Loved seeing this video. Not much out there on stroke sanders. I use an older Oakley 2 belt stroke sander - makes this one look a little small. Probably the most used sander in the shop. I've never used the built in platten, only the hand held platten. We keep a 100 grit on the front belt and 220 on the back belt. We have several jigs for holding things like curved chair backs (using a curved platten) and a large 90 degree block for standing up a drawer box and polishing the front. Thanks for sharing this information.
Tricky machine to use but once you get the hang of it a real time saver. I use a "figure 8" pattern to avoid dips and gouges. Kind of like rubbing your belly and patting your head at the same time.
That's fantastic. I have always struggled with a handheld belt sander on large pieces. I have one now that is not balanced very well and I cut groves in a table top because it tends to lean. It's a lot of work to use and very tedious. I was just googling around drum sanders and saw one of these for sale. I'd never heard of them. Thanks for the demo.
Dear Christopher, thanks for demystifying this machine for me. Now I know. You can pick up a second hand one for not that much {eg $1,000 AUS} which is a lot cheaper than a belt sander {eg $10,000 AUS}. Cheers.
By definition stroke sanders are not accurate for depth and easily roll over edges of wood. They are smoothers not flatteners. Drum sanders will leave a very good surface but have limited capacity. Stoke sander is essentially unlimited capacity but takes skill to flatten something. I kept my double drum sander and sold the stroke sander to Jimmy Diresta.
I recently purchased a used stroke sander and was wondering if connecting only one of the dust outlets was sufficient for your shop.. I see you only connected one side which would save me a lot of trouble because of the position of my sander. Good video.
Brian Johnstone one is fine for most functions that use the clockwise sanding direction. The second port is good for sanding on the pad on top of the machine sending dust to the right or if running the belt in reverse for any reason. 4” was also sufficient with a descent dust collector.
Great video, very instructive, thanks for sharing it. Great piece of machinery. I just bought a Progress 6 foot sander, I was wondering why the tracks for the table extend so long behind the sander? Considering replacing these with shorter ones and save 14 inches of depth on floor space since when pushed all the way to the back, the table is way behind the sanding belt.
Hello Christopher. Thanks for the great content. Question: like you, I don't have 3 phase. Seeing how you have successfully gone down this path... Where can I find a 3 phase inverter and what all does it entail for instalation? Thank you
I found my inverter on Craigslist. A rotary inverter generally can cost about $300 for a decent sized one. Get one double the horsepower you need. Then you need two switches. One is to power the inverter from 220 and the other to power up the three phase wiring to the tools. Three phase doesn’t require as heavy a wire as single phase 220. I use 12 gauge. But I am not any expert. So for about $400 you can get a decent three phase setup in your shop. Then the tool market opens up to you because nobody wants three phase tools. Good tools are cheap. Good luck.
Thanks for explaining the stroke sander. Very informative. Is this machine good for sanding trim, such as 3/4” x 4” flat stock? I need some sort of sander other than orbitals.Also, is it possible to sand pieces longer than 8’ ?
It is not good for small pieces as it tends to round over the edges. The accuracy of the sanding is dependent on your skill as an operator. It is easy to get the platen too far over the edge and pressure concentrates on the edge. Drum sanders would be far better for flat stock. As for longer pieces, anything that can slide through the opening can be sanded, but you need to be able to reach to the middle to operate the platen. And it depends on the free space behind the machine.
Loved seeing this video. Not much out there on stroke sanders. I use an older Oakley 2 belt stroke sander - makes this one look a little small. Probably the most used sander in the shop. I've never used the built in platten, only the hand held platten. We keep a 100 grit on the front belt and 220 on the back belt. We have several jigs for holding things like curved chair backs (using a curved platten) and a large 90 degree block for standing up a drawer box and polishing the front. Thanks for sharing this information.
Very good presentation. Thank you.
Never knew this type of machine existed. Thank you for making this video, I feel that I learnt a lot from it.
Tricky machine to use but once you get the hang of it a real time saver. I use a "figure 8" pattern to avoid dips and gouges. Kind of like rubbing your belly and patting your head at the same time.
Can this replace a drum sander to sand say a cutting board?
That's fantastic. I have always struggled with a handheld belt sander on large pieces. I have one now that is not balanced very well and I cut groves in a table top because it tends to lean. It's a lot of work to use and very tedious. I was just googling around drum sanders and saw one of these for sale. I'd never heard of them. Thanks for the demo.
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Thanks for making the video. I am working on my shop and hope to get it in shape and clear out room for a stroke sander.
Dear Christopher, thanks for demystifying this machine for me. Now I know. You can pick up a second hand one for not that much {eg $1,000 AUS} which is a lot cheaper than a belt sander {eg $10,000 AUS}. Cheers.
Excellent video and explanation. Super nice machine. I'd like to have one for finishing sheet metal.
Brilliant video. Very interesting!!
we used one in our sheet metal shop to put grain direction lines in finished product
Really cool piece of equipment! Lol my entire shop is 8x12’
Great video! Thank you. I’m trying to decide on the sander we’re going to use in our shop. I’ve been looking at double drum sanders
By definition stroke sanders are not accurate for depth and easily roll over edges of wood. They are smoothers not flatteners. Drum sanders will leave a very good surface but have limited capacity. Stoke sander is essentially unlimited capacity but takes skill to flatten something. I kept my double drum sander and sold the stroke sander to Jimmy Diresta.
Enjoyed the video, very helpful
That beats a timesaver all to hell!
thank you great explanation
I recently purchased a used stroke sander and was wondering if connecting only one of the dust outlets was sufficient for your shop.. I see you only connected one side which would save me a lot of trouble because of the position of my sander. Good video.
Brian Johnstone one is fine for most functions that use the clockwise sanding direction. The second port is good for sanding on the pad on top of the machine sending dust to the right or if running the belt in reverse for any reason. 4” was also sufficient with a descent dust collector.
Great video, very instructive, thanks for sharing it. Great piece of machinery. I just bought a Progress 6 foot sander, I was wondering why the tracks for the table extend so long behind the sander? Considering replacing these with shorter ones and save 14 inches of depth on floor space since when pushed all the way to the back, the table is way behind the sanding belt.
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Hello Christopher. Thanks for the great content. Question: like you, I don't have 3 phase. Seeing how you have successfully gone down this path... Where can I find a 3 phase inverter and what all does it entail for instalation? Thank you
I found my inverter on Craigslist. A rotary inverter generally can cost about $300 for a decent sized one. Get one double the horsepower you need. Then you need two switches. One is to power the inverter from 220 and the other to power up the three phase wiring to the tools. Three phase doesn’t require as heavy a wire as single phase 220. I use 12 gauge. But I am not any expert. So for about $400 you can get a decent three phase setup in your shop. Then the tool market opens up to you because nobody wants three phase tools. Good tools are cheap. Good luck.
Thanks for explaining the stroke sander. Very informative. Is this machine good for sanding trim, such as 3/4” x 4” flat stock? I need some sort of sander other than orbitals.Also, is it possible to sand pieces longer than 8’ ?
It is not good for small pieces as it tends to round over the edges. The accuracy of the sanding is dependent on your skill as an operator. It is easy to get the platen too far over the edge and pressure concentrates on the edge. Drum sanders would be far better for flat stock. As for longer pieces, anything that can slide through the opening can be sanded, but you need to be able to reach to the middle to operate the platen. And it depends on the free space behind the machine.
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Is this available in UAE?
Now I know. Thanks