I hate gloating but I just gotta' this time. I've been looking for a drum sander
for a couple years now. I do a fair amount of veneer work and want to start
making my own.
The price of a new Performax sander was just too rich and the thought of
buying used never really appealed to me. However, this was too good to pass
up. I know people have gotten better deals but this was just right to me.
Just happened to be searching Craigslist when I saw this Ryobi sander posted
for $250. I knew you guys here liked it and it got a good review from FWW a
few years ago. The seller inherited it from his dad and claimed he only used
it a few times. He only had the sander and no manual, etc. I found the
manual posted here. My wife and I drove the 50+ miles to his house and it
looked used but ran well. The belt tracked true. The drum was parallel to the
table, etc. I didn't haggle with him and gave him $250 cash. Seller also had a
bunch of other Ryobi stuff (BT3K), too.
So I think I'll take a little break from shop cleaning and build a mobile
base for this.
for a couple years now. I do a fair amount of veneer work and want to start
making my own.
The price of a new Performax sander was just too rich and the thought of
buying used never really appealed to me. However, this was too good to pass
up. I know people have gotten better deals but this was just right to me.
Just happened to be searching Craigslist when I saw this Ryobi sander posted
for $250. I knew you guys here liked it and it got a good review from FWW a
few years ago. The seller inherited it from his dad and claimed he only used
it a few times. He only had the sander and no manual, etc. I found the
manual posted here. My wife and I drove the 50+ miles to his house and it
looked used but ran well. The belt tracked true. The drum was parallel to the
table, etc. I didn't haggle with him and gave him $250 cash. Seller also had a
bunch of other Ryobi stuff (BT3K), too.
So I think I'll take a little break from shop cleaning and build a mobile
base for this.
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