“The industrial quality belt sander has a Cast iron frame with good metal Ball bearing wheels and a decent 3/4 HP motor. The angle adjust on the cast iron belt table is rather poor making precise angle setting difficult but it works. The 8” disc is Aluminum and so thin it does not belong even on a consumer grade product. The disc guard / frame appears to be cast aluminum and is OK but it is also the mounting point for the cast iron disc table creating a weak link for vibration damping to the base. Buy a separate Disc sander with a cast iron disc plate and better table mounting.
Thanks to these figures, the time needed to sand a piece of wood or to cut something is way shorter than with similar machines. Buying separate machines for just one type of work will cost you four times more. Simply said, if you buy this machine, you are going to save money and end up with a high-quality machine.
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When using a belt sander you should never?
1. Do Not use the belt & disc sander if you are too tired, hungry, sad, mad, or dehydrated. Never work while under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or any medication that creates drowsiness or impaired thinking.
Where are jet sanders made?
After a few years of manufacturing sanders in Tennessee, however, JET’s parent company, WMH Tool Group, decided to move production to Taiwan.