2 x 42 belt sander

Same one I have and it is adequate for my needs. I just now hope to upgrade to ceramic belts.
 
Im just beginning this for a hobbie,but am finding the bench grinder or hand held grinder very difficult to grind the lines/bevel.
 
Yep, that Craftsman does pretty good, until you can save up for a real knifemaking grinder. I'm pretty happy with mine, and the belt availability is pretty good too.
 
I don't have the need to try it but the YouTube videos from the $500 Knife Shop show some nice upgrades to the Craftsman that you can do yourself for cheap.
 
Not trying to hijack the thread, but any experience with this one ? I expect that it is old, and looks very much like a Jet or Wilton. I am going to take a look at this later in the week. The seller says that it was never out of the box.


 
Astrowood said:
Not trying to hijack the thread, but any experience with this one ? I expect that it is old, and looks very much like a Jet or Wilton. I am going to take a look at this later in the week. The seller says that it was never out of the box.


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I think that is an older model. The current models only have two wheels and are rated at 1/3rd hp. I'd snatch that one up in a heart beat if it was priced anywhere near reasonable!
 
Astrowood said:
Not trying to hijack the thread, but any experience with this one ? I expect that it is old, and looks very much like a Jet or Wilton. I am going to take a look at this later in the week. The seller says that it was never out of the box.


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I have this one. It runs fast, but any of the Craftsman 2x42's do. I've never bogged down the 1HP motor, though I don't push real hard either. The "platen" is probably the weak point on this model. It's an L-shaped piece of steel held in place with one bolt. It can swivel on you, but as long as you tighten it down good (not so tight as you crack the cast frame) and don't push into it too hard, you should be fine. The tracking is really good on this model, at least it is on mine, and I bought mine lightly used.

They don't make these with 1 HP any more. Any of their 2x42's are either 1/4, 1/3, or 1/2 if you can find it. There is a mod on youtube to convert this one from 2x42 to 2x72 by adding a tooling arm.

Good luck!
 
NStricker said:
I have this one. It runs fast, but any of the Craftsman 2x42's do. I've never bogged down the 1HP motor, though I don't push real hard either. The "platen" is probably the weak point on this model. It's an L-shaped piece of steel held in place with one bolt. It can swivel on you, but as long as you tighten it down good (not so tight as you crack the cast frame) and don't push into it too hard, you should be fine. The tracking is really good on this model, at least it is on mine, and I bought mine lightly used.

They don't make these with 1 HP any more. Any of their 2x42's are either 1/4, 1/3, or 1/2 if you can find it. There is a mod on youtube to convert this one from 2x42 to 2x72 by adding a tooling arm.

Good luck!
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It's not really a 1 HP motor

It's "1 HP (Maximum Developed)"

Which is some sort of creative Peak to Peak measurement.

It sure isn't 1HP RMS.

http://home.roadrunner.com/~jeffnann/WoodWorking/Shop/HP/Horsepower.html

I'm sure they stopped advertizing as such because of the lawsuits on motors for air compressors


My other grinders with 1HP motors have 12 amp data plates on them, what are these at ?
 
That's a good question, Count. I'll have to take a look at mine. I do have a Craftsman 1/2 HP sander, as well as an older Rockwell 1x42 with 1/3HP motor. The "1HP" sander I have definitely has more felt power based on my experience on grinding on all 3. Whether or not it's true 1HP remains to be seen, but so far it has done the job.
 
I just picked one of these up today on sale, and used it to fix up a beat-up old kitchen knife in about 20 minutes. Now I need some sacrificial bar stock to practice with.
 
how versatile are these? can you change the sanders angle? Can you take that hood off the top wheel so you can do your grinding there? and can you switch the wheels out for different sizes?
 
Astrowood said:
Not trying to hijack the thread, but any experience with this one ? I expect that it is old, and looks very much like a Jet or Wilton. I am going to take a look at this later in the week. The seller says that it was never out of the box.


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Just picked one of these up off Craigslist. It was missing the platen, but it was still a steal at $75. I just fashioned a new platen for it from a piece of mild steel bar stock and a piece of angle iron. Hopefully that will hold up until I can find something better. Any ideas on mods for it?
 
Broomhead said:
Just picked one of these up off Craigslist. It was missing the platen, but it was still a steal at $75. I just fashioned a new platen for it from a piece of mild steel bar stock and a piece of angle iron. Hopefully that will hold up until I can find something better. Any ideas on mods for it?
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Check out "500 dollar knife shop" on youtube. I believe they have a number of mods for the Craftsman sanders.
 
Just to explain a few things.

The bogus term "Maximum Developed HP" or "Developed HP" for short is a misleading and useless rating. It has been abandoned by most quality manufacturers.

MDHP (DHP) is based on the amperage draw of a stalled motor. They lock the shaft in a vise, and throw the switch. The highest current before the whole thing turns to smoke and sparks is the current used to calculate the HP rating. This is not a rating of anything that tells you what the motor can actually do. The true HP (THP) is usually about half the MDHP....often less.

This is equivalent to saying your car will do 0-60 in .15 seconds. You get it up to 60 and then run straight into a brick wall. The time to drop to zero was .15 seconds. No one in their right mind would think that it was a true rating, but in truth the time between 0 and 60 was .15 seconds.

The same goes for 5HP shop vacs that draw 8.9 amps.
 
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