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dofthesea
PostPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:23 am 
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You won't be sorry of you go with a better quality unit. Most of the Grizzly tools are made cheaply and require a lot of set up time and dialing in the performance. They have really bad quality control at Grizzly.

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Watch your local Craigslist. Barely used Performax/Jet machines tend to turn up fairly regularly and typically at a serious discount.

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Michaeldc
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George L wrote:
Watch your local Craigslist. Barely used Performax/Jet machines tend to turn up fairly regularly and typically at a serious discount.


Agree,

I bought a Performax 16-32 off CL for $400, sold it 3 years later for $500. Worked well except I'd occasionally trip the thermal breaker on the motor and it didn't have the feed rate sensor like the newer models. The sensor is a nice addition.
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Mike OMelia
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Michaeldc wrote:
George L wrote:
Watch your local Craigslist. Barely used Performax/Jet machines tend to turn up fairly regularly and typically at a serious discount.


Agree,

I bought a Performax 16-32 off CL for $400, sold it 3 years later for $500. Worked well except I'd occasionally trip the thermal breaker on the motor and it didn't have the feed rate sensor like the newer models. The sensor is a nice addition.


I knew the 10-20 had a bad rep for the thermal breaker. Experienced it myself. Sold it. Got the 22-44, never does that. Love that dam thing
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Mike OMelia
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Michaeldc wrote:
George L wrote:
Watch your local Craigslist. Barely used Performax/Jet machines tend to turn up fairly regularly and typically at a serious discount.


Agree,

I bought a Performax 16-32 off CL for $400, sold it 3 years later for $500. Worked well except I'd occasionally trip the thermal breaker on the motor and it didn't have the feed rate sensor like the newer models. The sensor is a nice addition.


I knew the 10-20 had a bad rep for the thermal breaker. Experienced it myself. Sold it. Got the 22-44, never does that. Love that dam thing
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SteveSmith
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Mike OMelia wrote:
Michaeldc wrote:
George L wrote:
Watch your local Craigslist. Barely used Performax/Jet machines tend to turn up fairly regularly and typically at a serious discount.


Agree,

I bought a Performax 16-32 off CL for $400, sold it 3 years later for $500. Worked well except I'd occasionally trip the thermal breaker on the motor and it didn't have the feed rate sensor like the newer models. The sensor is a nice addition.


I knew the 10-20 had a bad rep for the thermal breaker. Experienced it myself. Sold it. Got the 22-44, never does that. Love that dam thing


Wish I had room for a bigger sander but don't. The breaker was a pain so I just changed it.

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doncaparker
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My pre-Jet Performax ShopPro 25 (a non cantilevered monster) was an eBay "local pickup" item 3 hours from my home. There wasn't much of a local market for that type of sander, so I got a decent price on it. A little sprucing up and it was good as new. Better than new when I build my own dust hood for it.

If there were nothing good on the used market in my area, I would just buy either a Supermax 19-38 or a Jet 1836. Those are both really nice sanders, and they are just the right size for guitar makers.
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clucking
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Thanks everyone for the wisdom. I'll save my pennies for the Supermax 19-38.
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Supermax 16-32 on sale now at Woodcraft. $999, so $200 off the regular price. Not the 19-38 but a good price for a solid 16" sander.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/16-32-drum-sander

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16" is just that little bit too small...


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Bob Watson
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I've had one for several years, never let me down, and its affordable.
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Had the Supermax 19-38 for 4 years now and I love it.

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