GrampaJim Posted July 20, 2022 Report Posted July 20, 2022 Looking for the pros cons of the Flat master vs a regular drum sander for scroll saw and intarsia. Obviously $$$ is one. Thanks in advance. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
Dave Monk Posted July 20, 2022 Report Posted July 20, 2022 8 hours ago, GrampaJim said: Looking for the pros cons of the Flat master vs a regular drum sander for scroll saw and intarsia. Obviously $$$ is one. Thanks in advance. I've never owned a flat master sander but I would never give up my drum sander. I inlay a lot of boxes and the drum sander works great for cleaning them up. I also resaw a lot of wood and the drum sander works great after that. Most of the things I make are small so a 16-32 works great. I thought about a bigger one but they take more paper. Two years ago I bought a Super Max. The best thing it had going for it was the wixey digital thickness scale. A few months ago it shot the craps. It took a week before tech support called me back. I use it every day so needless to say I was pissed off. Meanwhile I went ahead and ordered a new Jet. Got the part to fix the Super Max and sold it. What do you think you would use the Flat Master for? OCtoolguy and John B 2 Quote
GrampaJim Posted July 20, 2022 Author Report Posted July 20, 2022 From the videos on Youtube it looks like it can do everything the drum sander can, so I would use it to flatten boards and remove fuzzys on fretwork. I can flatten longer boards on my planer, but that is a pain and a lot of setup time. - And I can't flatten short pieces. OCtoolguy and Dave Monk 2 Quote
barb.j.enders Posted July 20, 2022 Report Posted July 20, 2022 I have the flatmaster but don't use it as often as I thought I would. Mostly because it is in a very inconvenient location in the shop. I have used it to flatten boards. Dave Monk, OCtoolguy and GrampaJim 3 Quote
Gonzo Posted July 31, 2022 Report Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 7:59 AM, barb.j.enders said: I have the flatmaster but don't use it as often as I thought I would. Mostly because it is in a very inconvenient location in the shop. I have used it to flatten boards. Are you happy with it when you use it? I too have been looking at drum sanders and the flat sander seems pretty economical OCtoolguy 1 Quote
barb.j.enders Posted August 1, 2022 Report Posted August 1, 2022 Overall I am happy with it. It just takes more passes than I think is should! I am an impatient person though. Quote
ChelCass Posted August 1, 2022 Report Posted August 1, 2022 I have a flat sander and a spindle sander. I use the flat sander the most and I really like it. Hubby snitched my flat sander so I just recently bought one at a auction for my shop. You can never have too many sanders so maybe watch Marketplace or your local online auctions for a sander or two. Quote
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