Finds: Delta 12″ Disc Sander
By Sean O'Hara
The first power tools most hobbyist woodworkers own are drills and saws. Though it’s possible to build a house with hand tools, let’s face it: Some things are a lot easier to accomplish with a cordless drill and a circ saw. Generally, though, when woodworkers head back to the store for the second round of purchasing, they usually find themselves considering sanders — like this 31-120 disc sander from Delta.
The 31-120 is a 1/2 horsepower 12” disc sander. It features a built-in dust collection port (located at the lower left rear of the unit) and an attached table that tilts with 90 and 45 degree stop locks. The 31-120 also has a cast-iron base with pre-drilled holes for bench mounting.
You can fit the disc with any round 12” grit sandpaper, and swapping paper looks pretty simple.
If the projects in your future call for a lot of angled sanding — and trust us, they eventually will – a disc sander like this can save a great deal of time and make short work some long hours spent hand sanding.
Street pricing starts at $175.
31-120 12″ Disc Sander [Delta]
Street Pricing [Froogle]
January 3rd, 2007 at 12:36 pm
This looks interesting.. Can you adjust the angle of the table versus the face of the disc?
According to their site:
“Tilting cast-iron table with 90 degress and 45° positive stops locks in position with spring-loaded, table-locking handles.”
But I can’t tell if they mean you can turn the table 45 or 90 degrees from horizontal along the disc (sort of a see-saw motion front to back) or 45-90 degrees perpendicular to the disc face (like a yaw motion left to right (if you’re standing in front of the sander with the disc facing to your right.)
January 4th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
It would be #2, if I understand you correctly. Imagine sanding a bevel… like so: http://www.mytoolstore.com/delta/31-460c.jpg