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   Wolfman | Nov 11, 2005 07:35pm | #1

   FG,

   I bought the Craftsman version from someone who's husband passed away and I've been pleased with it so far. I've had it for about three years.  I saw a review of the spindle sanders somewhere, I believe the Clayton came out on top. I believe the less expensive models have plastic gears, etc. I'd say its a good deal, as long as you keep in mind its not an industrial piece of equipment, what can you get for a hundred dollars anymore?

   Wolfman

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   Wolfman | Nov 11, 2005 07:36pm | #2

   Oops, sorry Buzzsaw, my reply should have been adressed to you.

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   forestgirl | Nov 11, 2005 08:21pm | #3

   Jeez, I hadn't even seen this thread yet, ROFL!  That's OK, I sent an email to someone named Bill this morning and called him Steve.  How embarrasing!!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   forestgirl | Nov 11, 2005 08:25pm | #4

   I have an old Craftsman "cheap" spindle sander and it has worked quite well.  When you consider a "real" spindle sander costs several hundred dollars, some of us just don't have a choice!  As long as the spindle goes up and down in a straight line and doesn't stall when you touch it with wood, it's probably a good buy.  May not last in a daily production environment, but that's not what you'd use it for, is it?

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   Wolfman | Nov 11, 2005 09:10pm | #5

   Yeah, sorry about that, Buzzsaw confused me with the green text, I thought you were the only one who used that color. I also have the Craftsman and told him I was satisfied with it also. Around here Sears is having a huge sale on the rubber spindles and the sanding sleeves themselves, makes me wonder if they are discontinuing this tool. I have been buying up the sanding sleeves, around $1.50 apiece for the 3" size.

   Wolfman

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   forestgirl | Nov 12, 2005 01:44am | #7

   "Sears is having a huge sale on the rubber spindles and the sanding sleeves themselves, makes me wonder if they are discontinuing this tool."  I didn't even know they they still carried it!  The one I have didn't trigger any results when I checked for an owner's manual and parts.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   joker | Nov 11, 2005 10:05pm | #6

   I have one, so far so good. I used it on progect and it did just what I needed it to do. But, there is definetely a difference between this model of Grizzly and any other brand with a cast iron top. I would describe it as a light weight unit that probably will not take alot of constant use.

   I like mine but if I did it over again I would get one with a cast iron top, the next model up, I believe, of Grizzly has a cast iron top for a $100.00 more? As far as it being worth a $109.00, yeah, I'd say so.

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   REllis | Nov 12, 2005 04:25pm | #8

   Buzzsaw, I'll echo Jokers comments as well.  I've owned one for a couple of years and it has proven to be worth the 109.00 dollars.  For small pieces of furniture it works fine, but if you make large cabinetry a larger stroke sander would be the way to go.  The up/down stroke isn't very much, without looking I think it's about 1/2 to 3/4 inch, so to get full use of the sanding sleeve you have to build a platform on which to rest your work.

   p.s. the dust collection port works really well on this model.

   Robert

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   try5077 | Nov 13, 2005 07:24am | #9

   I have one at work and its worth the price but Delta's BOSS is stronger and nicer at twice the price.
   All about what you want to spend. And how fast you sand - or push.