I have been using a Ridgid oscillating edge/belt spindle sander, that
a friend gave me about a year ago. He had it for about 3-4 years and it
stopped oscillating. After trying to fix it, he just bought a new one.
Same model, different color. I took it apart, and put it back together
and it's been working since! I love it. I have a 12" disc sander on an
old 10er Shopsmith, that I had been using, but now use the belt. The
oscillating aspect of it makes it sand better, and the belts last
longer. I really like the spindle sander. I'm sure for a lot more
bucks, you could buy an industrial model, that would have more power,
but I find for my use It's great. I sand 2x stock with it with no
problems.
Hope this helps you decide.
Cliff
Toller wrote:
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> > Has anyone used this? At $200 it looks to be a good buy with both a
> > spindle and edge belt sander.
> >
> > I'm looking at either this or the Shopmaster 4" belt/6" disc sander.
> >
> They are two different tools. I have the Rigid and love it, but it is
> strictly light duty. If you want to hog off large amounts of wood, go for
> the belt/disc sander.
Let me ask you a question. Assuming you do wood working as a hobby,
would you rather have the Rigid spindle/belt, or a $200 belt/disc
sander? I would pick the Rigid. I find I use the spindle a lot. The
fact that the belt and spindle oscillate, makes a big difference.
I once saw a shop made deal that used a motor to oscillate the quill on
a drill press for sanding.
Cliff
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> Toller wrote:
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> > Has anyone used this? At $200 it looks to be a good buy with both a
>> > spindle and edge belt sander.
>> >
>> > I'm looking at either this or the Shopmaster 4" belt/6" disc sander.
>> >
>> They are two different tools. I have the Rigid and love it, but it is
>> strictly light duty. If you want to hog off large amounts of wood, go
>> for
>> the belt/disc sander.
>
> Let me ask you a question. Assuming you do wood working as a hobby,
> would you rather have the Rigid spindle/belt, or a $200 belt/disc
> sander? I would pick the Rigid. I find I use the spindle a lot. The
> fact that the belt and spindle oscillate, makes a big difference.
> I once saw a shop made deal that used a motor to oscillate the quill on
> a drill press for sanding.
Definitely the Rigid; just be aware its not a heavy duty tool.
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> Has anyone used this? At $200 it looks to be a good buy with both a
> spindle and edge belt sander.
>
> I'm looking at either this or the Shopmaster 4" belt/6" disc sander.
>
> Mike
>
I've had my Ridgid for a few years now. One of those things that gets used
most every project for something. Very good for a typical home shop. No, it
is not a commercial grade product, but it does everything it is designed to
do. The belt/disk is OK for many things, but a spindle sander sure is nice
for inside of curves. If you have the money and space for only one, I'd go
for the Ridgid.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Has anyone used this? At $200 it looks to be a good buy with both a
> spindle and edge belt sander.
>
> I'm looking at either this or the Shopmaster 4" belt/6" disc sander.
>
They are two different tools. I have the Rigid and love it, but it is
strictly light duty. If you want to hog off large amounts of wood, go for
the belt/disc sander.
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> Toller, I don't understand your comment. The Ridgid has a larger motor
> and they both have 4" belts. Wouldn't the Ridgid be just as good or
> better for removing lots of wood?
>
It is a matter of construction. To accomplish the oscillating motion, they
sacrifice ruggedness. For instance, you must use DC with the Rigid or it
will just jam up; you won't find that on a normal belt sander.
I have had mine for 3 years and it is doing fine; but I have been careful
with it.