JET JWDS-1632
JET · drum sander · cutting width 16 in. (406 mm) · horsepower 1-1/2 HP · maximum stock thickness 3 in. (76.2 mm)
Drum sanders compared
4 drum sanders from 2 makers, with cutting widths from 16 in. (406 mm) (JET) to 50 in. (JET). Each tool page carries the maker's published figures, cited row by row, and comparisons with its nearest rivals.
What a drum sander is for. On drum sanders, WEN Products writes: "They operate similarly to a thickness planer; instead of blades, however, they're equipped with a strip of sandpaper wrapped around a drum to sand a workpiece down to an exact thickness and get an excellent finish."
All drum sanders (4)
JET JWDS-1632OSC
JET · drum sander · cutting width 16 in. (406 mm) · horsepower 1-1/2 HP · maximum stock thickness 3 in. (76.2 mm)
JET JWDS-2550
JET · drum sander · cutting width 50 in. · maximum stock thickness 4 in.
Powermatic PM2244
Powermatic · drum sander · maximum stock thickness 4 in.
Drum sanders compared side by side (3)
JWDS-1632 vs JWDS-1632OSC
Two JET drum sanders.
JWDS-1632 vs JWDS-2550
Two JET drum sanders.
JWDS-1632 vs PM2244
JET and Powermatic.