Been thinking about getting a Grizzly 10 inch Drum Sander ($415.00 plus MO tax). I was in Springfield a couple of weeks ago and thought long and hard about it. (And I will be there again in about 3 weeks.)
Anyway, I read reviews, opinions and concerns. I thought - I probably should wait until I could afford a 18-36 at over $1000, Or Grizzly’s 18-36 for about $875. Most reviews and comments in most places focused on the small size and how inadequate that size would be. I let that thought convince me not to do it.
Well, after getting the pine in the other link (here) and spending this morning taking nails and upholstery staples out of 3 oak church pews I have had on hand for a year, about 85 board feet, - I got to really thinking about the size of wood that I use 95% of the time - which happens to be 8 or 9 inch wide or less. The church pew wood (and I can get more) really would make reclaiming oak (or other) a huge plus. And the pine I got yesterday could really use a good surface sanding rather than putting them through a thickness planer to even out the natural wood color.
BTW, the pews were in a church that was destroyed in a tornado 2 1/2 years ago. The ends were still intact but loosened; the seats got wet and while they dried out and were put in storage, the upholstery staples really rusted making some impossible to get out, popping off at the surface level. Impossible to get them out without digging into the wood. These shouldn't affect surface sanding.
Does anyone here have a 10 inch drum sander? Does it cover the vast majority of your surface sanding needs?
I don't want it to replace a thickness planer, but sand the surface for renewing the surface face, maybe remove dust and surface stains. Will it do this?
Thanks
Hank
Anyway, I read reviews, opinions and concerns. I thought - I probably should wait until I could afford a 18-36 at over $1000, Or Grizzly’s 18-36 for about $875. Most reviews and comments in most places focused on the small size and how inadequate that size would be. I let that thought convince me not to do it.
Well, after getting the pine in the other link (here) and spending this morning taking nails and upholstery staples out of 3 oak church pews I have had on hand for a year, about 85 board feet, - I got to really thinking about the size of wood that I use 95% of the time - which happens to be 8 or 9 inch wide or less. The church pew wood (and I can get more) really would make reclaiming oak (or other) a huge plus. And the pine I got yesterday could really use a good surface sanding rather than putting them through a thickness planer to even out the natural wood color.
BTW, the pews were in a church that was destroyed in a tornado 2 1/2 years ago. The ends were still intact but loosened; the seats got wet and while they dried out and were put in storage, the upholstery staples really rusted making some impossible to get out, popping off at the surface level. Impossible to get them out without digging into the wood. These shouldn't affect surface sanding.
Does anyone here have a 10 inch drum sander? Does it cover the vast majority of your surface sanding needs?
I don't want it to replace a thickness planer, but sand the surface for renewing the surface face, maybe remove dust and surface stains. Will it do this?
Thanks
Hank
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