Exploring the Versatile Shop Fox W1855 Horizontal Vertical Machine Review

Fox Shop Love my Table Saw, but is this thing real? Model W1855, October 23, 2019 just finished redesigning a really comfortable adjustable desktop and stand for her. But THAT far I'm not impressed. ONE STAR because Shop Fox is so proud of this unit that it doesn't even have a SHOP FOX nameplate on it! Wow, that's pride. It was of course made somewhere in China, so the thing isn't very high quality. One star because it worked great for about a minute and then claimed to do very loud repetitive…

After much research I decided to buy a Fox belt sander. I wanted to avoid port freight tools and wanted something I thought was average. I previously bought a bench grinder and it has worked flawlessly in our shop for many years. Advantages of a grinder include its heavy weight and easy on and off. Its belt sander has an excellent platform and sands all surfaces evenly. It has a well built feel, just what we needed for light to medium use on softwoods like pine and spruce. The only downside…

Came by hand from USPS and I used it on day one. Super easy setup. Much easier than from port freight. In my opinion, this option is much better and cheaper. It came with an 80 grit belt and 6 inch 80 grit disc and I tested it. It will get stuck if there is too much pressure on the strap, but I had to push it hard before it started to slow down. Nothing compares to a cargo platform in a port, where even the slightest pressure can bring it to a standstill. The 6-inch disc platform is made of…