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   krumy1 | Sep 16, 2003 03:47am | #1

   It's the ridgid and I have had one for a couple of years. I like it very much and it's great for what it is, a light duty hobbyist machine. For heavy duty production work I don't believe that it would hold up. The change from spindle to belt is painless, requires no tools and takes about a minute. For the home shop woodworker it's a nice machine.

   Steve

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   Tac4 | Sep 16, 2003 04:24am | #2

   Ah Ha! Ridgid. It's all coming back now. :)  Thanks for the quick reply. Looks like I'll have to check it out at the BIg Orange Box.

   ChadI am not a liberal.

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   Elcoholic | Sep 16, 2003 11:39pm | #3

   I agree it's OK for light duty.  If I did alot of curved work I'd look at the Jet floor model with the tilting table.  The one complaint I have is the spindle isn't exactly perpendicular to the table.   I've threatened to tear into it and figure out how to true it up, but haven't done it yet.  How about you?John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   jackiechan | Sep 17, 2003 06:05am | #4

   El'

   This is the link to the manual for Ridgid's Oscillating Spindle/Belt Sander.  Find it in the column on the left side of the page, and when the PDF opens, go down the list to Alignments and Alignments Con't.  It gives information on how to true the unit up.Dan Kornfeld, Owner/President - Odyssey Wood Design, Inc.

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   Elcoholic | Sep 17, 2003 06:25pm | #5

   Thanks but the link didn't attach.John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   jackiechan | Sep 17, 2003 07:02pm | #6

   El',

   This will work - http://www.ridgid.com.  At the top of the page click on Support, then on the left side of the page click on Owner's Manuals, then Power Tools, then Osciallating Belt/Spindle Sander, and then choose Adjustments from the PDF list.

   Let me know if this works.Dan Kornfeld, Owner/President - Odyssey Wood Design, Inc.

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   Elcoholic | Sep 17, 2003 10:48pm | #7

   Thanks, but I think it the squareness to the rear (fixed) table that's out.  I'll double check though before I tear into it.John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   Telemike | Sep 18, 2003 07:34am | #8

   Like Krumy, I've had a rigid for several years (hey, lose those naughty thoughts!).  I agree that it's good for hobby work, but may not be good enough for constant use (it's too cheap - you get what you pay for if you're lucky, you never get more!)

   I got it because I have just a little use for the spindles and the belt looked like a good accessory.  I rarely take the belt off and use it all the time for edges and faces of boards.  I thought I'd get two tools for the price of one - the oscillating belt is the real winner here for the kind of work I'm doing.  With an offset fence, you could joint nasty wood with this thing!

   
   

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   Edited 9/18/2003 12:39:27 AM ET by telemiketoo