It's a delta 31-300 6x48"/12" belt/disk sander:
I have a good dust collector which sounds like a necessity. I also wish it was the closed stand version, but that's about $400 more which I didn't think was worth it. I may make my own base for extra storage and to get the machine up higher anyway (i'm 6'5"). For the extra $400 you get this dust bag that I would never use. But you also get a larger cast iron table for the disk sander which I really want. Depending on how stupid delta part pricing is, I may order the part.
I combined three different discount codes on amazon and got it for $599 with free shipping. The grizzly equivalent (G1183) is $517 with a 1 horse motor instead of a 1.5 horse motor and no stand. This looks like a different design than the grizzly. The griz looks like the jet. The griz is also direct drive, this one is driven by a belt. The delta motor is also tefc. So I figure $83 for a stand, extra half horse, tefc, and belt drive is probably worth it.
Anyway, I'll try to post a review once I get it all together. I'm expecting the supplied disk and belt to majorly suck. Can anyone suggest a good online source for disks and belts and also the best grit to use for both? Also, I'm not sure if this has a graphite pad under the belt. If it doesn't where can I get one and how much of a big deal is this? thanks.
brian