Grizzly G0458Z drum sander review

New drum sander review

[@michiganracer1181]

I’ve seen and read a lot of reviews stating this sander is terrible. The idiots posting bad reviews are trying to use this like a planner. It’s a SANDER meant to remove very small amounts at each pass. Looks like it works great when used as it should be.

[@woodscheidcreations8188]

Agree, you have to take light passes, sometimes I’ll run material through a couple of times before adjusting.

[@atbien21]

Very good video! And thank you for not using 3/4s of the video just showing the assembly of the stand.😊

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

This one is the cheapest option I could find at this size. I found a much older Craftsman 18/36 model that has reeves drive transmission to drive conveyor belt, so it does not have a separate belt motor. My biggest concern of buying this unit is the bed lifts not the head. That may be a more sturdy for the head assembly, but that means you can't have a infeed/outfeed support unless you want to adjust their height for every pass. It may not be necessary for short work.

[@truckguy6666]

Looks like a pretty decent machine! Drum sanders dont get a lot of love for some reason. I think people expect too much from them. They are not for removing material! They are a game changer though. I suggest some heavy backed sand paper if youre going to buy some. The stuff that comes with them is thin like toilet paper and just terrible.

[@prudhommejc]

3:45 Unsafe, but your review is pretty good.

[@chriss8206]

Isn't there a thickness guage right under the power switch. I thought this model had a thickness guage.

[@woodscheidcreations8188]

There is a gauge, I don’t use it much. I just lay what I’m sanding on the table and adjust to we’re it just fits under the front bar. Once the piece starts feeding I’ll adjust the level.