marcor
29th April 2010, 02:25 PM
Hi,
I am new here on the forum. So far I have been an avid reader of the forum for tips and suggestion and this now it is my first post here.
I do scale modelling in wood and so far I never had the need to use anything bigger bigger than tools like Foredom rotary tool and small 4" table saw.
However, now I would like to take the plunge and go for some bigger scale and more complex models that will require a step up even in term of tools. Even if for me these are bigger tools for the most part of you they are still considered small size.
One of the requirement I have is to have the wood milled to exact thickness at least to a tenth of a millimetre and at the same time completely smooth. Most of the times I need to take down to dimension very thin planks or strip (2-3 mm) but their size is never wider than 20 cm. For example now I have some planks of totara that have been through a thicknesser until being a little bit over 6 mm thick. Now I need to take them to 6 mm with the best finish possible. I did some research and I founded the JET small drum sander, the PerformaX 10/20.
Jet Tools & Machinery Australia-Sanders- Drum Sanders-10-20 (http://www.jet-tools.com.au/Machinery/Sanders/Drum_Sanders/10-20.html)
It would seem to be the right machine for me, not too oversized and still being able to be accurate to a 1/10 of mill but I would love to hear your thought and suggestions.
I have read some people suggesting alternatives as a Festool belt sander with its sanding frame but I am not sure if it is really indicated for my needs. Also a thicknesser could be an alternative but will it be able to produce the finish I am after?
Regarding the drum sander, the makers suggest to use at least a 400 CFM dust extractor. Most likely the drum sander will be the tool in my garage/workshop that will produce more dust and I was thinking to buy a small 1 HP Carba-Tec compact extractor will it be enough?
Carba-Tec 1hp Economy Extractor (compact) : CARBA-TEC (http://www.carbatec.com.au/carba-tec-1hp-economy-extractor-compact_c1400)
Will this extractor be valid even with smaller tools wit a 2" dust outlet? I know that for small size outlet vacuum like festool, protool and similar are suggested but I would really hope to go away with just one dust extractor.
Finally I heard that Jet tool Australia recently had some problems with delivery or tools not in stock. Is that true? any suggestion where is better to look for ordering it and having it shipped to NZ?
thanks for the help.
Marco
I am new here on the forum. So far I have been an avid reader of the forum for tips and suggestion and this now it is my first post here.
I do scale modelling in wood and so far I never had the need to use anything bigger bigger than tools like Foredom rotary tool and small 4" table saw.
However, now I would like to take the plunge and go for some bigger scale and more complex models that will require a step up even in term of tools. Even if for me these are bigger tools for the most part of you they are still considered small size.
One of the requirement I have is to have the wood milled to exact thickness at least to a tenth of a millimetre and at the same time completely smooth. Most of the times I need to take down to dimension very thin planks or strip (2-3 mm) but their size is never wider than 20 cm. For example now I have some planks of totara that have been through a thicknesser until being a little bit over 6 mm thick. Now I need to take them to 6 mm with the best finish possible. I did some research and I founded the JET small drum sander, the PerformaX 10/20.
Jet Tools & Machinery Australia-Sanders- Drum Sanders-10-20 (http://www.jet-tools.com.au/Machinery/Sanders/Drum_Sanders/10-20.html)
It would seem to be the right machine for me, not too oversized and still being able to be accurate to a 1/10 of mill but I would love to hear your thought and suggestions.
I have read some people suggesting alternatives as a Festool belt sander with its sanding frame but I am not sure if it is really indicated for my needs. Also a thicknesser could be an alternative but will it be able to produce the finish I am after?
Regarding the drum sander, the makers suggest to use at least a 400 CFM dust extractor. Most likely the drum sander will be the tool in my garage/workshop that will produce more dust and I was thinking to buy a small 1 HP Carba-Tec compact extractor will it be enough?
Carba-Tec 1hp Economy Extractor (compact) : CARBA-TEC (http://www.carbatec.com.au/carba-tec-1hp-economy-extractor-compact_c1400)
Will this extractor be valid even with smaller tools wit a 2" dust outlet? I know that for small size outlet vacuum like festool, protool and similar are suggested but I would really hope to go away with just one dust extractor.
Finally I heard that Jet tool Australia recently had some problems with delivery or tools not in stock. Is that true? any suggestion where is better to look for ordering it and having it shipped to NZ?
thanks for the help.
Marco