Recommendation on floor mounted spindle sander.
All, I plan on purchasing a floor mounted spindle sander for a teaching woodshop. I have looked at both the Steel City and Jet sanders. both seem comparable in price and performance, however like have some input from both the hobbyist and trades before I make the purchase. I am open to suggestions on any other comparable spindle sanders.
Thanks In Advance
Mark
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Mark, I'm not hot on Riggid but their spindle sander is rated quite high, and at a reasonable price. I currently have a 15 year old Ryobi. It's "okay". But I see others that look better. I believe the Clayton is the Cadillac if you've got an institutional dollars budget.
Features I'd embrace next time around: as large a table as possible, so you're not fighting the weight of an overhung piece. Also, dust collection is REALLY critical with an OSS. Tilting is a nice touch but I wouldn't use it that frequently. Fast change grits and lots of spindle sizes are nice, too. Later.
Denny
Thanks Denny
Very helpful info. Not sure if I can afford a Clayton at this time. I appreciate receiving your recommendations and will use them as sellection/purchase criteria.
Marker
Yeah the Clayton full blown version is $1100.
Got it!! :)
I have owned this one for about 5 years and have been very happy with it.
http://www.mytoolplace.com/Shop-Fox-1-HP-Oscillating-Spindle-Sander---W1686-P612C52.aspx
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Thanks for the feedback, I will certainly consider the Shop Fox spindle sander.
Marker
Mark,
On the industrial side of things, if you could find one of the following models for sale they'd last till your students have grand children. There's also a link i found that has an example of one of the models.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=24612
Master kind collins
State model T-5 (cabinet) or B-4 open
Max spindle sanders models VS1 single phase, or VS2 three phase.
These machines are built for industry, but if you can find them on the web, or at auction they would foot the bill nicely in a class environment.
Jeff
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