Excellent instruction video. So good in fact, I won’t have to read the endless instructions that usually come with any piece of new equipment. Thanks 👍🏻 💂♂️🏴🇺🇦🇬🇧
Susie, your videos are perfectly pitched at my level of woodworking. Thanks to your videos I bought and assembled my Rikon bandsaw myself, similar to yours and I have now ordered one of these spindle sanders to smooth out the bandsaw marks. Because of the way you explain things so clearly you have become my human instruction manual, particularly your bandsaw videos. Next time you're in Australia I want to buy you a drink :)
I should have watched your video before opening mine...I just spent longer than I should looking for the missing drum! 🙂 Mines the Draper version identical in every way, down to the packaging.
I've the exact piece of equipment here in the 'States, save the input voltage of course. Works very well. Over here, though, they are a boring grey color and say "PowerMax", among other things, on them...depending on the big box store you wander into. Take care if sanding a ring or similar enclosed-ish shape...taking your eyes off and letting it get away from you, will start a wild wobble, make a Godawful bit of noise, and end up breaking the ring sending bits across the shop at a good rate of speed. To this I can attest, having had a piece slam into the garage door not two feet from me! Turning to see what had happened there stood a very surprised girlfriend with a couple bloodied knuckles...she never went near the thing again. Always feed against the drum's rotation, like it says in the manual...and keep very focused!
I also found that the plastic plates are slightly too thin for the recess in the table and they sit slightly lower than the rest of the table, I cut a packer to sit beneath them from a chinese takeaway tub lid, they sit perfectly now.
Great video ...the sanding paper that Come with mine was 80 grit Screwfix do medium and fine paper Isn't the oil there to stop rust tho? I recoat mine with a little oil every now and then 🙂
Suzan it looks like you are going to need a bigger workshop for all your new tools. This new sander is going removing material much faster. Cheers Dave.
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I've just got one myself and it does seem odd that the largest washer should be used for the 38mm drum as the sanding sleeve sits a few mm higher than the drum so all this would do is crumple the end of the sleeve, and the smaller washer which you used I do find has to compress the centre of the drum too much, so I've ordered some 35mm M10 washers from ebay, these should be perfectly for that size drum 👍
Nice video, thanks. Having attended a couple of guitar-building courses at Crimson Guitars, I'm now embarking on a home build which could be the first of many and so I've been buying lots of tools. I've been wavering over the spindle sander, though, because I think it's a nice-to-have rather than an essential. What do you think?
+Jonathan Oakey I think you're right. It is nice to have it though. You could fashion yourself some contoured sanding blocks and achieve the same result
Thanks for replying, I think I'll wait for now. A planer also looks pretty useful but these machines aren't cheap and i don't have a lot of space to store them. I'll probably make do without them for this first home build and see if I will do others afterwards. Just out of interest, how often do you build guitars and what do you do with them? Have you been selling them?
Hi Susan. I know this is an older video but I'm thinking of getting one of these, especially after seeing your jointing jig video using this. Only problem I have is I can't decide between this and their belt and spindle version. I'd be using it for guitar building and wondered what you'd go for?
Having the belt would be very useful as it’s difficult to do convex curves smoothly on a spindle sander. I don’t think they did the belt and spindle when I bought this, otherwise I might have gone for it.
@@SusanGardener Thanks for that Susan. Only draw back I can see with the combined one is the biggest spindle is smaller I think. Also, not sure something like your jointing jig would work as well on it. One big plus for the combined, is that it's got an adjustable table, up to 45 degrees which would be very handy for doing that sanded edge, fo binding look that prs do a lot. Decisions decisions! lol
You should be able to get an adaptor to mate the hoover to you power tools. It would be worth getting some other suitably sized washers for the drums. I have a combination belt and spindle sander, but still have the same issues of the sleeves riding up. You can put some masking tape on the run to make it tighter.
