Tom Cancelleri Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Has anyone used a table saw disc sander plate? My 5" disc sander is too small for most projects now. Was great when I was doing small items. A good thing about the table saw disc plate is that I could use it with my incra miter gauges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 http://www.infinitytools.com/10-Sanding-Disk-with-5_8-Arbor-80-Grit/productinfo/102-001/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAtZWkBRC9ibSfhoKEyLYBEiQA5fDxkbatGS2C6YnexNzbTzXBt1aS4_-Jl4t3vWKZ9u38fKEaAv998P8HAQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Certainly not what I'd use my table saw for! I don't want that side pressure.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yeah, I agree with TIODS. Not the right tool for the job... just because you can doesn't mean you should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Certainly not what I'd use my table saw for! I don't want that side pressure.. Good point, pressure on the arbor would suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Another thing to cringe over is the abrasive that comes off the disc and lands on your cast iron table. The next time you wipe it off or slide a board through, SCRATCH!!@! I would lose sleep over that if I made the clever decision to turn my cabinet saw into a 500lb disc sander. Oh yea, the lateral stress on the arbor is just an awesome way to say "screw tolerance". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderingturtle Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Another thing to cringe over is the abrasive that comes off the disc and lands on your cast iron table. The next time you wipe it off or slide a board through, SCRATCH!!@! I would lose sleep over that if I made the clever decision to turn my cabinet saw into a 500lb disc sander. Oh yea, the lateral stress on the arbor is just an awesome way to say "screw tolerance". Also you are introducing grit into the workings of your table saw. So the moving parts inside it will wear as well. Brushing grit off of cast iron isn't a big deal at least with the surface grinders at work, but get grit into the moving portions of something will kill its accuracy real quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 I had a sanding disc that I used on my old Craftsman contractor saw. The rpm's where too high and burned the wood. When I got my new Delta Hybrid saw I never wanted to put it on. I think it's one of those "sounds good on paper" ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Speed is too high and very easy to burn along with arbor and grit in the works issues. If you need to use abrasives on ends and edges the little Ridgid osselating belt / spindle sander is very versatile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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