Includes sander, stand, box of abrasives, 1 TufTool
Editorial Review:
Includes 16-32 Plus Drum Sander - 629004K, 80-Grit Abrasive Strip, 100-Grit Abrasive Belt, TufTool®, Metal Stand w/ Shelf, (1) Box of Ready to Wrap™ Abrasives.
How many more projects could you complete in a year if you cut your sanding time by 75 percent? Put down that random orbital and check this out. This open-ended drum sander allows you to quickly sand materials up to 32 inches wide with just two passes through the machine. The 16-32 Plus has a 14 amp, 1-1/2-horsepower, continuous-duty motor, which means it will work harder for longer. The drum operates at 1,700 rpm while the feed adjusts infinitely between 0 and 10 feet per minute. More importantly, Performax invented a special spring clip to hold the end of the sandpaper roll, which makes for quick and easy paper changes, which is much more convenient than the changes of competing systems. And, while it's great for sanding larger boards, this Performax machine can also handle pieces as small as 2-1/4 inches long.
Parallel alignment of the drum is a simple turn of a precision thumbscrew on the side of the machine, while competing machines require two wrenches. Making this adjustment quickly and accurately is critical. When sanding larger boards in two passes, it's best to set the drum slightly off parallel so you end up with a small hump in the middle, which the user can quickly fix with a random orbit sander, rather than ending up with a valley, which ruins the piece. This Performax also features a ceramic tracking guide to reduce the number of adjustments needed during sanding. Worried about snipe? You can adjust the foot-pounds of pressure and/or the contact to the roller. Try that with other drum sanders. Because the machine is of such burly construction and the parallel adjustment of the arm is so simple, the drum arm doesn't suffer from flexing problems. Use this tool instead of a planer, or park them side-by-side in your shop. This tool is a dream for small commercial shops or anyone who just hates sanding. --Nancy Gleason
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Dream Machine:
I read some of the reviews of this sander in which they referred to it being a problem to adjust correctly, and it, like any other precision machine will need to be adjusted to it's correct settings after you put it together. But so far, after running hundreds of small boards through it, (a whole set of kitchen cabinets) I haven't had to adjust the drum at all. The feed belt only needs slight adjustment but you do that mainly with it in motion after the basic tension is in place. In the instructions it says... more info
improved model:
After reading everything 43 other people had to say about this sander I decided to get one. It came with free shipping a lot faster than expected. Every thing was in good shape. The most common complaint I read about it was its habit of tripping off with very little load. I think maybe Jet has taken steps to correct that. My sander came with an automatic speed control that slows it down when it senses too high current use. I intentionally set it op to sand way too much in a single pass. The light came on... more info
Good Quality:
Good quality and performance. I couldn't live without this sander. My only complaint is that you have to adjust the tilt of the drum quite frequently. I have heard that this is pretty normal though. Don't waste your money buying the individual rolls of paper. Buy large rolls and cut them yourself. It is at least 1/4 of the price.
Slow but better than a belt sander:
Machine came strapped to a pallet in good condition. The table and drum were not parallel but was easy to adjust. The machine is slow and will kick the thermal overload if more than 1/32" is removed in one pass. I sand alot of pine and the paper clogs up, even if a cleaner is used every few passes. Have not tried soaking it in paint thinner to see if it can be reused. It's not perfect but I would buy it again.
