If you do all sorts of woodworking then a disc is very useful, I'd consider 12" to be too small. Look for used and you'll find your edge sander!
If you do all sorts of woodworking then a disc is very useful, I'd consider 12" to be too small. Look for used and you'll find your edge sander!
Edge Sander is the go to machine in my shop. Handiest sander you can buy. Sanding area (6x30) is large enough for most projects. Oscillation is not that necessary.
I don't really find my edge sander to be used that much these days but that may have more to do with my work than anything else. It certainly has some uses but a bigger disc is my preference these days. This being said, I added a guide bearing/disc to the top of the small idler roller on my edge sander and re-machined the idler roller to take some of the camber off. It makes for a pretty sweet pattern sanding set up. So I do use my edge sander but not really for edges I guess.
Looked at it online think the sale price was about 860. The Grizzly G0563 is 1695, the Jet sale must have been for Christmas.
These are the two edge Sanders and the combo I'd be looking at:
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"I've cut the dang thing three times and it's STILL too darn short"
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Stew Hagerty
You can see the table adjustments on the bottom sander, you can set it on an angle so the board touches a wider area of the belt than if it is level, helps your belt, and keeps your board from getting quite so hot. That is the good thing about the oscillating sander.
To compare prices to the Jet you have to add shipping and lift gate (assuming you need it), the G0512 will be $970 shipped and the G1140 will be $940 shipped. Neither of them oscillate and do not tilt unless you want to modify them. The Jet can be had currently for $995 shipped/lift gate. At this price point I think the Jet is a much better buy especially when you add in the 5 year vs 1 year warranty.
Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.
Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.
I had a great (heavy) Rockwell Combo (this picture) but rarely used it. Sold it.
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Have an edge sander now (progress) and it's a totally different machine. Love it.
Check out the Home Depot belt/spindle sander. Around $200. I don't use either one very often so it works for me.
There's a belt sander on vintage machinery for $450. Road trip to Kentucky. Put on some Blue Grass music for the ride!