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19th August 2015, 12:10 AM #1
Recommendations for a spindle sander?
Yeah, I know this topic has been covered before, but the last one is a bit out of date.
So, I'm looking to invest in a spindle sander, and I'd prefer to keep it to less than $500. The 3 main options I currently see are:
All of the Scheppach products I have tried were beyond crap, so that option is automatically off the list. I would love the Jet one, but the cost makes my eyes water. I have massive respect for Triton gear, but all the details and specs for it make me suspect it is the same unit as the Scheppach, just rebadged. Someone please, prove me wrong!
Anyone got any other suggestions?
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19th August 2015, 12:44 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I had the Triton machine for a while. I ultimately reached a point where I was working more by hand with rasps, so I sold it.
Nonetheless, it certainly did the job for which I bought it. I didn't use it for any kind of serious, tedious shaping. I mostly used it to put curved edges on chopping boards and shape some odds and ends here and there.
The dust collection was great, and I never bogged the machine down.
I'm not sure what you want to do with it, but, based on my experience with it, I think it's a good machine.
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19th August 2015, 12:59 AM #3
Cheers Luke
Did you ever find the lighter weight of the machine to be an issue?
I'm mainly needing it to clean up lots of bandsaw cuts. I have a belt and disc sander which cover most of my straight edges and outside curves, its the inside curves (of which I have a lot!) that give me issues.
I tried a a drill mount spindle in my drillpress, but the drill shank doesnt handle lateral pressure very well
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19th August 2015, 01:15 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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I never had an issue with the weight. I don't know why you'd ever be pushing against the spindle so hard it would slide around the bench, if that's your worry. If you were doing anything which could result in that kind of thing, then I would be worried about bending the spindle.
What is your concern with regards to the weight? Has it been reviewed negatively for that?
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19th August 2015, 01:23 AM #5
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19th August 2015, 10:37 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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