I’m going to be setting up a ‘small toy’ production shop. None of these machines will be used in an industrial environment. We are missing one piece of machinery. I need your opinion on SMALL belt sanders. I have looked at ‘The Boss’ spindle sander, the Rigid belt/spindle sander and the Delta 4inch belt/disc sander which looks exactly like the Sears one. I was seriously looking at the Delta. I do not like disc sanders so I was thinking of removing the disc and using a coupling, put on a small (3″ long) drum sanding unit. my local Home Despot did not have the Ryobi sander so I have to find one to see. Ideas?? Comments?? Chastisement??
Thanks…. SawdustSteve
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the Ryobi is same as the sears/Craftsman unit and for less than $100.00 you cant go wrong for the money.. no biggie diffrence between the delta and the before mentioned units.. soo take your pick,go to the big boxes or tool world at Sears....
ToolDoc
Steve
Doc and I have the 4 x 36 6" disc Ryobi sander. Love it. It weights 51 lbs. and no vibration. Put it on a good heavy bench and bolt it down and absolutely no vibration. The price is $99 and I bet your local HD can order it. Shame on them for not already having it in stock. Ha..
Want to see it... OK..
sarge..jt
If I was making a choice between those 3, I'd go for the Rigid, hands down! The idea is ingenious, and they've gotten excellent reviews (including from actual owners on this forum). I'm not following the logic of converting the Delta disc portion to a drum sander, especially with the Rigid being available at such a reasonable cost.
forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Steve
Had after-thoughts after Jamie's post. She has a valid point about the Ridgid for doing what your attempting to achieve. I prefer a bigger table for the spindle, but the Ridgid is an economical compromise for getting both done on small projects. Not to say you couldn't modify (my middle name, ha) and build a larger table that would slide into position for use with the spindle.
The life-time warranty is a plus also. It off-sets the small extra cost between the competition in this case. Just something else to ponder while your chasing down the trukey for TG. grin<>
Again, good luck....
sarge..jt
SARGE: sucking up to Jamie again???? LOL.. Darn I hate it when shes right again <G>.. IM going to stay in the shop with my Bears and keep a low profile.....
Happy Thanksgiving to all... ToolDoc
Oooooo, I just love being right! Especially on this forum, where the penalty for being evenly mildly wrong can be severe indeed, LOL!
If Steve gets the Rigid and likes it even half as much as I love my 6x9 combo sander, he'll be in 7th Heaven.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Jamie: Do I detect a slight Gloat on your part???? Hmmm I thought sooo.. Ok IM back to the shop with the Bears, I have to keep a eye on them cause its Bear season here in Penna til Wed...
ToolDoc
Nope, not me (gloating that is) -- that was a huge sigh of relief! I like to be right once a week, if possible, and it's only Monday, so I'm in great shape for the rest of the week!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Jamie: My Dear your always right,"well in our eyes" anyways,you know we all like your answers and sincere helpfulness that you offer in your replys..
Catch ya later my little Forest Friend.. ToolDoc
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