Subject: Grizzly Sander? WAS: Delta 4x36 belt/6" disc sander???

From: damian drewek <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:29:32 -0600

I posted an article about what people thought about the Delta benchtop
sander and the feedback I got was that it's easier to stall making it
not real good for large scale use.  One suggestion for saving $$ on a
larger one was to look at Grizzly.  Grizzly still has a presidents
special on their 6x48/9" disc sander.  It is on a stand and has 3/4 Hp. 
PRice is $169 and for me $50 shipping.  

Anyone have experience with this sander??
Thanks
DAmian

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From: [email-masked] (Al Taylor)
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 23:45:11 GMT

>Anyone have experience with this sander??

Damian,

I have the Grizzly 6x48/9". It's great, in fact I use it all the time
for any number of things. It's made very well, I like the quick
release for belt changes, It tracks well, even though I don't think
their tracking adjustment actually works. The  miter platform is a
nice and heavy cast iron one and can be used on either the belt ( when
the belt is lifted up in the vertical position ) or the disc. Their
little miter gauge is better left in the box, I use a tablesaw miter
gauge to sand perfect 45° trim pieces. The supplementary fence for the
belt is not very useful. ( getting it parallel to the belt is a pain )
When using the miter platform on the belt, ( when the belt is lifted
up in the vertical position ) the disc part of the machine gets in the
way of wide or long pieces, ( a design flaw of most belt sanders
unfortunately ) however it's still very useful.

After looking at the other belt sanders out there its a good value,
and with the sale price, even better.

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:42:02 GMT

>Anyone have experience with this sander??
I had the Delta benchtop, and then went to the Grizzly.  I feel the
Delta was of better quality; the Grizzly is a fairly crude machine.
The photos don't tell the whole story.  But for $169 it is a very good
value.  It certainly is more capable than any  benchtop.

Dave Fish

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From: Curt Harms <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 05:17:08 -0800

> Anyone have experience with this sander??
I've got one, and they work OK.  Did give a self adhesive graphite
platen
material from Woodworker's Supply and applied it, which cut down on 
chatter.I've thought about ordering a second table so I don't have to
move the larger table from disk to belt, but haven't yet.

One consideration with this machine and any like it, is dust collection.
mine is in my basement, and it generates a LOT of dust.  Any thoughts
out there?