Drum Sanders?

[sileighty_guru]

Hey guys what brand do you recommend for a 10"? I use mostly JET equipment however I have gotten mixed reviews about their drum sanders.... Grizzly is what I'm leaning towards for a new model but was wondering if anyone else has input on one that they have had good luck with?

 

[cueman]

I have a Jet. It sands nice. The sanding drum is a few thousands per inch off to the table, but for most things that does not cause a problem, so I have not bothered to try and figure out how to adjust that perfectly.

 

[rhncue]

I have a Jet. It sands nice. The sanding drum is a few thousands per inch off to the table, but for most things that does not cause a problem, so I have not bothered to try and figure out how to adjust that perfectly.

I have a Performax 16-32 which I believe is made by Jet and have not had any trouble with at all.

Dick

 

[Dave38]

G0716

Here is the link to the review of the G0716 I have from Grizzly. http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=225034
I have been very happy with it, especially for the price of it. It's almost identical to a Shopfox model. I found it easy to adjust the thickness across the width of a board. I do recommend attaching a dust collector that does down to .3 or .5 micron.
Dave

 

[sileighty_guru]

Thanks guys! I am going to look further into this as they are both close to the same price grizzly is a few more dimes...but it seems I am on the right track according to the responses! Chris have you had any trouble with the overload safety being triggered under a light load with the jet? That and tracking issues are what people are griping about. But they could just be clueless and don't know how to properly adjust the table!

 

[BHQ]

Thanks guys! I am going to look further into this as they are both close to the same price grizzly is a few more dimes...but it seems I am on the right track according to the responses! Chris have you had any trouble with the overload safety being triggered under a light load with the jet? That and tracking issues are what people are griping about. But they could just be clueless and don't know how to properly adjust the table!

i have the performax 10 also
have had some tracking issues as well
not a big deal to adjust when needed
breaker has kicked when taking too big a cut
if you get this, i recommend buying the rolls of sandpaper from klingspor rather than the pre-cuts
you can get 11 out of a full roll for about $40
i think grizzly also sells 3" wide rolls

 

[scdiveteam]

He missed and 3 foot putt to lose the British Open to Jack Nicklaus in 1970 at St. Andrews, the home of golf.

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Oh I though you said Doug Sanders......................

 

[whammo57]

Here is the link to the review of the G0716 I have from Grizzly. http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=225034
I have been very happy with it, especially for the price of it. It's almost identical to a Shopfox model. I found it easy to adjust the thickness across the width of a board. I do recommend attaching a dust collector that does down to .3 or .5 micron.
Dave

I have the grizzly..... works great.... I think they all need a little TLC to adjust ....

You must use a dust collector or you will choke to death............

Kim

 

[cueman]

Thanks guys! I am going to look further into this as they are both close to the same price grizzly is a few more dimes...but it seems I am on the right track according to the responses! Chris have you had any trouble with the overload safety being triggered under a light load with the jet? That and tracking issues are what people are griping about. But they could just be clueless and don't know how to properly adjust the table!

No. Mine has never shut itself down even one time. But I use it for cue stuff like 1.5" turning squares and maybe 3 inch wide stone inlay slabs and not 12 inch wide boards. I have even sanded metal with it to remove rust.

I do not use a filter bag, but pipe the dust right out the wall.