Has anyone ever used a variable speed router control on a belt sander? I need to sand a butcher block down and am wanting to slow the sander down a little for better control. Will it work or will it fry the sander?
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TOOL GLOAT: I picked up a 16/32 Performax drum sander last month and it came with quite a few boxes of sand paper~! :icon_cheers
I'm going to helping a friend build a bunk bed and told him he's gotta buy the sand paper. I found some on Amazon, but just wanted to see where...
I was wondering if anybody here on the site owned a floor model spindle sander and if so ,what brand , model and there opinion of it.I bought a Jet bench top model at the Klingspor show and it's not cutting the mustard.I need more spindle length above the table at the bottom of the stroke and...
I burned out my belt sander and am in the market for a new one. Anyone have any suggestions on which is best/cheaoest or a combination of the two - I would appreciate any help
thanks
I recently got one of the Ridgid Oscillating belt/spindle sanders to try out.:tool: I had seen several posts here giving it good reviews. I had planned on using it mainly for edge sanding, but I think that this thing is going back to the store.
My first impressions of the sander when I turned it...
Anyone have experience with this product on its ability to remove stuff other than wood dust?
I was testing out my ROS on some grain sealer and despite having the sander hooked up to dust collection. It managed to clog the sand paper pretty quickly. Grain sealer is extremely fine, reminded me...
My Grizzly 1 x 30 is dead. I need to replace it and I would like to have a better one.
It looks like nearly all are made in the same factory but get a different paint job.
Does anybody have a better one or know of a better one?
I want to stay with the 1 x 30 because I have a big box of...
I have an older Porter Cable belt sander & shortly after starting to use it today (less than 2 minutes) noticed it was getting very hot, lost some power, and had an excessive amout of blue sparks coming from the motor housing. I haven't had any problems with it in the past. Any idea what's...
Need to use/rent a wide belt sander (time saver) or 30" planer in the Hickory or Charlotte area.
I have a ~30 in. wide desktop that I need to plane or rough sand.
Happy to pay someone for the use of the machine. I'm in Lincolnton, NC.
Thanks
Dan
Hey Everyone,
I had a fun time making it and think it looks and feels great sliding in the lathe bed. :banana:
The DC sucks way better than my Shopfox Disc sander I had to sell in NC. And I have to capability with the box being 16" wide to move up to a 16" sanding disc, if that is they...
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This is my new gloat. Home Depot gave me a 12-1/2% discount and I have the 20% Ridgid mail in rebate. This is off of $199.00. I will let Bas do the math.
My wife wanted a letter "R" to put on the new front door (pictures & explanation on doors to follow later). I asked...
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CPSC issues recall on spotlights and sanders
(Sep. 9) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Black & Decker, announced the voluntary recall of the Black & Decker Random Orbit Sanders.
The recall affects approximately 192,000 units.
According to the...
Not mine, wished it was.
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Sanding Table - $75 (CLT)
Date: 2010-08-27, 4:11PM EDT
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Rigid Sanding station belt sander and spindle sanding table. Runs great...
The sander in the back comes in packs of 4 - choice of two widths and 2 or 3 grits. The plastic ends are too thick for any of the clamps for the Hegner.