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Does an edge sander with the joiner fence option perform better than the typical edge sander? I would think that for fine-tuning a door, they would be perfect...less likelihood of taking off too much or skewing the sanding. I've never owned an edge sander, but it takes a certain amount of finesse for me to not sand one edge off more than the other just using my disk sander.
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I have an oscillating Oakley H6 that bought already beautifully-restored on eBay for about 1/6th of the price you mentioned for the new Kundig. It's one of my favorite tools in the wood shop -- so handy for so many things. Very smooth and well-built machine. My only complaint would be that I wish it did a better job at dust collection, but that's just the nature of the beast.
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There seems to be a disconnect in this thread. Veneer edging sanders are a different animal than standard edge sanders in that the veneer edging sander is more set up like a jointer set on the vertical with a small section of the paper exposed. So it can be used like a jointer, running the stock along the infeed fence, across the moving paper, then across the outfeed fence, so that sanding accurately is no harder than using a jointer. The opposite side of the veneer edge sander is usually set up like any other edge sander.
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The Kundig and the Langanzer give you both veneer sanding and traditional oscillating edge sander capabilities. I lust after one. With 400 grit paper you can use to sand between coats of finish too
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https://www.machines4u.com.au/view/a...ilev15/281053/
Have not seen this one for sale here yet, just the more expensive model.
This one looks a lot like it.
https://www.scosarg.com/itech-bs8-multi-edge-sander
Last edited by Larry Edgerton; 12-05-2017 at 6:51 AM.
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Larry, those are the one's similar in function to the Kundig Uniq. I'm not sure why, but they seem to be much more popular in Europe.Originally Posted by Larry Edgerton
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Probably because they are better?
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I have the Kundig Uniq. I like that the whole head oscilates and is variable. I also like that the head tilts rather than the table. And the tilt is motorised. The jointer side is nice for accurate (dummy proof) edge sanding. The different tables for drum sanding operations are very nice. In all modes of sanding, the dust collection is quite good.
Edge sanding is still mostly a “manual” operation and therefore it is pretty easy to mess up if youre not careful. Hence the jointer setup for veneering. This sander is my go to “fabricating” machine. I make a lot of boxes and nearly every part of a box touches this cadilac of machines.
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