Michael Simpson Virgina
08-20-2010, 2:42 AM
I cant tell you how many belt sanders I have tried in the last 6 months.
Brands like
Dewalt, PorterCable, Bosch, Ridgid, Milwaukee, Riobi, Hitachi
They all had various issues that I just could not deal with. Some just would not track. Others would get so hot you could not hold them. Some were just so darn big and unballanced I felt like I was using a bench belt sander turned upside down.
I got my hands on a Makita 9920 3x24 sander and after using for an hour or so I found myself looking for wood in my scrap bin to sand. This sander tracks so well that I took it out of the box turned it on and that belt position has not moved at all. I even changed the belt to a 120 grit and with no adjustments it was perfect.
I have used other sanders with automatic tracking and they have been problematic Shreading the belt or ossillating.
I was hopping that Festool would come out with a US belt sander but I could wait no longer.
The Makita runs so smooth its my new baby :) (At least until I get my next tool)
Brands like
Dewalt, PorterCable, Bosch, Ridgid, Milwaukee, Riobi, Hitachi
They all had various issues that I just could not deal with. Some just would not track. Others would get so hot you could not hold them. Some were just so darn big and unballanced I felt like I was using a bench belt sander turned upside down.
I got my hands on a Makita 9920 3x24 sander and after using for an hour or so I found myself looking for wood in my scrap bin to sand. This sander tracks so well that I took it out of the box turned it on and that belt position has not moved at all. I even changed the belt to a 120 grit and with no adjustments it was perfect.
I have used other sanders with automatic tracking and they have been problematic Shreading the belt or ossillating.
I was hopping that Festool would come out with a US belt sander but I could wait no longer.
The Makita runs so smooth its my new baby :) (At least until I get my next tool)