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Jet JSG-96 belUdisc sander
Performance
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Value *****
Srnall sarnder with big-lirrre featrrres
If
you're
looking
for a full-featured com-
i
I found it
unusual that the disc
rotates
bination sander that won't
break the bank,
i
clockwise,
instead
of the more typical
Jet's
JSG-96 belt/disc sander-sporting
a i counterclockwise. That means
you
sand
9"
disc,
6x48" belt,
and az/+-hp motor----:-
i
on the right half of the disc instead
of
the
may be
your
answer. I used
the belt
por-
i
left.
Once I
got
used to that, though, I was
tion of the sander to slim down a bunch
of
i
satisfied
with
the accuracy of the disc.
In
2"-wide
pieces
of red oak, and
the belt i
fact, I
measured only .003" runout on the
didn't slow down a
lick. The
belt held its
:
disc
platen.
tracking well, even under heavy sanding
i
I also found
the dust-collection system
pressure.
And, when it
came time to
i
on this sander effective, especially on the
change
grits,
I found I
could do
it in less
i
disc. A single
4"
port
collects
dust
from
than a
minute-even faster
without the
i
both the belt and disc, with separate
on-
belt table installed.
i
board blast
gates
to direct the suction to
That
belt table is in addition to the
i the sanding surface
in
use.
JSG-96's beefy disc table, so
you
don't
i
The JSG-96 comes in three different
have to move it from one
place
to the
!
configurations,
depending on
your prefer-
other when switching from
disc to belt or i ence and budget. The open-stand model I
vice-versa. The disc
table's
perpendicular
,
tested sells for about
$380.
The
benchtop
miter
slots accept the
included
miter
guide
'
version
costs
$50less;
the closed-stand
and a handy center
point
for
sanding cir-
i
version,
$50
more.
cles to size.
i
-Tested
by Ben Von Ruden
Continued on
page
100
CallJet Equipment & Tools at
800/274-6848, or
visit www.jettools.com.
s
WOOD
rnagazine
November 2002
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