Craftsman 1/4 hp 120-volt 2.6 amp Portable... Reviews
Craftsman 1/4 hp 120-volt 2.6 amp Portable Oscillating Spindle Sander (21500) Reviews
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This sander is great, better than I imagined. I feel this is a well built machine, plenty of power, and quieter than expected. Well balanced, minimal vibration. I looked at others, and chose the Craftsman based on past experience with brand and could not be happier.
Craftsman 1/4 hp 120-volt 2.6 amp Portable... Reviews
The sander is quite and runs smoothly. It is still new and have only used it a few times but thus far am pleased with the performance. One gripe would be the dust port, it is sized for connection to a Sears wet/dry vacuum, so my Shop Vac hose didn't connect (would be nice to have some standardization here), after fooling with several adapters was able to make a connection.
With only 2 reviews, (1 good and 1 bad), I wanted to give another opinion for those interested in this tool. If you are like me, you like to find several reviews on a tool before you purchase it. I can tell you with confidence that this tool is worth having if you need to sand curved parts. I have owned this tool for over a year, but had only used it lightly on some small projects. That is until this past week when Idecided to make 4 queen ann legs for a table that I am building. After cutting them out on my band saw, I took the legs over to my sander and used the 3" sleeve to smooth all the curves...
read full review »Great oscillating spindle sander unit to have and very usefull in the workshop. Spindles are your basic hard rubber for that sturdy sanding and easy interchangeable sleeve process. This sander could have used some sound absorbtion material to reduce that bit of noise but you can easily add this to the hollow shell if you need to. The large table platform is just great and allows you a full work area to manage your material. Although the monster gray shell feels 'plastic-y' it is quite sturdy and does a great job all around. This spindle sander does stand tall as well so some to most stands will...
read full review »Online and in the Catalog it really doesn't appear to be such an oversized item, but it's quite large and well worth it's table size. Once you turn it on it's also very quiet for a woodworking device and it does the job to an extent. If your looking to cut on the outside of your line and final shape it with the 21500 your going to need to go get you some new sanding sleeves with a rougher grit.(Find Included) The ocillating amount is just enough while the speed/rotation is also just enough too. If your looking for a 1/4" spindle size your not finding on this unit as other high end similar sanders...
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