Thread: Help in choosing a drum sander

[QUOTE=Enfield Guy;2048457]I had a Jet 22-44 with a cantilevered head for many years. I was indeed possible to set it up with virtually no error from one side to the other, I'd call .05mm insignificant in wood.

Likewise. If necessary, I turn the piece around and put it through again and I find that evens it out.

If you really need super accuracy for some reason (veneers?) you can build a support for the open end:

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Brian

I finally made a decision and ordered the superman sander from Gregory's. For me it was a pretty hard choice because I thought there was very little to set one above the other.

In the end it came down to mainly little things such as the ability so sand up to 4" thickness(useful for box making) and just a lever to shift if sanding wide boards. The ease of changing paper seemed petty similar on both machines.

Also Jms 8087 seemed pretty happy with his and a member of my woodies club has had one for several years and is very complimentary.
They are not in stock at the moment so there will be a delay of four to five weeks.
Thanks for everyones input - very useful to get others opinions!

Originally Posted by safari

I finally made a decision and ordered the superman sander from Gregory's. For me it was a pretty hard choice because I thought there was very little to set one above the other.

In the end it came down to mainly little things such as the ability so sand up to 4" thickness(useful for box making) and just a lever to shift if sanding wide boards. The ease of changing paper seemed petty similar on both machines.

Also Jms 8087 seemed pretty happy with his and a member of my woodies club has had one for several years and is very complimentary.
They are not in stock at the moment so there will be a delay of four to five weeks.
Thanks for everyones input - very useful to get others opinions!

Did you try mmvic.com.au


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Didn't Know they existed. Something to remember in the future.

Originally Posted by safari

I finally made a decision and ordered the superman sander from Gregory's.

Any opine of the Supermax?

I've had to adjust my Carbatec 1632 a couple of times, working on a fix when I get a chance.
Kryn

Hi cava, I haven't done a lot of work on the supermax yet because it was out of stock and then when delivered two of the stands legs were wrong and I had to wait two or three weeks for replacements so it was not operational until the middle of January. First impressions are very good. it is a very solid machine and some of the features will come in handy for the type of work I do. It will sand down to .08mm and up to 100mm so pretty handy for box making. the digital height gauge and the lever that alters the drum orientation when sanding wide boards is also very good. The 80 grit paper that it comes with is a bit rough so you need to order some finer grits..

I am very happy with the sander and don't have any regrets with the purchase at all.

Originally Posted by safari

snip...the lever that alters the drum orientation when sanding wide boards is also very good...snip.

Hi Safari
What does the "drum orientation" mean?

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Have a look at the video link at 4.35 which explains how to alter the plane of the drum to avoid score marks when sanding a board wider than 19".
https://www.wwgoa.com/video/super-ma...sander-015345/

Originally Posted by safari

Have a look at the video link at 4.35 which explains how to alter the plane of the drum to avoid score marks when sanding a board wider than 19".
https://www.wwgoa.com/video/super-ma...sander-015345/

Ta. Interesting.

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Clever idea - that would be a pain to do on the JET equivalent.

I tend to keep my JET 16-32 setup permanently with the outboard end of the drum ever so slightly higher than the inboard (0.1mm across the full width of the drum), which has minimal effect on uniformity for regular-sized pieces of timber (e.g. 100-150mm wide boards)