Looking to buy my first wide belt sander.
Were a smaller shop, and don't plan to be running the machine non stop. Maybe doing 4 tabletops a day maximum, that are planed to thickness (1+1/16th) then put into a JLT panel clamp for glue up.
We have 3 phase 220; although it needs to wired into the shop by an electrician.
I was originally looking at timesavers speed sander, but after speaking to several distributors and the manufacturer themselves; think this may be a bit underpowered (10hp). After looking around it seems like timesavers are the name; but you pay a premium for it and id rather get a machine that works just as well and will have support for many years. I don't want to buy used since most used machines don't have a warranty and rather just have a new machine i know what condition it is and if it works, even if it costs a bit more. The machine i was looking at is made in taiwan anyways so i am now looking some grizzly WB's and can't find much information/reviews about them either
-Right now looking at a timesavers 1300 36" series single drum or grizzly 43" single drum or 37" dual drum.
Anyone have experience with the speed sander or 1300 series timesavers? or a the 37" or 43" grizzly wide belts? There are so many machines out there and forum posts about older AEM, Sandya machines but very little about these machines I'm interested in.
Any tips/recommendations are greatly appreciated!