I know this is a rather old video but I don't want to mess up your recent ones with my question. Are you still happy with this spindle sander? I am looking for one and came across your review and thought it would be nice to know how well it performed over the last year. Like your videos and respect your opinion.
I don't own a spindle sander, but I would try to make a fence that has a semi-circle cutout to straddle the spindle area, then clamp the fence behind the spindle so the spindle is sticking out (say a mm or two). This will take off that much off your workpiece, but never more, because the straight fence will stop the work piece from being pushed too far into the spindle.
Susan Gardener thanks Susan! I love your videos because you give such honest demos and I love how you resolve the mysteries of unpacking and setting up of our new tools. it takes a lot of frustration out of the process for me!
Hey, the easiest way to get a big item out of a box when you have foam protection, (like you did) is to turn the the whole box over and pull the box off the foam rather than pull the heavy item out of the box. saves your back. then you remove the base foam and turn it over and remove the top foam last.
Excellent instruction video. So good in fact, I won’t have to read the endless instructions that usually come with any piece of new equipment. Thanks
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Susie, your videos are perfectly pitched at my level of woodworking. Thanks to your videos I bought and assembled my Rikon bandsaw myself, similar to yours and I have now ordered one of these spindle sanders to smooth out the bandsaw marks. Because of the way you explain things so clearly you have become my human instruction manual, particularly your bandsaw videos. Next time you're in Australia I want to buy you a drink :)
Thanks for taking us along with you. Very helpful and honest review.
very clear advice just bought one and read instructions but wasn’t sure about assembly . thanks John from County Durham
Hi Susan, I've been thinking about buying one of these and your demo has convinced me it's a good buy for the money, thanks....
i love that spindle sander,great shop tool,another great find Susie
The spindle sander is the tool I should have. Great demo, real good.
Nice Vid, Looks a decent Tool to have in the Shop. Thanks for sharing, Graham.
helpful for buying this one or even a much more expensive Record Power. Thanks for sharing.
I should have watched your video before opening mine...I just spent longer than I should looking for the missing drum! 🙂
Mines the Draper version identical in every way, down to the packaging.
Good video, subscribed!
I've the exact piece of equipment here in the 'States, save the input voltage of course.
Works very well. Over here, though, they are a boring grey color and say "PowerMax", among other things, on them...depending on the big box store you wander into.
Take care if sanding a ring or similar enclosed-ish shape...taking your eyes off and letting it get away from you, will start a wild wobble, make a Godawful bit of noise, and end up breaking the ring sending bits across the shop at a good rate of speed. To this I can attest, having had a piece slam into the garage door not two feet from me! Turning to see what had happened there stood a very surprised girlfriend with a couple bloodied knuckles...she never went near the thing again.
Always feed against the drum's rotation, like it says in the manual...and keep very focused!
Liked & Subbed! Very nice sander.
Thanks Susan ...a very useful review. There have been a few coments about the sanders reliability...have you had any problems with it?
I also found that the plastic plates are slightly too thin for the recess in the table and they sit slightly lower than the rest of the table, I cut a packer to sit beneath them from a chinese takeaway tub lid, they sit perfectly now.
great vid, just gone out and bought one... and i still looked for the missing sleeve after watching the video.. what a prat...lol
I hope you enjoy next week’s video - it’s a rather nice jig for the Triton sander!
Great video ...the sanding paper that Come with mine was 80 grit Screwfix do medium and fine paper
Isn't the oil there to stop rust tho?
I recoat mine with a little oil every now and then 🙂
Suzan it looks like you are going to need a bigger workshop for all your new tools. This new sander is going removing material much faster. Cheers Dave.
Hi Susan, put your spare washers over the spare peg, then the smallest sleeve :)
Or.... stick a magnet on the side beside the plates !! 😏
Une bonne ponceuse à cylindre oscillant doit permettre un ponçage de précision et avec une très bonne finition. De ce fait, il serait judicieux de bien choisir cette machine stationnaire. je vous invite à lire cet article 123bricolage.fr/ponceuse-a-cylindre-oscillant-triton-tsps450/
just a thought the spare spindle holder is prob for the washers. like your channel
Ho! this is a nice tool! thanks for review!
so happy ! to fund youre channel!
