DISC SANDER - STATIONARY

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Looking for a new tool for the shop.

DISC SANDER - Stationary with table and miter slot . . .

What size disc?, 12", 8", 6" as to usefulness?

What size disc?, as to paper availability & choices?

Would a combo with a belt a better choice?

Who makes the best one . . . .?

Thanks in advance to all . . .
Steve
 
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The cheapest disc sander is two pieces of 3/4 mdf laminated together and mounted on a face plate. Turn them round on your lathe. Glue a piece of sandpaper on with some spray adhesive. Make a table out of plywood to sit on your lathe ways. Cheap and easy :biggrin:
 
VisExp said:
The cheapest disc sander is two pieces of 3/4 mdf laminated together and mounted on a face plate. Turn them round on your lathe. Glue a piece of sandpaper on with some spray adhesive. Make a table out of plywood to sit on your lathe ways. Cheap and easy :biggrin:
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You talking about tools you like or women????
 
Perhaps more useful things to consider would be size and rigidity of table, How table is mounted to body (stability and ease of squaring), cast iron or aluminum, HP of motor, and what tasks you will ask it to do. If just for pen blanks, HP wouldn't matter, but if you will be doing bigger things, some of the lower power units could stall out. I don't own one, so can't be of much help to you for specific units.

Dan
 
Before I could afford a quality disk sander I purchased a sanding wheel from Sears that mounts on on your tablesaw. It is a 10" disk that replaces your saw blade on your table saw that has two different grits of sandpaper, one on each side. The 10" replaceable sandpaper disks are also sold by sears in different grits. This makes for a very accurate disk sander. I hope this link works if not do a search on sears website for a sanding wheel. The picture they show you is not very good or is there a good description. I have since purchased a 12" disk sander but find myself still useing the sears disk from time to time.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00922723000P
 
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sdemars said:
Looking for a new tool for the shop.

DISC SANDER - Stationary with table and miter slot . . .

What size disc?, 12", 8", 6" as to usefulness?the bigger the better. fewer paper changes, and larger reference area on larger pieces.

What size disc?, as to paper availability & choices?Bigger is better. Most if not all are PSA type disc, so even if you need a grit that isn't made in the disc size, you can buy plain paper and make your own.

Would a combo with a belt a better choice?The combos usually have trade offs in terms of quality/features. So it depends on how much you plan on using it and what you intend to use it for.

Who makes the best one . . . .?I'm partial to this one http://www.amazon.com/708432K-JDS-1...ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1228503395&sr=8-6 since I love the dust collection features which is needed the most in sanding operations. If you have a good DC, then you can get the less expensive model without the canister.

Thanks in advance to all . . .
Steve
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I do ike this Grizz too http://www.grizzly.com/products/Combination-Sander-with-Cabinet-Stand/G1014ZX
 
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