On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 02:18:06 GMT, "rbell"
wrote:

I am in the process of buying a disc sander belt sander combo. I found a
new Wilton with a 10" disk and 6"X48" belt with a 1 hp motor with stand for
$639. I think that is hard to beat but I would like a 12" disc and 1 1/2
hp., but a JET or Delta get $900+. The Grizzly and the Shop Fox are
around $500 but I am very cautious about their quality. Any comments.

12" is about the minimum you want on a disc sander. even then you only
get about 3 useful inches out of it unless your working on small
pieces.
you want to make sure the disc is not spinning faster then 1750rpms.
I have been happy with the three shopfox tools I own.