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Drum and Wide Belt Sanders

4 products on file in this category, 2 of them with a full review. The rest are verified against the manufacturer's documentation and the live listing while their reviews get written.

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JET JWDS-1632 open-end drum sander on a stand
JET · Drum and Wide Belt Sanders

JET JWDS-1632

In the registry, no review written yet. The claims below come off the maker's own documentation and the live listing.

  • 16 inch drum with a 32 inch double-pass ceiling
  • Open-end single-drum design with SandSmart auto feed control
  • Sands stock up to 3 inches thick
JET JWDS-2550 open-end drum sander on an open stand
JET · Drum and Wide Belt Sanders

JET JWDS-2550

The open-end drum sander to buy for tabletops and wide panels on a 115 volt shop: 25 inches a pass, 50 in two, and stock up to 4 inches thick. Skip it if you rarely work anything wider than 16 inches, because the JWDS-1632 does that in less floor.

  • 25 inch single-pass drum, 50 inch maximum board width in two passes
  • 1-3/4 HP motor on 115 volt single phase
  • Open-end single-drum design on an open stand
JET JWDS-1020 benchtop open-end drum sander with its 10|20 badge, conveyor and 4 inch dust port
JET · Drum and Wide Belt Sanders

JET JWDS-1020

In the registry, no review written yet. The claims below come off the maker's own documentation and the live listing.

  • 10 inch drum with a 20 inch two-pass ceiling
  • 1 HP motor drawing 8 amps, on a dedicated 15 amp, 115 volt circuit
  • Sands stock up to 3 inches thick
Powermatic DDS-225 dual-drum sander with a closed cabinet base
Powermatic · Drum and Wide Belt Sanders

Powermatic DDS-225

A closed 25 inch dual drum sander that runs a coarse grit and a finer one in the same pass, for a shop with 230 volt power, a collector that can pull 1200 CFM and a floor for 730 pounds. Forum owners report years of use without problems when it is fed light passes. Skip it if your panels run wider than 25 inches.

  • 25 inch maximum board width from two 6 inch drums, front and rear
  • Dual-drum design, a coarse grit and a finer grit in one pass
  • 5 HP motor on 230 volt single phase

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