Wilton 99179 1/3 Horsepower Benchtop Oscillating Spindle Sander
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Brand: Wilton
List Price: $250.00
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Average Customer Ratings:
What a pleasure it is to sand on this oscillator, especially if you're accustomed to chucking a drum sander into your drill press. It's powerful, quiet and has a generous worktable, along with throat plates to match each size drum. Everything stores neatly on board the sander and keeps it ready to use.
The dust collection is probably our favorite feature; sanding like this makes a wicked mess, but just hook up your shop vacuum to the dust port, and nearly all the sawdust you make will get sucked away. Granted, it does make a strange sound as the spindle oscillates when you've got the vac running, but some ear protection isn't a bad idea anyway when your vac is on.
The oscillation really does a great job of removing stock when you're using a coarse grit, and with finer grit, you get a nice smooth finish, especially on scroll-sawn work.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste
What's in the Box
Sander, throat plates, sanding drums, sanding sleeves
DESCRIPTION:
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Wilton
EAN: 0019907991793
Feature: Benchtop oscillating spindle sander; dual-action spindle spins and oscillates in 5/8-inch range
Label: WMH Tool Group
Manufacturer: WMH Tool Group
Model: 99179
Publisher: WMH Tool Group
Studio: WMH Tool Group
FEATURES:
• Benchtop oscillating spindle sander; dual-action spindle spins and oscillates in 5/8-inch range
• 1/3-horsepower for quick stock removal; integrated dust-collection system
• Features lock-off switch with removable key
• Includes sander, throat plate, 5 sanders
• 20 by 14-inch worktable; 27 pounds; 3-year warranty
ACCESSORIES:
• Porter-Cable 771000503 1-Inch Spindle 50 Grit Sanding Sleeve - 3 Pack
• Porter-Cable 771001503 1-Inch Spindle 150 Grit Sanding Sleeve - 3 Pack
• Porter-Cable 771002203 1-Inch Spindle 220 Grit Sanding Sleeve - 3 Pack
• Porter-Cable 771500502 1 1/2-Inch Spindle 50 Grit Sanding Sleeve - 2 Pack
• Porter-Cable 771502202 1 1/2-Inch Spindle 220 Grit Sanding Sleeve - 2 Pack
SIMILAR ITEMS:
• Wilton 34453 6-piece spindle sander sleeve set Large Set
• Porter-Cable 771001503 1-Inch Spindle 150 Grit Sanding Sleeve - 3 Pack
• Porter-Cable 772001502 2-Inch Spindle 150 Grit Sanding Sleeve - 2 Pack
• Porter-Cable 771002203 1-Inch Spindle 220 Grit Sanding Sleeve - 3 Pack
• Wilton 99175 6 Amp 4-Inch/8-Inch 4/5 Horsepower Benchtop Belt/Disc Sander
CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Very nice Sander
Comment: I bought this Wilton (99179)Oscillating Spindle Sander on 09/28/08 and its been a great sander so far. The only issue I have with it, is when I pulled it out of the box the table top was peeling up a little bit. Taken care of with some glue though. I used it for a constant 1 1/2 hours the other day without shutting it off. Works Great, Didn't miss a beat!
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Summary: Broke within One Hour of Operation
Comment: Bought this sander for home workshop. Very light use, just handy to have so I bought one. Didn't want to spend an arm and a leg to have a handy little gizmo. In less than one hour of operating time, poof! It will spin with the best of them, but the oscillating portion of the machine disappeared. Pretty much eliminates the allure of an oscillating sander.
Learned my lesson. Save up and buy a quality machine. I've sent an inquiry in to Wilton warranty folks. We'll see what develops. The Amazon return window closed per rules, and that's ok. But I bought it in August 2008 and I personally think even a cheap sander should work for at least a few months instead of the 4 months I've had it.
Anyway, no more Wilton products, I'll work out something to buy their high end products, Jet. I have a great appreciation of Jet and their customer service.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful tool for the money!
Comment: I purchased this in March 2007 and I have been very happy with its performance. It is relatively quiet, sands efficiently, and has a good dust collection system. Recommend highly!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Cheap and good.
Comment: For light use, it is a great deal. It does the job and has all the basic elements of a good spindle sander. You can install an external rheostat to regulate speed. I recommended it to several friends who bought it, and they all liked it.
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Summary: didn't last long
Comment: This itme is one of those tools I don't use often, but when I need it there is nothing like a good spindle sander to get around those curves. When I recieved it I was impressed with the way it was built, the nice storage for the extra spindles and the way it worked. I had no need for it really at the moment and after a couple test runs it sat in the corner. Last month I did need it and the nasty grinding sound coming from it did not bode well. The spindle would spin around but there was no oscillation at all. I cleaned everything up as best I could and it gave me a few half hearted movements and more grinding sounds. It is now sitting in the garage and I reclaimed my old spindle sander from my uncle. I was pleased to find out the sleaves fit my old one. I will use them.