I've just got one myself and it does seem odd that the largest washer should be used for the 38mm drum as the sanding sleeve sits a few mm higher than the drum so all this would do is crumple the end of the sleeve, and the smaller washer which you used I do find has to compress the centre of the drum too much, so I've ordered some 35mm M10 washers from ebay, these should be perfectly for that size drum 👍
Nice video, thanks. Having attended a couple of guitar-building courses at Crimson Guitars, I'm now embarking on a home build which could be the first of many and so I've been buying lots of tools. I've been wavering over the spindle sander, though, because I think it's a nice-to-have rather than an essential. What do you think?
+Jonathan Oakey I think you're right. It is nice to have it though. You could fashion yourself some contoured sanding blocks and achieve the same result
Thanks for replying, I think I'll wait for now. A planer also looks pretty useful but these machines aren't cheap and i don't have a lot of space to store them. I'll probably make do without them for this first home build and see if I will do others afterwards. Just out of interest, how often do you build guitars and what do you do with them? Have you been selling them?
Id have liked to see the Sanding with & without extraction just to compare but the extraction seems to be fine
+grahamh1967 the extraction is actually pretty amazing - you can sand with no dust in the workshop - love it.
Hi Susan. I know this is an older video but I'm thinking of getting one of these, especially after seeing your jointing jig video using this. Only problem I have is I can't decide between this and their belt and spindle version. I'd be using it for guitar building and wondered what you'd go for?
Having the belt would be very useful as it’s difficult to do convex curves smoothly on a spindle sander. I don’t think they did the belt and spindle when I bought this, otherwise I might have gone for it.
@@SusanGardener Thanks for that Susan. Only draw back I can see with the combined one is the biggest spindle is smaller I think. Also, not sure something like your jointing jig would work as well on it. One big plus for the combined, is that it's got an adjustable table, up to 45 degrees which would be very handy for doing that sanded edge, fo binding look that prs do a lot. Decisions decisions! lol
Please come back suzie.
You should be able to get an adaptor to mate the hoover to you power tools. It would be worth getting some other suitably sized washers for the drums. I have a combination belt and spindle sander, but still have the same issues of the sleeves riding up. You can put some masking tape on the run to make it tighter.
I tried getting an adapter but it's not a current Dyson and the attachment system is very different
I know this is a rather old video but I don't want to mess up your recent ones with my question.
Are you still happy with this spindle sander?
I am looking for one and came across your review and thought it would be nice to know how well it performed over the last year.
Like your videos and respect your opinion.
I am very happy with the sander. Make sure you oil the deck though - I had a little rust creep in
The little washer go under the bobbins.
I don't own a spindle sander, but I would try to make a fence that has a semi-circle cutout to straddle the spindle area, then clamp the fence behind the spindle so the spindle is sticking out (say a mm or two). This will take off that much off your workpiece, but never more, because the straight fence will stop the work piece from being pushed too far into the spindle.
I might try that!
where can I order the replacement sanding sleeves Susan? I'm in the UK.
Susan Gardener thanks Susan!
I love your videos because you give such honest demos and I love how you resolve the mysteries of unpacking and setting up of our new tools. it takes a lot of frustration out of the process for me!
Axminster.co.uk
Hey, the easiest way to get a big item out of a box when you have foam protection, (like you did) is to turn the the whole box over and pull the box off the foam rather than pull the heavy item out of the box. saves your back. then you remove the base foam and turn it over and remove the top foam last.
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Ridgid has a better unit it's a belt and spindle sander combo EB4424
nah not for me . look at triton TSPST 450 watt oscillating and belt sander . much greater options on this machine