve used my oscillating sander, but it’s not tall enough. Need your professional help.

[spirithorse]

Pictures would have helped to know what pattern you are using but,
I surmise, it would have been much easier to sand it BEFORE the bottom
and BEFORE the handle were attached.
Steve Good has a pattern for a sanding mop that you could make with an
extra long shaft to get inside the stein but, I think a lot of hand sanding may
be necessary since you say it is already assembled.
God Bless! Spirithorse

[Nbmartin]

Thanks for the reply. Didn’t make myself clear, sorry. Have not put handle or bottom on, just the rings glued together. Can get a fair smooth surface but not good enough. I use my oscillating sander with the largest diameter I have (3in) but still can see high and low places. I’ll see if I can find Steve’s mop.
Thanks again.

[spirithorse]

Aha! That's a horse of a different color!
You can make a wood sanding drum similar to this any length you desire
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=5AA081A13E986CE81D100E3154084510958F0151&thid=OIP.unGFMNwcz__9Ck1TGHgPpgHaE7&mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thomasjacquin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F01%2Fsanding-drums.jpg&exph=853&expw=1280&q=sanding+drums&selectedindex=3&ajaxhist=0&vt=0&eim=0,1,2,6

and then glue a strip of sand paper from a sand paper roll onto your drum similar to this

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=5CFF1B0D099C7B0C28B727E538F2677ADE37B220&thid=OIP.7NZBHHWJSquDJ32I0RK1KwHaHa&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.rockler.com%2Fmedia%2Fcatalog%2Fproduct%2Fcache%2F1%2Fimage%2F720x720%2F9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95%2F5%2F8%2F58401-01-1000.jpg&exph=720&expw=720&q=sanding+drums&selectedindex=16&ajaxhist=0&vt=0&eim=0,1,2,6

and do the entire inside of the stein quite well.

To do the outside of the stein, rather than using any kind of sanding drum, I would prefer to put any kind of mandrel inside the stein that will act as
an axel, and then LIGHTLY touch the outside edge of the stein onto a belt sander. If you do this very lightly, you can get the cylinder of the stein
to begin to rotate against the sanding belt at a uniform speed which will avoid getting any flat spots that then have to be sanded out again.
You would not have to get it perfect but, close enough that it can now be hand sanded with-out so much hand sanding required.

Good luck and God Bless! Spirithorse