On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 02:39:06 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]>
someone said:
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>"Pat & Maryann Dwan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Does anyone have any experience with Ridgid's belt/spindle oscillating
>> sander.
>
>I like mine. It does what I expect from it. No, it is not what I'd have in
>a pro shop, but for the money, it is very good. Changeover takes only a few
>minutes. I use mine frequently and it has been trouble free.
>Ed
Ed, looks like you and I share some of the same tools.
I agree with Ed's and others' assessment. Did I mention it was another
tool I bought at a 40% off yellow tag sale?
After building one of those flip top rolling tables, the sander and
planer take up very little real estate in my shop.
I like my Ridgid belt/oss. It's the only Ridgid tool I own, but I
liked the design and the option to use the belt. I leave the belt on
most of the time, as it still allows me to use the "spindle" end for
inside curves. Belt changes are easy. However, I am an occasional
weekend-warrior, so mine gets pretty light use. It works great for my
purposes, but all the plastice pieces don't give me a great deal of
confidence that it would do well in heavy use or a production type
setting. Also, my one big gripe with it is that the dust collection
just doesn't work, and this is a big negative with a sanding machine,
IMHO.
"Pat & Maryann Dwan" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Does anyone have any experience with Ridgid's belt/spindle oscillating
> sander...It is not a Clayton but neither is the price.
> It looks like a well built machine for the price
> vs Delta's BOSS..have heard some not so good stories about it.
> Anyone have any recommendations.
> Thanks
> Pat
Some pluses:
+ the belt sander is easy to convert and quite handy to use.
+ the table is relatively large
+ miter slot is occasionally useful
+ works well and is reasonably quiet
Some minuses:
- dust collection is marginal but adequate (had expected better)
- no power cord storage
- no variable speed
- tracking on belt sander is finicky
Am I happy with it? Mostly
Would I buy it again? Got it on a close-out, so if the price was still
right ...
Pat & Maryann Dwan wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience with Ridgid's belt/spindle oscillating
> sander...It is not a Clayton but neither is the price.
> It looks like a well built machine for the price
> vs Delta's BOSS..have heard some not so good stories about it.
> Anyone have any recommendations.
> Thanks
> Pat
>
>
[email protected] says...
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> Ed, looks like you and I share some of the same tools.
> I agree with Ed's and others' assessment. Did I mention it was another
> tool I bought at a 40% off yellow tag sale?
> After building one of those flip top rolling tables, the sander and
> planer take up very little real estate in my shop.
>
Tom, do you happen to have any pictures of your flip-top stand? I
recently purchased the Ridgid sander and like you I would like to mount
it to a flip-top stand along with my planer. The dimensions of the two
tools are different and I'd be curious to see how you handled that on
your cart.
Thanks,
Mark
Pat & Maryann Dwan wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience with Ridgid's belt/spindle oscillating
> sander...It is not a Clayton but neither is the price.
> It looks like a well built machine for the price
> vs Delta's BOSS..have heard some not so good stories about it.
> Anyone have any recommendations.
> Thanks
> Pat
>
I've had one for 3 or so years now and like it a lot. Mine must be the
only one in which the dust collection works reasonably well. I plug in
the shop vacuum into the receptacle provided and do my thing. I too
have the belt in place perhaps 90% of the time. Prior to this I had a
Craftsman 6xwhatever-it-was belt with a 9" disk. Sold it when I got the
Ridgid because 1)I seldom if ever used it, and 2)I couldn't get the belt
to track the whole time I used it. Unless, of course, one defines
tracking as rubbing the belt against a bracket on one side or the other.
mahalo,
jo4hn
"Pat & Maryann Dwan" <[email protected]> wrote in message news>
>Anyone have any recommendations.
Check out the Craftsman(419 usd) or Palmgren(500 usd) 3 in one sanding
center. Has a 12" disk, 6x48 belt and OSS together in one machine
with built in dust collection and variable speed. It's got some good
reviews the last two months. I bought one last week and it appears to
be a well put together unit. I've yet to put it through it's paces.
It's a little more costly than the Ridgid but seems much sturdier.
They also make a smaller unit for a little less money.
Jo
"Pat & Maryann Dwan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Does anyone have any experience with Ridgid's belt/spindle oscillating
> sander...It is not a Clayton but neither is the price.
> It looks like a well built machine for the price
> vs Delta's BOSS..have heard some not so good stories about it.
> Anyone have any recommendations.
> Thanks
> Pat
I like mine. It does what I expect from it. No, it is not what I'd have in
a pro shop, but for the money, it is very good. Changeover takes only a few
minutes. I use mine frequently and it has been trouble free.
Ed
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