"dadiOH" wrote in message
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arw01 wrote:
In the hunt for a drum sander. My garage is pretty full of machines
now, so have been seriously looking at the 10-20 which I can store
down low if necessary.

But at $500 bucks I wonder if I should step up.

Has anyone taken the 18" New craftsman drum sander home yet? At $699
and free payments for quite a while, the extra $200 might be worth the
space pain in the much larger capacity.

If I were you I'd consider a Performax. The big difference is that the
*drum* moves up and down rather than the table as in the Sears & Delta.
So? So that means you can make table extensions - you'll need them -
for the Performax and they will always be in the correct position
relative to the table. Can't do that with the Sears & Delta.

On the other hand, the Performax (at Rockler) is priced at $899.99 and
belts (spiral wound on the drum) run $32.49 EACH. And the Performax
is 2" narrower (effectively, 4" narrower).

Just mulling...

Jim Stuyck