stoney Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) I have been making some toy wood cars lately and decided I had a use for a spindle sander. I have been cutting the cars from 2" stock and recessing the wheels with a forstner bit. I cut the windows out with my scroll saw and then the outside with my band saw. The outside cut naturally is much faster on the band saw but requires a lot more sanding compared to a scroll saw cut. Well I did some research and discovered something quite remarkable but not totally surprising. I found 5 spindle sanders, there might be more, under different names of which appears to be of the same design at vastly different prices. Other than color and the name they looked identical. The specs on all of them was exactly the same. They ranged in price of $101.27 including shipping to $440.99 plus shipping. While I looked at models of different designs I decided at this stage, (72 years old), in my life I didn't need a top of the line spindle sander. I chose the Wen model 6510 for $101.27 with prime shipping on Amazon. I'll let you know what I think of it after I use it a while. Edited February 8, 2017 by stoney Lucky2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Stoney, I bought that model a couple of months ago online from Home depot for 97.00 with free shipping....It is now the same price as Amazon...I have used it on three projects and at this point in time I will say that you bought a good sander at a good price...I like mine and would buy it again.....Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 The big name one that gets good reviews and is more versatile is this one. www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Oscillating-Edge-Belt-Spindle-Sander-EB4424/100061671?&cm_mmc=Shopping|THD|B|0|B-BASE-D25T+Power+Tools|&mid=ZlQ5WRNX|dc_mtid_8903vry57826_pcri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 The big name one that gets good reviews and is more versatile is this one. www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Oscillating-Edge-Belt-Spindle-Sander-EB4424/100061671?&cm_mmc=Shopping|THD|B|0|B-BASE-D25T+Power+Tools|&mid=ZlQ5WRNX|dc_mtid_8903vry57826_pcri I agree John. You can just do so much more with it. I have had my Ridgid for a little over two years and I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiloquinruss Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 I bought the Harbor Freight spindle sander when they had one of their many coupon sale days. I use it almost as much as I use my belt sander. Since I've tried my hand at scrolling I find that I am using sanding mops more than the other sanders though. Have fun with your new tool. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 I picked up one of the Ridgid one a couple years ago from craiglist for $50.. not too sure if it was even used as it still had all the original sanding drums and papers with it.. also had the belt sander thing with manuals etc.. came mounted on a nice heavy Rigid stand to boot.. While I don't use it as much as I thought I would.. for the type of work I been doing anyway.. i don't really need one.. I hope to try intarsia at some point.. and bandsaw boxes.. so I am sure at some point it will be real useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted February 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 I looked at the combo Ridgid model but I already have a the big Craftsman 6" belt/ 9" disc sander so I'm all set now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I have been making some toy wood cars lately and decided I had a use for a spindle sander. I have been cutting the cars from 2" stock and recessing the wheels with a forstner bit. I cut the windows out with my scroll saw and then the outside with my band saw. The outside cut naturally is much faster on the band saw but requires a lot more sanding compared to a scroll saw cut. Well I did some research and discovered something quite remarkable but not totally surprising. I found 5 spindle sanders, there might be more, under different names of which appears to be of the same design at vastly different prices. Other than color and the name they looked identical. The specs on all of them was exactly the same. They ranged in price of $101.27 including shipping to $440.99 plus shipping. While I looked at models of different designs I decided at this stage, (72 years old), in my life I didn't need a top of the line spindle sander. I chose the Wen model 6510 for $101.27 with prime shipping on Amazon. I'll let you know what I think of it after I use it a while. I looked at the combo Ridgid model but I already have a the big Craftsman 6" belt/ 9" disc sander so I'm all set now. I have been making some toy wood cars lately and decided I had a use for a spindle sander. I have been cutting the cars from 2" stock and recessing the wheels with a forstner bit. I cut the windows out with my scroll saw and then the outside with my band saw. The outside cut naturally is much faster on the band saw but requires a lot more sanding compared to a scroll saw cut. Well I did some research and discovered something quite remarkable but not totally surprising. I found 5 spindle sanders, there might be more, under different names of which appears to be of the same design at vastly different prices. Other than color and the name they looked identical. The specs on all of them was exactly the same. They ranged in price of $101.27 including shipping to $440.99 plus shipping. While I looked at models of different designs I decided at this stage, (72 years old), in my life I didn't need a top of the line spindle sander. I chose the Wen model 6510 for $101.27 with prime shipping on Amazon. I'll let you know what I think of it after I use it a while. i found one in the next county,i thought i needed it bad ,$50.. made me run to it.i still never used it,but it's there when i need it.i have so many dreams of doing what i used to do ,pipe dreams.it could change any day then i;ll give my tools a run for their money again.I have everything i need to do what i want except get up and go,lol you did good finding that sander.Have fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) Good luck with your new toy! I find the spindle sander very useful, especially when I do intarsia. I bought a Jet as it was the only one with a 1/4 inch spindle at the time. I also wanted a tilting table. I just looked up the Wen, it looks very solid, please keep us posted on how you like it. Edited February 9, 2017 by Rolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Well I setup the oscillating spindle sander. It appears to be of decent quality but time will tell. It runs and oscillates very smoothly. The dust removal port works very well. Having a small shop and lots of tools demands I have some of them mounted on turnovers so I had to mount the rubber drums on dowels and secure them with clevis clips so that made the setup a little more time consuming. Well I tried it out and it does the job and appears to have enough power. Right now I'm working on a couple of tow trucks but after they are finished I'll get back to the cars I mentioned earlier and will really give it a good test. I'll let you know how well it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 I wanted to reply to your post, but not about oscillating spindle sanders. I just wondered if you could reduce the sanding needed at the bandsaw by using template cutting. If you make a lot of these cars - a template process should speed things up both at the bandsaw and in the sanding department. Just a thought..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Old Hudson, by templating do you mean rough cut and then use a template and router to finish them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Old Hudson, by templating do you mean rough cut and then use a template and router to finish them? No I meant using a template to cut at the bandsaw. Here's a Youtube video that explains the process: While I use a router and template finish an edge quite often, I don't know if you can get a flush cutting bit that will handle 2" stock? Furthermore, I'd be cautious about template routing a small items, like a toy car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Learn something new every day, thanks. I have never seen this done with a band saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted February 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Very interesting. I too have never see this method. Just goes to prove anyone who thinks they know it all don't. LOL Thanks for your post I might need something like this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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