Disc sander purchase?

[Dick Latshaw]

I have a Grizzly G7297 12" disc sander. That sucker is really heavy - I just set it on top of a bench for use and it does not move. The tilt table seems to hold its setting. The miter guage is crap and the slot is non- standard, but there are work arounds for that. I had to re-tap the holes for the bolts that hold on the fan cover - the cover was twisted during shipping, the result of poor package design. All in all, it does what I want it to do for not a huge amount of money.

[JayStPeter]

I have the Jet. It is clearly the nicest of the common brands, but comes at a price. Large cast iron table with std 3/4" miter slot and a good DC port were the significant features that pushed me to the Jet.

[Paul Stroik]

I have looked at many edge sanders but none were bench top models and the cost was more than I wanted to pay. $200-400. Been reading very good reviews for Jet. Not so good reviews for Grizzley and Delta, which suprised me a little.