Good morning,
Well, here i am again asking for your help.
I am looking to buy a small Belt Sander and i am inbetween these 2 models:
CLARKE BELT SANDER 1"x30"& DISC SANDER 5" 300w 230v
Technical Details
300 Watt, 230V motor, Supplied with an adjustable mitre gauge and fitted with medium grit abrasive belt & disc
1" x 30" sanding belt operates at 13.5 metres/sec. Tilts and locks at any angle 0 - 45º
5" dia. circular sanding disc runs at 2,800rpm, (LWH) 360x280x360mm
Workpiece table dimensions - belt 127x127mm, disc 89x178mm (tilts & locks from 0° to 45°)
45mm O/D dust extraction port, (LWH) 360x280x360mm
Fox 1" Belt & 5" Disc Sander
Technical Details
Motor 188w-230v
Belt Speed 960m/min
Disc Speed 2850rpm
Belt dimenstions 25 x 751mm
Disc Diameter 125mm
Could you guys please help me pick one? Which would be the best choice for pipe making?
I can see that the Clarke Belt Sander is more update the Fox's right? Also, i can see that while Fox as a 188watts motor, Clarke's has a 300watts. Will this make a difference?
Thank you in advance.
Regards
Bruno
Belt Sanders - Help Needed
Re: Belt Sanders - Help Needed
I'm not sure what to tell you about the two other than to say that 2800 RPM's is pretty fast. I went with the Grizzly model here: http://www.grizzly.com/products/H8192. It has a larger disk (8" which is nice) and a 1725 RPM motor.
Not sure if that helps.
Brian.
Not sure if that helps.
Brian.
Re: Belt Sanders - Help Needed
Nothing wrong about these, I use a similar machine (though neither called "Clarke", nor "Fox", they're sold under other names over here) to do my rough shaping - the belt sander, that is.
The disc sander is good for squaring blocks. More power will be good, so I guess the Clarke
is preferable to the Fox.
The Grizzly machine looks definitely nicer, though ...
Jens
The disc sander is good for squaring blocks. More power will be good, so I guess the Clarke
is preferable to the Fox.
The Grizzly machine looks definitely nicer, though ...
Jens
Re: Belt Sanders - Help Needed
Thanks for the replies guys!
Unfortunately there are no Grizzly machines here in Portugal...
Unfortunately there are no Grizzly machines here in Portugal...