Thread: Arrival of new toy..

What a monster. How much does it weigh?

Originally Posted by chook

What a monster. How much does it weigh?

on the plate and manual it says 1300kg... its double the weight of the old sander which is still quite a sizable machine. so I wonder where the weight is...

My accountant told me I am not doing my business a favour if I keep buying machinery, well, she doesnt understand the joy of using quality Italian machine.

unless a dirt cheap/good condition Coral/Alko/Felder extraction unit is available on the market otherwise this will be the last machinery for now..... I dont see myself need more machinery than what I already have.

Swing chisel mortiser, Pneumatic dual mitre saw, full size combi machine, band saw, sander, compressor, mobile engine crane, Festool powertools.. think thats enough for a 9x6 garage lol

What a beast! That should cover up the sanding needs of the entire forum members!

Its a real joy to get a "new toy" be brand new or not.
I was reading somewhere that your type of drum sander, featuring twin drums, has the drums set at 5°, off the perpendicular, to stop any lines in the timber as it goes through the machine. Do yours have this feature? I am wondering if its a "gimmick" or a worthwhile feature.
I have been fiddling around making my own for over a year. It only has one 600mm drum. The hold up has been figuring out the conveyor to feed the article through the machine.
I like your comment on Italian machines. I bought a SCM Panel Saw. Its a 1983 model with 300mm blade and scriber, with 3000mm sliding table. When I went to pick it up it was bundled up and swinging on the end of a gantry crane in the factory. I didn't have an opportunity to check its vitals until I got it home (450km away) To my delight when I set in position and ran a panel through it to check things out.....it cut square right off the bat.

Originally Posted by bosox

What a beast! That should cover up the sanding needs of the entire forum members!

Yes that's right!

I was slightly worried about the line company may charge more for 3 phase for whatever reason/excuse they have. But I am only being charged for the unit of kW I used which is a good thing

Originally Posted by chambezio

Its a real joy to get a "new toy" be brand new or not.
I was reading somewhere that your type of drum sander, featuring twin drums, has the drums set at 5°, off the perpendicular, to stop any lines in the timber as it goes through the machine. Do yours have this feature? I am wondering if its a "gimmick" or a worthwhile feature.
I have been fiddling around making my own for over a year. It only has one 600mm drum. The hold up has been figuring out the conveyor to feed the article through the machine.
I like your comment on Italian machines. I bought a SCM Panel Saw. Its a 1983 model with 300mm blade and scriber, with 3000mm sliding table. When I went to pick it up it was bundled up and swinging on the end of a gantry crane in the factory. I didn't have an opportunity to check its vitals until I got it home (450km away) To my delight when I set in position and ran a panel through it to check things out.....it cut square right off the bat.

Hi Chambezio.
As you can see from the photo I only got it yesterday so I am yet to hook it up.

there are two buttons on the main control board to carry out a special function I don't know what it is, it has triangular sign on it.

I use the platen to get rid of the sanding lines. It is a very useful function. Most wide belt sander has this function. Turn the knob and the platen is down, turn it the other way it's up. Have to be careful with the sander tho, I once tried to take off 1mm off the stock at 900 wide and the motor just seized.

My old sander is 30 years old and it is stil true, when I first got it I thought I better get a technician to fine tune it, technician arrived in site spent about an hour checking all features and told me the roller is out of alignment, the left and right is out by 0.05mm, I didn't know what to say so I asked do you want to tune it to 0.00mm? Lol

I have not had a problem with it except the consumables. The amount of steel it has made me wonder was the steel free back then ?

I like the look of that Albert!!!

Best keep fingers out!

I am also excited when I get a new toy but I know that the budget is not there for my hobby.

Originally Posted by Albert

on the plate and manual it says 1300kg... its double the weight of the old sander which is still quite a sizable machine. so I wonder where the weight is...

My accountant told me I am not doing my business a favour if I keep buying machinery, well, she doesnt understand the joy of using quality Italian machine.

unless a dirt cheap/good condition Coral/Alko/Felder extraction unit is available on the market otherwise this will be the last machinery for now..... I dont see myself need more machinery than what I already have.

Swing chisel mortiser, Pneumatic dual mitre saw, full size combi machine, band saw, sander, compressor, mobile engine crane, Festool powertools.. think thats enough for a 9x6 garage lol

I'll believe you've stopped buying tools when we actually see you stop...but yes, listen to your accountant!

Originally Posted by Christos

I am also excited when I get a new toy but I know that the budget is not there for my hobby.

if you can sell the things you make... then it will be different!

Originally Posted by Austin_Turner

I'll believe you've stopped buying tools when we actually see you stop...but yes, listen to your accountant!

yes I reallly need to take on her advice....

Originally Posted by Albert

if you can sell the things you make... then it will be different!

So very true. For one thing less clutter.