Jet 16-32 sander

[Frank Howell]

Anyone with Jet 16-32 sander, what is your evaluation of it?

Pros and cons.

Also is this a rebadged performax?

[dadiOH]

They bought Performax quite a while ago.

[Leon]

I was looking at it just before Christmas and ended up buying the 22/44. I did however have a strange tracking problem that magically cured itself. You certainly do need a dust collector. Is it a rebadged Performax? Probably however my 22/44 weight in excess of

200 lbs and is mostly cast iron. IIRC the 16-32 is mostly aluminum. Pros, Its great for smoothing or "slowly" thicknessing figured wood that is likely to tear out if you use a planer. The drum moves up and down and not the conveyor when changing settings.

Cons, it can be slow so don't count on it replacing a planer.

[B A R R Y]

When you NEED it, you'll wonder how you lived without it!

I've used my 22-44 in a configuration where trim boards are exiting my planer, getting turned around, and put back through the sander @ 120 grit, where they are stacked for finishing.

The sanders also cannot be beat for highly figured stock. I keep 24 & 36 grit handy for just such an occasion.

[Leon]

Why not let the planer feed directly into the sander???? ;~) LOL.

[B A R R Y]

Like you never thought of trying!

Enjoying that cool brew while cleaning up, you look across the room and think "Hey..."

[Frank Howell]

Thanks for the reply. I did see that the 16-32 is about 50 lbs. lighter then the 22/44. Also I noticed that both machines use 20A 110, with no provision to change to 220. Is that how your sander is? Seems to me if using 20A 110 , you would be right at the edge of popping circuit breaker. What has been your experience.

Frank Howell

[Frank Howell]

Did you look at any other brands before you bought? I know that these are slow machines, but they must still be faster then hand sanding or using ROS.

[Patriarch]

"Frank Howell" wrote in news:466acea1$0$4817$ [e-mail]:

Consider that they are more for consistency than speed. A large surface to be sanded, by a wide sanding drum makes everything pretty even.

I bought a 16/32, three or four years ago. I forget. Kept it for maybe

90-120 days, fought with it, and found it didn't suit MY needs. YMMV. Sold it to someone in the club, but I don't remember who.

After the drum sanding, there may be a need for ROS and/or hand sanding anyway. You'll have to decide yourself.

Like almost every other tool, not everyone needs to own one.

Patriarch, owner of too many tools now...

[Leon]

Much faster than hand sanding not a whole lot faster than a ROS. Then again, a hand sanding does not compare in speed to a ROS. If you are thinking of getting one to speed sanding you will probably be disappointed. They do however do a very good of sanding to a consistent flat thickness.

[Leon]

My machine is strictly 110 volt, I am told because of the motor on the conveyor. Sanding narrow stock lightly I can run the sander and dust collector off of the same 15 amp circuit. Both machines indicated that a 20 amp circuit would be necessary. When I am sanding wider, harder, and faster I do plug the sander into a separate 20 amp circuit.

[B A R R Y]

Are there other brands I can see?

I can't see Grizzly without spending $350 on Avgas & cab fare to get to Muncy.

Performax was about it for the 22" open ended drum sanders that I could see.

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[B A R R Y]

And much better than a planer on figured or thin stock when loaded with 24 or 36 grit paper.

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