Review Requests

I’ve thought about writing a review on this, but haven’t had time. I love mine. It has plenty of power, the belt feature is great, and the dust collection system actually collects a good amount of dust. I’ve had mine for about eight months now. I use it a lot and it hasn’t missed a beat so far.

-- Coffee is best with a fine layer of sawdust on top. -- http://www.north40custom.com

Everything I have read on them so far has been positive. I’d like to see the review, too.

-- Maplewood, MN

Not a fan of Ridgid tools here.

I did a steel roof not too long ago and there were two kinds of battery drills. Ridgid and DeWalt. Same voltage of battery but the DeWalt out drilled the Ridgid 4 to 1.

Over time they seem to die faster then other brands.

Thats just my experience

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

I have the rigid combination oscillating sander. It has both a spindle and an edge sander. For the price it is a great deal, but it certainly is no industrial tool. If you have intensive spindle sander work to do, it is not the way to go.

I am not a big fan of Rigid either, but this is a unique tool.

-- making sawdust....

Peter & Mott: Thanks! Please consider posting an in depth review in the review section! I really like my 12” Ridgid CMS, and this one looks promising too. I’ve heard mixed reviews on some of their other products (namely the 14” bandsaw which I researched before choosing my Grizzly), but I think the sander is an exception.

-- JC - Central PA - www.affyx.com

JC, I don’t have time to do a review of the Ridgid OSS, but for the money, you can’t go wrong. Simple to operate, the dust collection works fairly well and I’ve used it on just about every project since I’ve acquired it.

As for those naysayers of Ridgid tools, here’s my $0.02. I’ve got the Ridgid table saw (ts3650), the aforementioned OSS, planer, 12” compound sliding mitre saw, 14” bandsaw and the hammer drill, circular saw, flashlight and recip saw combo pack and last but not least the Ridgid router. And I agree, this stuff probably isn’t quite up to DeWalt standards, but the price isn’t either. I agree the bandsaw isn’t the greatest, but for 349 bucks, unless you take the wimpy 3/4 hp motor and try to resaw, well…..it’s worth 349 bucks. The 24v handtool combo has worked very well. Granted I don’t do this for a living, but for my use, they have been great. If it wasn’t for the spindle lock, I’d love the router. It’s got some great features, lighted collet area, dust collection etc. The planer is probably my favorite. It works great for a 2 blade design, almost no snipe as long as you remember to lock the cutter head. The tablesaw has been really good too. I do believe it beat out most of the other saws in a magazine comparison of contractor’s saws. (Wood Magazine maybe?) Don’t get me wrong, I’m going to upgrade to some better equipment in the future, but for now, that orange looks good to me.

I guess if DeWalt is on the high end of things, I’d rate Ridgid at the upper middle range. I don’t think you can beat Ridgid on a dollar for dollar basis, especially for a weekend flunkie like me. There, I feel better now…...lol.

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

Brad Nailor got one for Christmas, which engender discussion and positive reviews. Mot has one, and seems to like his, as does Bob#2, jcash3, Greg3G and I believe our own MsDebbieP has one as well. On their word alone I’m inclined to believe it is a solid machine. Maybe one of the folks listed will do a review.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Carl: Thanks for the mini review!

Douglas: Thanks for all that research!

I am probably going to make this my next tool purchase…

-- JC - Central PA - www.affyx.com