Buy JET 708432K JDS-12DC 12-Inch 1 Horsepower Open Stand Disc Sander with Dust Canister, 115/230-Volt 1 PhaseJET 708432K JDS-12DC 12-Inch 1 Horsepower Open Stand Disc Sander with Dust Canister, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase Product Description:
- Built-in dust collection with 2-micron filter
- 1 Horsepower Totally enclosed fan-cooled motor
- Open Stand
- Convenient brake slows disc quickly
- Circle Jig and Miter gauge included
Product Description
708432K Features: -JDS-12OS. Assembly Instructions: -Assembly required. Dimensions: -12'' disc sander with open stand and DC.-Dimensions: 20'' H x 26.5'' W x 29.5'' D.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Quite Pleased
By R. Lanford
I'd been wanting to upgrade my (hobbyist) wood sanding capabilities for several months. I usually do a thorough research job online, then visit retailers who stock whatever I narrow down. This purchase was no exception, but $350 is a chunk of change for some of us, and my "work shop" has limited floor space.After concluding that my belt sander could handle most 'long boards' and table tops effectively, I settled on a disc-only model, instead of a combo disc-belt model. The two features most important to me were, (1) a cast iron table that would accomodate a circle jig, and is rock steady when tilted to 45 degrees and (2) the ability to help me control dust. Horsepower was my third, and less important, consideration.I'll tell you now, this machine is a 'hoss' in all three categories! This machine eats soft maple like a steak knife through warm butter! The table is large and quite heavy and secured by an adjustable stop (at 90) and two locking knobs on either side. It was dead on 90 degrees from the get-go (used an Incra 'Guaranteed Square"). All the hardware was there, instructions were easy to follow, parts (individually wrapped) fit nearly perfect, and setup took about 45 minutes from start to finish, including the stand & dust canister. Incidentally, Jet even includes a ground wire that clips from the body to the canister - to help prevent a flash fire, I suppose - but they're thinking ahead, none the less. The floor footprint is less than a yard square (guess-timate). The 80 (100?) grit adhesive paper was already installed on the cast iron disc plate. It's quiet and virtually vibration free.The only minor downside (if there is one) aside from the $350 price tag, is that I expected the built-in impeller to act sort of like my dust collection system; it gets a lot of the dust but a little still escapes. Again, that was my own expectation, and not bad enough to reduce an otherwise powerhouse to a 4 star rating. The machine just drips with quality so much so, that I expect to pass this one down to my next of kin (hopefully, a long time from now).
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
12 inch disch sander
By Rosh
I purchased this sander with the dust collector about six months ago. The tool arrived within 2 weeks from Amazon without any damage. Assembly was very simple and required putting the stand together and then bolting the sander on the stand. The motor is very strong and quiet and it has plenty of power for a home sander. There is no significant vibration. The dust collector works very well and there is no visible airborne dust.The only negative aspect is the disc run out. The disc run out was 13/1000 of an inch on the first sander. I called Jet tools and they told me that this is excessive and they will send me a new sanding plate which I replaced. The run out was 20/1000 of an inch with the new disc plate.I called Amazon and they send me a completely new Jet 12 inch sander with free return shipping of the old one. The run out on the new disc sander is 25/1000 of an inch. I have decided to go ahead and keep the sander and ignore the run out after all. The people at JET Tools and at Amazon were very helpful and they gave me no hassle on replacing the Sander. I recommend this sander except for the excessive run out. I hope this review was helpful.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Excellent heavy duty disc sander
By Michael Tree
I bought this machine a couple years ago when Jet first came out with it.At that time they sold this model without the stand and dust canister, which is the model I bought, otherwise it is the same.It is a big industrial feeling machine, true, quiet, and strong. Not like the little hobby sanders you see for about $100, that often have a lot of plastic parts and an aluminum table.I have done professional woodworking for a dozen or more years and used to sell woodworking machinery.Jet has always had a pretty good product. I have an old Jet 6 inch joiner that was made in Taiwan. (This sanding machine is made in China.) In my experience the Chinese have surpassed the Taiwanese in quality control, although I haven seen or bought any Taiwan machines in a while. The Taiwan machines including my old Jet joiner were a bear to get set up right. It took me about 6 hours to get the joiner set up, including installing the motor and blades, the fence, and truing up the blades, squaring everything up. After that it has been a great machine, totally reliable. The disc sander only required taking it out of the box, IIRC, I think the sanding disc needed to be put on, perhaps. Otherwise it was running in about 10 minutes, and I haven't had to adjust anything on it since.Jet was bought by a Swiss company, and they also own Powermatic (out of Tennessee) now and some other machinery manufacturers.If you need a 12 inch disc sander I think you would be very pleased with this one. It has a fan on the back of the disc with a chamber that blows the dust out a chute, and I am able to adapt this to my HD shop vac, instead of the cannister and it is very good at removing the dust.The plate on mine is true, the table is cast iron and the machine is heavy, very heavy for one person to lift. It has a brake you just pull a lever to stop the momentum, if that is desired. I have no quirks that I have found that need to be changed.I see where someone has had two bad machines. This can happen, but in my time selling equipment, it was rare, and I am sure this is frustrating, especially when the item has to be shipped back and all. I have just not found this to be the case with the Jet tools I used to sell, they rarely, if at all came back, of course they didn't make this tool then. But mine is very sweet.Hope this was helpful.
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