Bench Belt/Disc Sander Recommendations
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I was about to make a similar post, so I'll just add a question or two to this one. How useful is a 6" disc? It seems like you could sand at most a 1" x 2" piece. Do the PSA discs lose their stickiness if they are swapped out frequently for different grits?
My hunting has been focusing more toward either the Rikon 4" x 36" belt/6" disc model 50-110 or the Grizzly G0547, which seems to be the same style. A 6" x 48" belt sander would be really useful, but I'm not sure I would use the extra width enough to justify the huge price jump.
My hunting has been focusing more toward either the Rikon 4" x 36" belt/6" disc model 50-110 or the Grizzly G0547, which seems to be the same style. A 6" x 48" belt sander would be really useful, but I'm not sure I would use the extra width enough to justify the huge price jump.
For a smaller unit I have a Delta 1" belt and 8" disc that is very useful and no problems yet.The disc is more useful than the belt.As far as changing the disc for different grits,I use spray contact glue for the second use as the origanial glue looses its stickieness.
Tony
Tony
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I have a 12" disc and use it all the time and like the size.I gave my brother a 4" x 36" wthe 5"disc that I never used the disc on. I also have a 1" x 42" belt I use once in a while, but expect to use more if/when I make some knives.
My .02 worth.
My .02 worth.
I was given a Ryobi 4x36" bench sander with a 6" disc for Christmas last year. :banana: Great present! Fairly good quality, solid, runs well, and is reasonably portable from shelf to benchtop. For those of us that have small shops and space is at a premium, this is a very good addition; in my humble opinion!
Gabe
Gabe
I have two Belt/disc sanders, both 6x48 with 12" disks. One is in my metal shop, and the other in the wood shop. Both are Grizzly units; one is the 3450 rpm version (G1183) and the other is the 1725 rpm version (G1276).
I use the disk and the belt about the same amount. The nice thing about the larger diameter disk is that the surface speed of the sandpaper varies depending upon how far from the center that you are sanding, and I find that I like the different techniques that this allows.
I've had no problems with either unit.
The only time that I've had problems with the sandpaper becoming unattached on the disk is when it is very cold out (my metal shop is in a shed with one open side, and thus it gets quite brisk in there at certain times of the year).
I use the disk and the belt about the same amount. The nice thing about the larger diameter disk is that the surface speed of the sandpaper varies depending upon how far from the center that you are sanding, and I find that I like the different techniques that this allows.
I've had no problems with either unit.
The only time that I've had problems with the sandpaper becoming unattached on the disk is when it is very cold out (my metal shop is in a shed with one open side, and thus it gets quite brisk in there at certain times of the year).
The rikon sold at woodcraft right now for $99 gets horrible reviews. I bought the porter cable 4 inch belt 8 inch disc from Lowes and really like it. Runs smooth, belt tracks great, dust collection, 90° angle adjustment, heavy, and its a great size for my two car garage. I paid 150 and don't regret it a bit. I was going to get the HF 12 inch disc which actually gets good reviews except for the table, but decided that i did want a belt. So far I haven't found any limitations.
Good morning, Thanks to all of you for your thoughts/recommendations and advice. I just purchased the PORTER-CABLE 4" x 8" Bench Belt/Disc Sander with Santa $ at Lowe's. P/C makes a fine product from what I understand. Plus I'm a Lowe's rat + stock holder and since we have a store locally I'm compelled to support my local dudes.
Thanks again,
Kettrell
Thanks again,
Kettrell
I have this one, http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2005385/13695/RIKON-6-x-48-Belt--10-Disc-Sander.aspx
Have been very pleased with it so far.
Have been very pleased with it so far.
I've had combination belt/disk sanders with 6" and 10" disks. One was benchtop, the other floor standing. I upgraded from the bench to the larger model because I found the 6" disk to be too small to be useful. But I then got rid of the floor-standing unit because I have a small shop and couldn't justify the floor space for something I didn't use that often. After I got better at sharpening a scraper, my use of the belt part of the sander dropped quite a bit. I now have the rigid oscillating belt/spindle sander, which I use a lot and can be stowed away easily. I made my own 10" sanding disk that I put on the table saw when I need it.
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