Need measurements of Wen and/or Ridgid osciallating sanders

[Sam Shankar]

Hey folks - I know many of you have the Wen belt/spindle sander (#6524) or the Ridgid one (EB4244). I'd appreciate it if one of you could measure the height of your machines--including the spindle. The specs on the various websites don't all agree, and before I buy one or the other I need to make sure they would fit into a (big) shop drawer where they will live much of the time. Thanks in advance.

[Steven O Smith]

My measurements may not be useful, since my Ridgid sander is maybe 30 years old, and it's model number is EB44241. I looked at the model number carefully a couple of times, that's my model.
The table height is 13 3/8" above what it's sitting on.
Spindle plus hold down knob is 5 1/8" above table.
Belt sander plus hold down knob is 5 3/8" above table.
Belt sander tracking adjuster is 5 3/4" above table.
These were measured with the oscillation at maximum height.

So to clear it in the belt configuration, you need 13 3/8" + 5 3/4" + something extra = 19 1/8" +
I had a problem with a wall mounted cabinet door hitting the adjust knob until I put the sander on a free standing cart.

Steve

[Sam Shankar]

Thank you!