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   john_c2 | Nov 20, 2021 06:31am | #1

   I have a Jet, so I can't speak to the Delta. But drum sanders are notoriously finicky. Just a big PITA. It will work great for a while, and then burn up paper for no apparent reason. But they are also the only thing that will let me thickness pieces down to .050", so I learn to live with their issues.

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   gliddenwoods | Dec 13, 2022 04:32am | #2

   I am trying to use my drum sander on an end grain (maple/walnut) cutting board and I can not avoid burn marks no matter how slow or little I am sanding. Is this just the wrong tool for that combination of end grain wood types? Or what?

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   john_c2 | Dec 13, 2022 06:37am | #3

   I've never used it on end grain, so I can't speak to that. But no matter what grit you use, it's incapable of giving what I consider a finished surface. I use 120 grit almost exclusively, and the scratches left are much deeper than 120 grit on a random orbit sander.

   If it was me, I'd use it to level the cutting board and then use a random orbit to get the final surface.