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  • RickT
    Established Member
    • Jun 2003
    • 175
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    #1

    Drum Sander?

    I've been thinking about getting a drum sander, and I like the Performax/Jet 22-44. Is anyone using one? Which one? What do you like about it? Does it accurately and smoothly flatten stock? I'm planning to sand cabinet pieces (face frames, rails, stiles, panels). Thanks for any input.
    Thanks,
    Rick
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    • Pappy
      The Full Monte
      • Dec 2002
      • 10481
      • San Marcos, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 (x2)
      #2
      I have the discontinued Ryobi unit. Rarely do a project that isn't all plythat it doesn't see use.
      Don, aka Pappy,

      Wise men talk because they have something to say,
      Fools because they have to say something.
      Plato

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        • Jim Boyd
          Veteran Member
          • Dec 2002
          • 1766
          • Montgomery, Texas, USA.
          • Delta Unisaw
          #3
          I have the 16-32. If you set it up correctly, which is easy IMHO, they work well.
          Jim in Texas and Sicko Ryobi Cult Member ©

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            • drumpriest
              Veteran Member
              • Feb 2004
              • 3338
              • Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
              • Powermatic PM 2000
              #4
              The 22-44 is on the top of my wish list, I've used one, and it's pretty darned cool. I want one for truing glue-ups and for veneer sanding.

              I think you'd be happy with it, so long as you realize that you are taking light passes and 2-3 passes per depth.
              Keith Z. Leonard
              Go Steelers!

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                • tkarlmann
                  Established Member
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 360
                  • Hoffman Estates, IL, USA.
                  • BT3100
                  #5
                  Seen the plans in Shop Notes?

                  Current issue has plans for a shop-built unit powered by your table saw's motor. Unit also has a hand crank and a conveyor belt.

                  Comments?
                  Thom

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                    • Ken Massingale
                      Veteran Member
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 3862
                      • Liberty, SC, USA.
                      • Ridgid TS3650
                      #6
                      Just got the Performax 10-20 and wish I had done this years ago. I can see that what Pappy says is true, it will be used on every project.
                      ken

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                        • RodKirby
                          Veteran Member
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 3136
                          • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
                          • Mao Shan TSC-10RAS
                          #7
                          Mine is only about a month old (Taiwanese), but WOW, this thing is going to be used all the time

                          I also bought one of each grade of sandpaper "belt" - quite easy to wrap around the drum. 120 grit seems to be right for me.

                          Very precise (flat) results and you can sneak up on the thickness you want.

                          If I hadn't seen David Marks using one all the time, I don't think I would have even considered buying one.
                          Downunder ... 1" = 25.4mm

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                            • Tundra_Man
                              Veteran Member
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 1589
                              • Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
                              • Ryobi BT3100
                              #8
                              I've got the Performax 10-20. Alignment was horrible out of the box, and the instructions were only one step above Harbor Freights. Once I finally got everything set up and adjusted, however, it's a good running machine.
                              Terry

                              Life's too short to play an ordinary guitar: Tundra Man Custom Guitars

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                                • RickT
                                  Established Member
                                  • Jun 2003
                                  • 175
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                                  #9
                                  Thanks, guys, for all the great feedback. I've been thinking about a drum sander for quite awhile, and seeing David Marks use one all the time made me think about it more seriously. I think I'm on the right track, because I want to flatten glue-ups and sneak up on exact thicknesses.
                                  Thanks so much,
                                  Rick

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