stroke sanders

dadude · Post by **dadude** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:03 am

who uses them anymore? seems like a dinosaur at this point, i had a beech for a while, whats your take? they still produce some fancy euro models, venneer sanding?

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:27 am

I hear they are pretty good for sanding metal, but the floor space in insane.

Also they are good at sanding carcasses after they are glued up- if you have enough height under the belt.

Still they are huge behemoths that no one wants. I would think they would sell used quite cheaply.

Seriously, don't even think about spending one penny on a stroke sander until you have an edge sander.

A stroke sander is the slow cousin of the widebelt. An edgesander is pretty damn unique. Kinda the missing link of sanders......

Pete

thouser · Post by **thouser** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:57 am

Well I will have to agree they take up space. I have a 60's Rodgers that I won't live without. I do have a widebelt but there's lots it won't do.

Touch up sanding on doors
Bow front FF and doors
Chair seats
Touch up of shop veneered lay ups (sometimes $75 a sq ft. veneer).

The list goes on. One of the biggest problems is very few know how to use them anymore.

dadude · Post by **dadude** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:28 am

"The list goes on. One of the biggest problems is very few know how to use them anymore."[/quote]

thinking back to my beech, flat work was fairly obvious, anything with a catchable leading edge was a true experience at best

thouser · Post by **thouser** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:47 am

I was up at a cabinet door manufacturing plant here in OR a few weeks back that did have a true door finish sander. Similar to a widebelt followed by brush heads. The doors came out ready to finish. No cross grain scratches just perfect. Lets see how many jobs would it take to pay off the $140,000.00 loan. NOT.

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:02 pm

Ok, Sometimes I forget about these things. My furniture is no longer anything close traditional in design or construction. You casework guys can keep it, it's not for me.

I still stand behind my edge sander passion. There are ways to hand-power-sand most of the chores you have just mentioned. Short of an edge sander or gang sanding there are no good ways to power sand edges. Now I know this isn't the topic at hand, I just happen to know the original poster is edgesanderless.

Pete

thouser · Post by **thouser** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:17 pm

Pete, I'll be the first to agree that for the amount of space it's a luxury item but I hate hand tool sanding and it's very inconsistent. Sometimes with a stroke sander one has to think outside the box.

No edge sander what's the deal there.

dadude · Post by **dadude** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:35 pm

ouch, ok i admit no edgesander and i pay dearly for not having one in added fussing and labor, you guy's are tough... been getting beat up pretty good the last couple days

good points thom, grrr pete!

thouser · Post by **thouser** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:43 pm

I'm now keeping my eyes open for your new edge sander. Seems like every good deal on machinery I find is on the right coast. I still love being a left coast kinda guy.

dadude · Post by **dadude** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:48 pm

your the best houser! back to work