I have read threads here on Sawmill Creek for years, when I was searching for opinions on secondhand machinery I was thinking of buying, and I've been grateful for all the help these forums have provided me. I should have joined a long time ago, but I am glad to be here now and hope to be able to be of some help at some point.
I build stringed instruments part-time and am thinking about buying a Supermax 19-38 drum sander. I think that a drum sander of that size will be a big help to me with preparing wood for fretboard blanks, guitar and fiddle bodies, overlays and binding strips, and with flattening glued-up rings to make banjo rims. I have a heated workshop about 16x24' where I do most of my work, and the planers, jointer, tablesaw and radial arm saw are in an unheated but enclosed building since there is not room for them in the heated shop. I am wondering if anyone has used a drum sander in an unheated building and if the temperature fluctuations are a problem. I don't run the planers below 20 degrees since they don't seem to like it, but I can plan my work so as not to need to and the saws and jointer don't seem to care how cold it gets. I could plan my work with the drum sander for relatively warmer days, or if it needs a more controlled environment I can put it in the heated shop, it'll just be a bit crowded. I will be very grateful for any advice about this. Thank you very much.
Zach