Disc and Belt Combo Sander Suggestions

I think the big JET gets good reviews. The freestanding one. Can’t remember the model. Good luck!

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Yeah, that’s a nice model. I’d like to stay under $500, but I suppose you get what you pay for.

No doubt. I’d like one too but I’m not sure I’d use it enough to justify that model. I’ve been tempted by the little PC at Lowes just out of convenience alone. I haven’t looked at the reviews but I suspect they’re terrible. I’ve been getting by with a beltsander clamped into my vise. Not pretty, but cheap;)

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

No doubt. I’d like one too but I’m not sure I’d use it enough to justify that model.

One week after you got it you’d wonder how you managed before without it.

I did without for ages until I saw one for $40.00 in CL.

I picked it up. It was an olde beat to death Crapsman 46×6 model.
I wouldn’t track straight so I replaced the bearings on the idler roller
It had no power so I replaced the motor with a 5 HP Electric lawn mower motor.
It wouldn’t let me adjust the belt tracking so I replaced the stupid useless cam adjusters with screw thread adjusters and now I don’t know how I managed without it before.

I’d like to replace it with a Powermatic or General model, but I use it every single day.

-- When the moderator chooses sides, his site sucks.

I’m with you CR, I think I would use it all the time. Maybe I need to treat it as such and not be afraid to spend the money. I’m just about to pull the trigger on a new cabinet saw so not sure I could swing another big purchase, but I’m growing inpatient!

you can build these things too. Drums can be fabbed up on the lathe from wood
The shafts can be old school bar stock and pillow block bearings
Adjusters can be simple jack screws.

I’ve been diddling with one such idea for a combination Belt / Stroke sander for a few years now.
There’s really nothing to these gizmos

If you want the disk too then order Delta parts
4 416-02-339-0001 DISK ASSY,
6 911902 disk flange

-- When the moderator chooses sides, his site sucks.

I started a forum topic looking for good pillowblocks, if that’s the route you decide to go. I can’t remember what my favorite source ended up being; I just abandoned the project in favor of others, lol. It shouldn’t be hard to find.

Maybe you’re both right, that I’d find quick use for it. I tend to despise sanding, as a rule. If I did a lot of curved stuff or small stuff, I think I could better justify one. Who am I kidding, I’ve really never had a NEED to justify a new tool purchase;)

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Tyler;

Have you looked at the Ridgid EB4424 Oscillating Edge Belt/Spindle Sander? We use ours several times a week. I bought a 12” disc sander at Harbor Freight but, don’t use it nearly as much as the Rigid. There are several good reviews of this tool on the LJ site.

http://lumberjocks.com/reviews/1565

http://lumberjocks.com/reviews/85

Good Luck

-- Rick Gustafson - Lost Creek Ranch - Colorado County, Texas

Rick – I have looked at the Ridgid and would look at it seriously if I didn’t already have a stand alone OSS. I’d also like the belt sander to be able to rotate up and down.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Combination-Sander-with-Cabinet-Stand/G1014ZX

http://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-W1676-10-Inch-Combination/dp/B0000DD2RO/ref=sr_1_8?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1323716318&sr=1-8

-- shdesign3.com

Steve – do you have any experience with either of those machines? If so, which do you like better?

What are you going to be using it for?

-- shdesign3.com

I’d use the belt sander to sand boxes and doors flush, among other various projects The disc sander for shaping small pieces and such.

Not used for professional use I should just say.

TYLER….... The belt sander does oscillate up and down on the Rigid sander. It has a lot of plastic but it does an alright job.