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Andy Zimmerman
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I just bought Performax 16-32 drum sander.
I cannot wait to use it. For those of you who have one, what feed rates do
you use??? Fast slow???
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Brock Poling
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I run it at full speed and take light cuts.

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Hi Andy, looks like your gettin' geared up for the long haul, way to go, a drum sander will sure help you a lot!
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You are going to love the machine. It will do so much for you.

I run mine as slow as I can without burning the wood. That's usually about 1/3 speed but on some wood, like figured maple and ebony, you will need a fast feed and light cut or else it will burn.

Have fun and make some sawdust.....

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For resinous woods, fast feed light cut stops clogging of the loading. Oh, and feed diagonally to the grain.

I have to say that I've just sold mine as it was the most underused space consuming part of my shop. I like my old Record plane, SafeT planer and Drill press sander much better. But then I'm only a hobby builder not processing large quantities.

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full speed, light cuts, many passes.

you love the perfomax now, but you will learn to hate it after you have worked with for a few thousand hours.

it is a great tool that I would be nowhere with out, but i cant wait to upgrade to a bigger machine.

be sure not to over grind your plates, the machine will put deep scratches in the wood that will take a lot of effort to sand out. i get my thickness close with 80 but finish up with 120 grit.

Colin, Diagonally? really?   wow....maybe that will save me some sandpaper strips. I have cleaned them with easy off oven cleaner and reused them before...it works ok.
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Full speed light cuts, and as Colin says, diagonally, I tilt the wood to as steep an angle as I can with out reaching outside the drum edges. This is a great machine, yes there are better, but mine has served me well for years.

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I have a 10-20 same as yours but smaller. I love it. Be sure that your dust collection is adequate.

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yep I love my (Delta 18-36) machine. Today and last week's Sunday paper had the 25" Grizzly dual drum sander for $700
I don't have the money, but I sure would find a way to get it into the basement and make space for it!
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