Ok, this sander is newer than most of my tools and pretty cheesy. I
bought it new from Granger about 30 years ago. Best I can say for it is
it works.
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Jack
http://jbstein.com

Jack Stein wrote:

Ok, this sander is newer than most of my tools and pretty cheesy. I
bought it new from Granger about 30 years ago. Best I can say for it is
it works.

Oops, I guess I should have attached the photo's...

--
Jack
http://jbstein.com

It appears to be identical to one I have that is badged "Delta" ... but
mine's not "cheesy" at all, works real good for what it cost.

BTW, you need to adjust your tracking.

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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:43:58 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:

It appears to be identical to one I have that is badged "Delta" ... but
mine's not "cheesy" at all, works real good for what it cost.

BTW, you need to adjust your tracking.
and put his shoes back on.. that DC must work really good!


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Swingman wrote:

It appears to be identical to one I have that is badged "Delta" ... but
mine's not "cheesy" at all, works real good for what it cost.

BTW, you need to adjust your tracking.

Yeah, that's a constant battle with this thing and one of the things
that makes it cheesy. It has no platen, the adjustment knobs are tiny
plastic pieces of junk, the adjustments mechanism is junk compared to a
vintage Delta sander. About all I can say about mine is it works.

When I bought it though, the Rockwell Delta was way out of my price
range. Just the disk sander cost 3x's as much as my combo, and the
combo was 5-6x's as much. More in line with Festool pricing.

--
Jack
http://jbstein.com

Jack Stein wrote:
Swingman wrote:

It appears to be identical to one I have that is badged "Delta" ... but
mine's not "cheesy" at all, works real good for what it cost.

BTW, you need to adjust your tracking.

Yeah, that's a constant battle with this thing and one of the things
that makes it cheesy. It has no platen, the adjustment knobs are tiny
plastic pieces of junk, the adjustments mechanism is junk compared to a
vintage Delta sander. About all I can say about mine is it works.

When I bought it though, the Rockwell Delta was way out of my price
range. Just the disk sander cost 3x's as much as my combo, and the
combo was 5-6x's as much. More in line with Festool pricing.

With the exception of the "adjustment knobs are tiny plastic pieces of
junk", this looks very much like my circa 1952 Craftsman belt sander.
My adjustment knobs are cheap pot metal pieces of junk. But just like
yours, it works. I don't think there is a "bearing" in the entire thing
using bushings instead. Which also means that there are oil caps all
over the place and I need to oil it pretty often. Which also means that
there is oily residue all over it too. Which means that . . .well, like
I said. It works and I use it a lot.

Wayne

NoOne N Particular wrote:
Jack Stein wrote:
Swingman wrote:

It appears to be identical to one I have that is badged "Delta" ... but
mine's not "cheesy" at all, works real good for what it cost.

BTW, you need to adjust your tracking.

Yeah, that's a constant battle with this thing and one of the things
that makes it cheesy. It has no platen, the adjustment knobs are tiny
plastic pieces of junk, the adjustments mechanism is junk compared to
a vintage Delta sander. About all I can say about mine is it works.

When I bought it though, the Rockwell Delta was way out of my price
range. Just the disk sander cost 3x's as much as my combo, and the
combo was 5-6x's as much. More in line with Festool pricing.

With the exception of the "adjustment knobs are tiny plastic pieces of
junk", this looks very much like my circa 1952 Craftsman belt sander. My
adjustment knobs are cheap pot metal pieces of junk. But just like
yours, it works. I don't think there is a "bearing" in the entire thing
using bushings instead. Which also means that there are oil caps all
over the place and I need to oil it pretty often. Which also means that
there is oily residue all over it too. Which means that . . .well, like
I said. It works and I use it a lot.

Wayne



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Brings back memories. I bought one of those things new in the mid-80s
(Craftsman). Never could get it to track worth a damn. Had it apart,
cleaning and adjusting a few times. Finally sold it. Good riddance.

Brings back memories. I bought one of those things new in the mid-80s
(Craftsman). Never could get it to track worth a damn. Had it apart,
cleaning and adjusting a few times. Finally sold it. Good riddance.

Believe it or not, my mom bought this sander new. She used it to make
some furniture in our house, including the beds that my brother and I
used. Had to use wood that we had which included things like legs and
other things from old pinball machines and the like. When she gave up
woodworking it was stored in her garage for many years. MANY years. At
least 40 and probably more like 45.

As for tracking, I do have to fiddle with it for each belt that I use,
but once I get it set it usually runs true. Might shift 1/4" or so, but
that is acceptable to me. Biggest thing is the lack of any type of dust
control. I'm going to work on that one of these days. I'm tired of my
car looking like the last species of wood that I sanded. The dust just
stays in the air a long time so even if I park the car down the street,
close the garop for a few hours after I'm done sanding, and then bring
the car in the car will still collect LOTS of dust.

She also bought a table saw and a jig saw. The table saw was stolen out
of her garage in 2004, and the jig saw is in my garage next to the
sander (just out of sight on the right). Now that is one tool that
isn't worth much. :-)

Wayne