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I followed the advice of a previous reviewer and used a file to smooth the wheels, so now the belt is good and steady.The only other thing I noticed was that neither of the dust collector outlets will fit a vacuum cleaner hose or a small dust collector hose. The shopmaster was easy to assemble and works quite well for what I wanted it for. I would have rated it at 5 stars except, out-of-the-box, the belt sander portion is practaclly unusable. I had to use a rubber plumbing connector to adapt the outlets to my vacuum.I have noticed that many small tools that have dust collection outlets have the same problem. The mouldline on the plastic wheels stands out and is uneven, making the belt jump about quite a bit.
The tensioning pulley is cranked all the way in to keep the belt tracking in the right position. If I were to do it again I probly would not buy another delt product without playing the hands on game. Where do I start. The bottom line is I would not recommend this product to my 4yr. When it finely got here I spent about 1 hour putting it together, and let me tell you the quality is crap, it is definity a product of out-sourcing, the drive pulley and transfer shaft are not in alignment. All in all totally disappointed with the product. Before I could even use it the 8in.
I was in a hurry to get the sander so I shopped around to find one that would be here in 2 days and it ended up taking a week and a half. Both table rests are poor cast quality with the tops just planed flat. old. wheel had to be clearanced of casting flash with a die-grinder.
Their is very little space to put many of the parts on the sanding head. Then I tried both studs in the belt table and neither stud would fit. First problem was finding the exact position of the disk sander table so it could pivot. I had one problem after another. As commented by others, assembly was estimated to take 1-2 hours.
Next the clamp assembly's locking stud was to large to fit into the bored hole. I'd like to meet anyone who can put this thing together in that amount of time. After two evenings and a few hours, I had the thing put together except for the two cast iron tables. I am going to throw in the towel and return it for a refund. Neither table could be installed.
The top idler does not really work that well. And so the rest of the sander is also light duty but does not seem to bend. Also the dust removal does not work very well. Its ok for a cheap sander. Making it hard to center the belt. I would not buy it again.Timothy the Tool Man The bracket that holds the idler is to light duty and bents under its own spring tension.
This tool is perfect for this process. I am building wooden through girder bridges that require many odd angles and precise fitting. It is not designed for large projects but is great for hobby and small projects. The shipping weight was around 62 pounds. I bought this sander to build wooden structures for my model railroad. It is a very solidly built machine and as the belt sander frame is cast iron it is also quite heavy. This is a keeper. It is not the kind of thing that you would want to carry around much but once you get it to your work area it stays put.
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