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All valid points, maybe a pad sander is the way to go........... My plan was to thickness the material, sand individual peices with 120 grit, glue up, clean up glue lines and then finish sand the whole piece with 180grit. I was hoping I could just 'bung' the pieces through the sander and let it...

Hi Tom, Thanks for the post. I've had a look at the stroke sanders but really wanted something a bit more automated. I really want to save time, take stuff straight out of the thicknesser and place it into the sander that will automatically pull it through and do the bulk of the sanding whilst...

I am currently looking at a widebelt sander from Axminster, the only problem is that it doesn't have a platen. How necessary is the platen and what would the finish be like without one? Thanks, Martin.

I recieved an email from Axminster today and am now slightly leaning towards their own branded widebelt sander. The only problem is that it is not fitted with a platen. Is this necessary and what will the finish be like without a platen? Thanks, Martin.

Thanks for the feedback. My plan was to build an additional support table or maybe use roller stands to support the tops whilst being fed through either of the sanders. I've read a lot of reviews on the drum sanders and it seems that widebelts are really a better option. I was hoping somebody...

Hello, I'm in the market for a sander as I can't face another day grinding away with my hand held belt sander. I've been looking around for the last month and have picked out these two models as they are in my price bracket ( around 2k). The general concensus seems to be that wide belt sanders...