Anyone have one of these?

[RodKirby]

Or similar? I'd appreciate any comments - I'm about to pull the trigger (blame David Marks!).

About US$735 Bed = 16", depth = 5"

[newbie2wood]

Beautiful. What is it?

Look like an automatic grape crusher or futuristic palm scanner.
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[jnesmith]

Appears to be an open end drum sander.

What is the make/model, Rod?

[Ken Massingale]

Yeah, Rod, I'm blaming David too. Don't have one yet but I have the Performax 10-20 ordered. Should be here mid March. I'm using the time to get resawing down pat. Then look out veneering! ;-D
Ken
What brand is that? Looks solid.

[RodKirby]

(In Oz), called a "Wide drum sander"

It will be badged CARBA-TEC (Oz supplier) - probably Taiwanese (I hope).

I'm going to see it tomorrow (Monday) more later...

http://www.carbatec.com.au/store/ind..._430_2940_2950

[rickd]

hey rod, looks like that beautiful drum sander might make a 'lot of dust' in your workshop - maybe too much! if it does, i'd like to be the first to volunteer to take it off your hands!

[DonHo]

I have the proformax 10-20 but can't say how it works as it's still sitting in the box waiting for me to get the new shop finished. I've heard good things about them though. Hope what I've heard is right

DonHo

[Knottscott]

Is that a wood scanner for the PC?

[dlminehart]

Given that handle on the top, maybe your wife would be willing to chip in on the deal, Rod!

[Jim Boyd]

Looks alot like the old Ryobi model. I wonder how well that small dust port works?

[Pappy]

Looks alot like the old Ryobi model. I wonder how well that small dust port works?

That it do, Jim!

I have one that I got from Cummins a few years back and rarely do a project that it doesn't see use. It was a demo and had some damage. Tom Clinkscale helpd me out with the parts to get it up and running, and offered to replace the hood that was cracked. I declined, with the intent of making a fibreglass hood with a 4" port. After patching the damage and using it, I found the 2" port is more than sufficient.

Never run one without dust collection hooked to it. The drum fills with sawdust and throws it out of balance.

[Otter]

Rod

I am sure that you will use your planer alot less once you have it. I found that i was doing way more resawing and thicknessing with the DS. It also changed what woods I would work with. Uber figured woods scare me no longer. Tearout free thicknessing.

[RodKirby]

Pappy...

Thanks for the notes on DC.

[drumpriest]

I don't have a drum sander yet, but I've used a few of them. (friends and what-not). It's my next purchase for the shop. As has been said, it's perfect for figured woods. It can also flatten a board. You can only take a little off at a time (64th or less), and you should run the board through a couple of times for each change in depth, but the result is fantastic. It's also the only way that I know to make your own veneers reliably.

[Hoover]

Just when you think you have all the tools you need, this thread pops up. Now I have to try selling blood to save up enough $$$$$$ to buy one of these!! Jeesh!