Ridgid Oscillating Spindle/Belt Sander
#11
Does anybody have one of these? If so, hat are your opinions, good, bad, or indifferent?

Thanks!
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#12
I've got one. Works fine. Gets mostly favorable reviews as a really good tool for the money.
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#13
Thanks 3finger!
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#14
I have one, works great and is a very handy tool to have.
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#15
I also have one and recommend it. I'm sure I have heard a complaint or two over the years but I don't recall seeing a lot of negative comments about this unit.
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#16
I also have one. Works fine but is certainly a hobbyist-grade unit, although about as good a hobbyist-grade unit as you will find. You just need to use it with a gentle touch and remember it is not a big cast iron General. For the money it is likely the best unit in its class, as I don't think the retail price has really increased in the last ten years although a few small tweaks have improved with the design. The belt is small and less useful than I imagined it would be although still has its place if you plan ahead to work around its size. The spindles are quite useful and there is a good selection of sizes. Dust collection is a bit tedious but once you get the right adapters wedged and sealed in the hole you can keep it away pretty well with a vac. I keep a crepe block next to it and clean the paper frequently and it is remarkable how long a life you can get from the belts and drums by doing so.
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#17
For the money, it can't be beat.

Run and get one. I like mine that much.
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#18
DirectCedar said:


I also have one. Works fine but is certainly a hobbyist-grade unit, although about as good a hobbyist-grade unit as you will find. You just need to use it with a gentle touch and remember it is not a big cast iron General. For the money it is likely the best unit in its class, as I don't think the retail price has really increased in the last ten years although a few small tweaks have improved with the design. The belt is small and less useful than I imagined it would be although still has its place if you plan ahead to work around its size. The spindles are quite useful and there is a good selection of sizes. Dust collection is a bit tedious but once you get the right adapters wedged and sealed in the hole you can keep it away pretty well with a vac. I keep a crepe block next to it and clean the paper frequently and it is remarkable how long a life you can get from the belts and drums by doing so.




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I've had one for several years and echo everything said above.

I've seen this question posted several times on multiple forums over the years and can't recall any real negative reviews.
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#19
I got one too and as others have said, for the money it is worth it. I am a high end guy and usually I don't skimp, but this fits my needs just fine. For the 4-5X per year I need it, the thing works great.
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#20
I have had one for some years now and like it very much.
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