Monday, June 27, 2011

DELTA 31-120

Would you like to buy DELTA 31-120 12-Inch 1/2-Horsepower Benchtop Disc Sander, 120-Volt 1-Phase Shoddy assembly, cheesy partsBy Gary HuckabayNot happy with this purchase at all. Seems to be a lot of variance in the units. I looked at a unit built some years ago, and had a chance to work with it, and it was a dream. Smooth, quiet operation, solid construction, precise, clean fit among parts.When I received mine, the fan cover had slipped, shearing off the screws that hold it in place. Amazon was excellent in getting a new one to me. The new one works as well as can be expected, but is extremely disappointing. The assembly and stop set to keep things in square is cheap and has excessive play. The milling on the mini table was miserable -- obvious quality control problems. I had to machine the table down myself. (I chose to do this rather than getting another unit shipped out.)I finally have a machine that works fairly well, but I had to put in a lot of effort and time to get it to that point. I would suggest carefully examining all other options before purchasing ... » More Information about DELTA 31-120 12-Inch 1/2-Horsepower Benchtop Disc Sander, 120-Volt 1-Phase.

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