I have thought about buying a stationary belt/disk sander one day when I grow up and get the money. But I have a number of questions about this tool. First let me say I have a 3x21 handheld PC belt sander, a PC ROS, a home made 10" disk sander that I made that works fairly good and I even have a Black and Decker Mouse sander that will make your hand numb after you use it for awhile.:lol:
Questions for those that have and use one in their shop:
1. What type of projects do you use them for?
2. What is a good size to purchase? Yeh, I know it depends?
3. What is the best brand?
4. Do you recommend a table top model or one on a base?
5. I recently read somewhere that having the top of the disk sander lower than the belt helps when sanding on the belt. Comments.
6. When you use them do you work up through the grits on a project or normally just stay with one grit?
7. Is the belt good to sand things like small boxes, especially the corners when joined with box joints?
8. Etc., etc.?
Thanks for your replies.
Questions for those that have and use one in their shop:
1. What type of projects do you use them for?
2. What is a good size to purchase? Yeh, I know it depends?
3. What is the best brand?
4. Do you recommend a table top model or one on a base?
5. I recently read somewhere that having the top of the disk sander lower than the belt helps when sanding on the belt. Comments.
6. When you use them do you work up through the grits on a project or normally just stay with one grit?
7. Is the belt good to sand things like small boxes, especially the corners when joined with box joints?
8. Etc., etc.?
Thanks for your replies.