Tim Coleman used a dual drum belt sander in the recent video.For the life of me I cant find a similar machine anywhere.Does anyone have a brand?
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At 37 minutes and 57 seconds into the video he says it's a Grizzly but he has seen the same machine sold under other manufacturer's names.
There are wide belt sanders, drum sanders, and dual drum sanders. Same as a regular drum sander, but two drums with 2 grits. I know Grizzly sells them, but I'm not sure who else.
There are things I can't do without my drum sander, but it is super finicky. I've tried several makes, and they all are. I can't imagine trying to get a dual drum sander running smoothly.
There may be something called a dual drum belt sander, but I've bever heard of it.
Grizzly also has wide belt sanders. They are typically huge, heavy, expensive, and three phase machines. I think I've seen only one model that is single phase.
Timesavers at timesaversinc.com .
I have looked at grizzly and they do not offer a belt two roller machine.Nor were the colours similar to a grizzly product
FOUND IT.I misread the Grizzly model G0819 but the price is above my range
That is why when I need a large surface to be sanded down flat, I take it to a local shop where for $25 it is planed and sanded to 100 grit in matter of minutes.
Dual drum sander. A bunch of other companies make them.
https://www.grizzly.com/products/Grizzly-24-5-HP-Drum-Sander/G1066R
I have a Performax 37" wide dual drum sander. They are now sold by SuperMax Tools as a 37 x 2 Double Drum Sander. See: https://supermaxtools.com/products/wood/37x2-double-drum-sander/
Hafco woodmaster.
https://www.machineryhouse.co.nz/L129
This item in NZ - it's a decent unit to look at (I was admiring it only yesterday...) but twice the price of a smaller sander which can manage wider boards, albeit in two passes.
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