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(Update) Bench top oscillating edge sander utility?
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#21
08-03-2021, 10:24 PM
I have the Ridgid as well. It's great for portability and power for its size. The downside is that it will hog through material quickly, so I had to be careful with it. Later I built a v-drum sander so I made a fence for it and use that for edge sanding. It's slower, but more forgiving and helps to remove deviations. I mainly use the Ridgid as an OSS now. I would love to have a big edge sander, but it's difficult to justify.
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08-04-2021, 05:24 AM
(08-03-2021, 03:34 PM)®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: Clarification:

I have no desire for an OSS; I have one already.

Sorry, now I'll go write on the board 10000 times:

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#23
08-06-2021, 10:43 PM
I bought the Rigid oscillating drum/belt sander today. I hope it lives up to the hype!


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#24
08-06-2021, 10:45 PM
Fred,

I didn't see your response until after I posted mine.

It made me giggle.
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08-07-2021, 05:39 AM
Let us know of the Rigid does what you want. I keep thinking about it (and not doing anything).
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08-07-2021, 09:32 AM
Looks like it sat there for a while.


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08-08-2021, 05:47 AM
It was my understanding the the Ridgid as been out of production for a while.  I've seen discussions on other boards that indicate there may be some "onesie, twosie" stock still at a store here or there.

Glad you got one.  Let us know how it works for you.
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#28
08-11-2021, 09:23 AM
Note:  The Rigid unit has a plastic key.  If you lose the key, Home Depot will not order it for you.  So don't lose the key.  I found a replacement online, but not from Home Depot. 

I don't know the utility for that key.  Pull it out so young kids can't use it?  When they can start almost every machine in the shop that is more dangerous?
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08-13-2021, 10:19 AM
I have a similar key in the switch for my Craftsman RAS.  I've had that saw for about 40 years and I've never removed the key.
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08-13-2021, 10:34 AM
(08-13-2021, 10:19 AM)Bill Wilson Wrote: I have a similar key in the switch for my Craftsman RAS.  I've had that saw for about 40 years and I've never removed the key.

I never removed the key, but it did disappear when I moved.   I just offered that as a cautionary tale.  Home Depot was not interested in addressing the lost key issue.  And the unit is unusable without the key.
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