New toy for my shop

bumber….....i just hat when you buy a tool like this and open it to have it unuseable…....and then a bad sales person…....the squeky wheel get the grease…you need to call this guy twice a day every day until you get what you need…hope it all works out..nice to have that new sander…better yet..will be when you can use it…

-- The Grizzone

Termite,
Sorry to hear of the problems with the new sander. Hope they work it out for you soon. I have the same sander and model. I purchased it about 9months ago and wonder how I ever got by without it. Mine has performed flawlessly so far.You’re right the motor, drum head and casting for same weighs a ton. I removed the conveyor table for it and had to assemble it myself. Mine did not come with extensions for the conveyor either. I found a price for them somewhere, but decided that I didn’t really need them anyway. I use roller stands that I already have in the shop if my lumber is so long that it needs any support on either the in-or-out feed side.I buy my cloth rolls 3”wide from www.supergrit.com in fact I get all my sanding supplies there. They have some great pricing and excellent service also. I get 15 strips from a 50yd roll which is a lot cheaper than anywhere else I’ve found. They also sell the conveyor belts for this machine as well. I’m sure you’ll love this machine once the minor problems are solved.

Sincerely,
Ken McGinnis
ps The little tool with the red handle, used to release the clamp for the paper on the right side of the drum is useless as far as I’m concerned. It’s easier to wiggle my big fat finger in there and release the spring loaded clamp.

-- woodbutcher north carolina

I could only afford the 16/32 a few months ago .,. wish I had bit the bullet and got the 22/44 with the oscillating head… Scott Porosky got one and loves it… he told his wife that I said it was a must have for him… worked lol
that said I just love the jet 16/32 and can only imagine how much better the larger one is..It is a h*ll of lot better than the generic machine I was using.. quieter and easier and faster and better finished.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

I’m little confused about the 4 1’2 stars have you used this sander yet? I had dealings with this cpo company there service sucks and the saw zaw I bought from them had no box parts missing and the saw looked like it was laying in the back of someones truck for six months. I fought them for 6 months and gave up. They said they would call back over and over saying the person who handled it was not in. I hope it turns out better for you.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I have the same thing except with the open base, and it was made by Performax before Jet bought them out.

Once you get to start using it you will wonder what you did without it.

Yea, there’s a LOT of cast iron in the top of that thing plus the motor! Heavy!

If you look at the last picture of my workshop you can see it sitting behind the workbench.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I’m glad to hear all the positive feedback about the Jet sander. Reinforces my choice!
Woodbutcher,
Thanks for the info about supergrit.com I looked at their website just a few minutes ago and like their prices. I just earlier found the extension tables for this machine on Amazon.com and bought them, also had free shipping, besides I didn’t want give any more business to CPOjet since they seem to offer poor customer service for my money.

a1Jim,
The high star rating comes not from my particular sander but from using the exact same model in a cabinet shop. That was when I was impressed with the Jet and decided to buy one. I am getting the impression that the customer service dept at CPO is best when you never call them. I could have bought the sander at a woodworking store about 30 miles away from my house but I would have to pay taxes and transport it myself. CPO had free shipping and it was placed right inside my shop. If I could do it over again…..

degoose,
I definitely bit the bullet when I bought this but it will be worth it. I looked at the same sander with the oscillating feature but it is $550 more than this one. Biting the bullet is one thing but buying the oscillating model would be like biting a cannonball

-- Each and Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. Greg Little

Thanks for the review. A sander is the next tool that I am going to buy (when my wife gives me an advance on my allowance) and have been debating between this one and the oscillating version so this review has been helpful to me.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I’ll post a review on the 22-44 oscillating Jet shortly.
Termite: I’ll be chewing on that cannon ball for six months (YUK!) intrest free (Yeah!). (I used Bill me Later at Woodcraft.)
I had a bad experience with a 18” Grizzly (burn lines) and I wanted to make sure that was not going to happen again so oscillating was the selling point for me.
Scott: I’ve been blaming everything on Larry when it comes to my wife and equipment! Now she wants to “vacation” down under, I think she has other plans however, I told Larry I’d give him a heads up if she was comin. Talk about dust storm!

-- There's many a slip betwixt a cup and a lip.--Scott

Would love to have one of these. Can’t justify the price of a new one in a hoby shop. Thanks for the info though, if I can find a good deal second hand I was planning on getting one.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!