Jet JWDS-2550 Drum Sander Review
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- This is a quick video of the Jet JWDS-2550 drum sander. I just purchased this from Beaver Industrial online in April 2020 and it was 15% Off with free shipping. It normally retails for just over $2,000 and with the discount it was under $1800. The cabinet was damaged during shipping and Beaver gave me the option to have another one sent or they would take $150 off the price. I opted for the discount.
This unit ships in two boxes. One is the sander and the other is the cabinet. The sander came pretty much fully assembled except for the hose bracket and height adjustment handle. The base only needed to have two knobs installed that are used to lock the caster wheels.
My wife helped me lift the sander on to the cabinet and its secured with about 6 bolts. The assembly was quick and pretty easy. The directions were ok with the exception of how to use the table adjustment knob The benefit of this machine is that you can run work pieces up to 50" through it. When you are using this feature when you do the 2nd pass you need to use the adjustment knob to take the table out of parallel to prevent having a crown. The procedure to accomplish this was not noted in the instructions.
I ran a cutting board through the sander and it came out great. Next I ran a select pine cabinet top through it. It came out dead flat! Next I ran a black walnut desk top through. The walnut top kept tracking on an angle and on one side the belt wasn't pulling it through every time. I adjusted the infeed / outfeed tables to be about a 1/16th lower than the belt and I will see if that helps.
The dust collection is very good on this machine . I have a Powermatic PM1300 that is piped through the shop with 4" sewer pipe. I didn't notice any dust in the air and there was just a very small amount on the conveyor belt.
I have only had this machine a short time but so far I really like it. I will need to fine tune a few things and get used to it but that's usually the case with new equipment.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Much appreciated. I've bought the 22-44 version which will be delivered by August. I decided on the 22-44 as that was the only model that had the oscillating feature. I have the older gen 22-44 and I just got tired of running with many grids and palm sanding to remove the lines from the wood after the drum sander. And I wont spend 7K for a belt version. How's your experience with the lines left over on your projects?
I've used it on a Walnut Desk Top and a Cherry top for an aquarium stand. Even with 80 grit it didn't leave that many lines. I did just buy some 220 rolls to try out on a project I'm working on now.
Would love to hear your thoughts on the oscillating version. I have an old double drum grizzly. But I'm thinking about the new jet oscillating single drum as an upgrade.
@@Wooddust6 So I got the JET 22-44OSC just before Christmas. It arrived well packed. I didn't have to do any adjustments, except the level of the head in respect to the table, and tightening/loosening the nuts on the drum head slides, to allow the movements of the head as I turn the screw to move it up or down. The nuts were a bit tight, so when I turned the handle, the head didn't move for the first 1/4 turn. First, adjust the screws, then perform the leveling/parallel adjustment of the drum with respect to the conveyor table as the screws on these rails do make a difference in the parallelism. Otherwise, everything was perfect.
The oscillating function is fantastic. I have zero groves even with 80 grit paper. I used it on oak, maple, birch, and pine, and I'm very pleased. It's not as fast as a wide belt sander, but since I'm not a business with high volume, it is perfect for me. The second thing I'm still working on is converting the drum sander to a table sander on demand. The idea is to remove the dust suction cover mounted over the drumhead, put the drumhead in the highest position, build a box the size of the drumhead's housing with an exhaust port, lower the drumhead to secure the box. Then you build a table with a slit in the middle to expose the drum and make it flush to the surface, place it on top of the drum head in place of the dust cover. Make the table long so you have a nice reference surface. And now you got yourself a table sander with an oscillating drum allowing you to sand large items. Just remember to turn off your conveyor belt when you're in this mode. And now you can go back and forth between drum sander and table sander with one machine.
@@zvelivis That's good to know. I just got mine and I love the oscillating function. I just wish they had the oscillating function in the size of your drum sander. Also, it would have been nice to be able to rewire it to 220V with the possibility of more power. Another thing would be to put fins inside the drum under the proper angle so when the drum turns it sucks clean air from the side where the height adjustment screw is, pass it through the drum colling it and exhausting it into the top dust cover. I've installed a DRO for an easier readout of the height. And now I am working on turning the drum sander into a table sander where you can go back and forth with ease. A more detailed description is in my reply above.
@@christianratajczak3884 how quick or easy are changing sanding strips as that's one of drum sanders bigger downfalls. Mines takes Forever to change grits. It's a real chore. Also how well tensioned does it stay? Another common problem. Grits loosening and walking stepping onto themselves ruining the paper
Thanks for the review. What grit did you use?
I believe it came with 80
Thanks for the video, i'm in the market for a 2550, are you still happy with it or would you consider the Supermax if you were to purchase one today?
I would still get the Jet. It's been great. The only thing I hate is that the wheels don't svival
@@zvelivis thanks for the quick response, i'm going to order the same model then. I'm in a wheelchair, so i am going to have to create a better mobile base than what Jet provides...thanks again!
Does your sander vibrate much on the open end? thanks for the video.
no it doesn't vibrate at all
Did you hear back from jet about how it works when you have pieces bigger than the drum sander?
I have the 1632 and the paper change is impossible. Do you have a technique?
Not really. I do have to trim the paper a bit though.
@@zvelivis Thanks. I have tried various ways and ende up duct taping the end to keep it tight. I lose about an inch of sanding width.
Wow I never thought it would be that noisy
its really not that bad.
IS IT 120 OR 240 VOLTS
120
How much of a pain is it to change the paper? I've heard Jet doesn't make it easy
Changing the paper is not hard. It takes about 30 seconds.
@@zvelivis thank you.
It's not difficult on the Jet machines. I've had a 1632 and now a 2244. Both are the same. Not hard. People who say it's difficult don't know what they're doing. I swap between grits routinely during a project because changing the paper isn't a big deal.
Still recommend? For solid oak panels
Yes 100%
I just bought the Jet 1632 for our small workshop. I can't seem to get the drum level. The outside sits higher than the inside (if I run a thin board through the outside, the sandpaper doesn't even touch the wood (the rollers do), on the inside it touches and actually removes stock. When I use a metal straight edge to check it-on the outside the rollers touch the straight edge but the drum does not, so even when I raise the table to parallel it does not fix this problem. I am also getting snipe. I'm super frustrated, I have scoured UA-cam and the owners manual. I will call customer service next week. Hopefully they can help me.
The adjustment knob on the end doesnt change it? that doenst seem possible.
Is it as loud as it sounds?
I don't think its too bad.