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Leon[_7_]

On 4/23/2019 1:05 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 12:53:59 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
Let's say hypothetically you had $400 or so in Home Depot gift cards. Would you buy a Dewalt track saw or a Delta spindle sander?

Thanks.

I suspect YOUR answer is dependent on what you do. If you are a shop woodworker making furniture, then the spindle sander probably, maybe, has more use since it would be needed for smoothing all curves, edges.

Actually a disk sander is best for convex curves. Spindle sanders are
better for convex curves.

Whereas, if you are a carpenter going from job to job, then the track
saw might be more useful since you are frequently cutting plywood and
maybe putting straight edges on lumber. And cutting off doors and/or
siding. Not that you can't use a track saw in the shop to cut up
plywood and straight line rip lumber too.

I already own a track saw, so I'd be more interested in the spindle sander for me personally. But that is me, not you.