The 22-44 Oscillating Drum Sander is 43.5" from outer cover of motor to end of drum carriage. If looking at the 22-44 class of machines, the extra money spent on the ODS capability (about $600) puts the machine in a category by itself. The 22-44 ODS has some of the benefits of the next level of machines - the wide oscillating belt sanders - but at about 1/4 the price tag, can still be run on 20A 115V power (1-3/4 hp), and with better ability than wide belt sanders to handle really thin stock. We never change grits - 80 grit provides a surface that is about what is achieved with P150 on a ROS...no linear sanding scratches to scrape or sand out...we go direct to P220 ROS or hand sanding with the Festools or Dynabrades.
About the only annoyance with the 22-44 ODS was the lack of a mobile base for the sculpted base that Jet introduced with the tool in 2008. We created a mobile base for the sander with 3/4" ply screwed to the bottom of the existing stand and addition of a locking 200 lb/wheel industrial caster set. The newer version of the sander - not yet in the distribution pipeline - has a rectangular closed stand with built-in non-castering wheels, but for true mobility, a standard mobile base with locking, fully castored wheels would need to be added...we found our ply solution to be better and less expensive than add-on sets.
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The new version of the machine is in line with Jet's redesign of all their drum sanders - tilt control for the bed versus head, redesigned controls, and larger cut-outs in the drum for abrasive changes. None of these changes are really all that useful, but for the fat-fingered, the larger paper change cut-outs might make the infrequent paper changes a bit easier.
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