W1717 3HP Horizontal Vertical Sander: Ultimate Power for Versatile Sanding Review

I've had this for about 18 months now and use it for sanding drawer/door edges and sliding edges at a hobby furniture store. I didn't care from the beginning due to the lack of performance, but I decided to keep it because I could do what I wanted with it and didn't want to buy a more expensive device. Well when I use it I often turn the motor off, even if I'm just putting a little horizontal pressure on the piece I'm sanding with a 120 grit sanding belt. Today when I used it to sand the edge…

I needed a good edger, or as good as I could afford. After the China-US tariff war, all instruments are more expensive. So I looked for used ones or what I could find but I couldn't find anything. I bought it in the store but couldn't keep the table level with the belt. I make cutting boards, one of my designs is called Sun Flare. The edges should be perfectly flat so that no gaps or seams become too noticeable. My son suggested Shop Fox. I looked online and sure enough, it was the right size…

I've been looking for an edge sander and a spindle sander and this fits both. It was hard to look at the product description and guess things so I took a chance and bought it. I thought I'd have to redo some things (and I did) but the price didn't bother me. I didn't use it straight out of the box because I knew I would be disappointed. It looks like a great little grinder for what it does. It's just for the carpentry hobby, not for making anything. Firstly, the base is too short and light, so…