JET 629004K 16-32 Plus 16-Inch 1-1/2-Horsepower Open Stand Drum Sander, 110-Volt 1 Phase Review
Even if you enjoy working with wood or doing carpentry work, we’re pretty sure that you’ll agree with us when we say that sanding can be a real pain.
But there’s no way around it – when you work with wood, monotonous sanding work is a given. However, with the JET 629004K 16-32 Plus 16-Inch 1-1/2-Horsepower Open Stand Drum Sander, sanding doesn’t have to be such a time-consuming, boring task. In fact, this groundbreaking tool makes even the biggest sanding jobs easy as can be.
Smooth Sanding Action
The JET 629004K 16-32 Plus 16-Inch 1-1/2-Horsepower Open Stand Drum Sander features a sanding drum that is 16 inches long and 5 inches in diameter. The dual-motors provide the power needed to get the drum moving, and once the sanding drum is in action, you simply put the pieces underneath and let the JET 629004K 16-32 Plus 16-Inch 1-1/2-Horsepower Open Stand Drum Sander take care of the hard work for you. Sanding large pieces of wood – that used to take up to an hour by hand – can be done in just a few minutes with this powerful, smooth running sander.
Versatile Sanding Applications
Of course, there will be times when you need to sand small, thin pieces of wood, and then there will be times when you’ve got to deal with the larger, thicker pieces. Fortunately, the JET 629004K 16-32 Plus 16-Inch 1-1/2-Horsepower Open Stand Drum Sander is designed to take on all comers. With its easy to adjust settings you can easily sand pieces from 1/32” thick, all the way up to pieces 3” thick. And since this sander allows you to safely deal with pieces as small as 2.25 inches long, there’s simply no piece of wood too big, or too small…
Powerful Motors
There are actually two motors used to power the JET 629004K 16-32 Plus 16-Inch 1-1/2-Horsepower Open Stand Drum Sander. The sanding drum is powered by a 1725 RPM, 1.5 horsepower motor. And the conveyor belt, that actually feed pieces through the sander – is powered by a separate motor. This means that sanding is virtually effortless, thanks to both of these high quality motors taking care of the hard work for you.
JET 629004K 16-32 Plus 16-Inch 1-1/2-Horsepower Open Stand Drum Sander Features:
- Drum sander powered by a 1.5 horsepower motor.
- Sands wood up to 32 inches wide, as thin as 1/32 inches thick and all the way up to 3 inches thick.
- The drum is built from aluminum and self-cooling to prevent damage.
- Comes with the sander, stand, TufTool and a box of abrasives to get you started.
- Backed up by a 5 year manufacturer’s warranty.
Customer Reviews
With 60 customer reviews posted online, the JET 629004K 16-32 Plus 16-Inch 1-1/2-Horsepower Open Stand Drum Sander has earned a solid 4 out of 5 star rating. The majority of customer reviewers have had nothing but high praise for this sander, and most of them have given it the highest customer satisfaction scores possible.
It isn’t often that a truly unique tool hits the market, but with such a wide variety of sanding applications, we have to admit that this is one of the most interesting tools that we’ve seen in quite some time. And since so many real life customers have given this sander rave reviews, we recommend it to anyone who wants to significantly reduce sanding time on their carpentry and wood working projects.