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Lew Hodgett Lew Hodgett is offline
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Default drum sander usage - your preferences

Patriarch wrote:

I bought one to do raised panel cabinet doors, and shop cut veneering
projects. Fought with it for 6 weeks, and sold it for 90% of my

cash out
of pocket, and smiled. Haven't been tempted again.


SFWIW, I use a commercial service.

Machine has 48" wide capacity, is equipped with three (3) sanding
drums (coarse, medium, fine), each driven by it's own 25HP motor.

DC complete with bag house is a separate device.

Can handle about 1/32" per pass.

Getting an average top sanded flat is less than $30.

I can't figure out how you can compete with machinery like that.

Lew