How bad are the cross grain scratches on the rails with running the doors through assembled like that? Looks like a nice sander, would you recommend it?
Unfortunately, I sold it due to lack of space. It will leave some scratches. But it works great for leveling out the door. Just finish sand lightly afterward. -These machines can be fussy to use at full width like you see here though. Now I just use my festool mft table and sand it out with the clamping elements. In the future, I will probably invest in a wide belt sander. Thanks!
I build cabinets for a living but don't have the power requirements for a widebelt. Right now I use a 6" Rotex for my major sanding, but I am thinking of getting a drum sander. Would a person be better off to get a 4 post style drum sander instead of a cantilever head design like yours was?
I believe so unless you are convinced you will be sanding out larger table tops etc. I don't believe these machines are really that capable though.. With a four post unit its not going to flex like this design. I really only miss it for sanding down stiles and rails. So for that I could get away with a small drum sander. I love my festool's though! Mostly use the Rotex 125, but would like the Rotex 90 soon.
Thanks for the info. Pretty much all of my stuff is 24" wide or less. I also love the Rotex sanders!
How bad are the cross grain scratches on the rails with running the doors through assembled like that? Looks like a nice sander, would you recommend it?
Unfortunately, I sold it due to lack of space. It will leave some scratches. But it works great for leveling out the door. Just finish sand lightly afterward. -These machines can be fussy to use at full width like you see here though. Now I just use my festool mft table and sand it out with the clamping elements. In the future, I will probably invest in a wide belt sander. Thanks!
I build cabinets for a living but don't have the power requirements for a widebelt. Right now I use a 6" Rotex for my major sanding, but I am thinking of getting a drum sander. Would a person be better off to get a 4 post style drum sander instead of a cantilever head design like yours was?
I believe so unless you are convinced you will be sanding out larger table tops etc. I don't believe these machines are really that capable though.. With a four post unit its not going to flex like this design. I really only miss it for sanding down stiles and rails. So for that I could get away with a small drum sander.
I love my festool's though! Mostly use the Rotex 125, but would like the Rotex 90 soon.