best drum sander?

[John Lipinski]

I used a grizzly before with good results, but not for bow making (though I did make very thin pieces with it). It's definitely not the best but seemed decent for how much it cost the school.

[Buemaker]

Thanks Two Tracks, but what I had in mind was a sander without the conveyour belt. The feeding of the sled and workpiece would be done by the pressure rollers, just like a planer. I think this kind of machine would be the most accurate with a rock solid table for the workpiece to glide on, and no chance for dust buildup underneath a conveyour belt that also has to be adjusted. Bue--.

[2treks]

OH,Woodmaster and RBI/HAWK have an out fit like that, They are very expensive though. I just sold my RBI a few weeks ago.   :(    Not enough room in the shop right now and I still needed to outfit it properly. Very well built and solid. 5hp. mine was 15" the woodmaster can be 12",18" or 25" The bigger ones are 7.5hp.

Chuck

[Shaun]

I have an older Woodmaster 12" that works great. Pressure rollers and 3" sanding drum on top, table bellow moves for adjustment. Unlike my Delta planer, the motor is below and belt drive to drum and rollers. I use sleds made from glue lam header beam with sticky sandpaper on the sleds to hold lams in position.