I'd sooner use a shooting board with the jobs what the disc would do, as I've never fettled the aluminium disc on my sander, if it's possible atall?
It doesn't sand something flat, and tends to round the piece, no matter how square the table is, so it's a job of flipping the piece over
and being displeased, so I've not bothered using it for anything accurate.
(I'm probably being a bit lazy by not attempting to improve the disc)
Though there is the RPM circumference related factor with this, likely at play too.
The other issues with these combined 6 x 9" belt & disc sanders being,
it's a messy (coughcough, splutter splutter) approach to working, compared to using hand planes when you can instead.
The actual size of the parts one can sand being a very small area,
which means along with said difference/greater speed of the outer portion of the disc,
means it's a constant rather expensive consumable compared.
Now, with the belt, it seems to me you can do a lot more with.
I've only gotten back out to the shed in effort to make it more user friendly.
I imagine it will be very nice to have for cauls and forms, making various radii on long awkward timbers,
Outer curves, as I don't have a Stanley 113 or similar plane, and for concave work, perhaps the end of the drum might be
possible to do the work of a spindle sander, and should it create a hollow profile due to the convex drum profile,
then that won't be the worst thing to have the edges proud, as I've near got the makings for an underpowered spindle sander
should that job by hand get old fast.
Not sure how well this will go, but worth a bash, seeing as the base with splayed legs was an absolute hindrance in my shed,
being way too flimsy and awkward to bother doing the Carl Holmgren thang with.
Will take delight when I can wheel it outta the way, might even be useful with some sorta counter top, for infeed or outfeed,
since the base will be only a bit higher than a chair.
Sorry not got to do an update, not been up to it until recent.
Tom
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