Uploaded November 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here we go again. I ended up needing a sander to finish another project I'm working on. Yup. It's from Harbor Freight. Item 97181 this time, the Central Machinery 4 in. x 36 in. Belt/6 in. Disc Sander.
UPDATE: After having spent a couple hours with the sander I still think it's a good buy BUT be prepared to fool with it a bit. I still can't get it to start reliably 100% of the time. I don't mind giving it a push with my hand, but you might. I'm going to try replacing the belt, and I'm going to make sure the motor starting capacitor is big enough.
Easter Egg! There's a drinking game in this video. Take a drink every time I called it a "saw" instead of a sander :)
Here we go again. I ended up needing a sander to finish another project I'm working on. Yup. It's from Harbor Freight. Item 97181 this time, the Central Machinery 4 in. x 36 in. Belt/6 in. Disc Sander.
UPDATE: After having spent a couple hours with the sander I still think it's a good buy BUT be prepared to fool with it a bit. I still can't get it to start reliably 100% of the time. I don't mind giving it a push with my hand, but you might. I'm going to try replacing the belt, and I'm going to make sure the motor starting capacitor is big enough.
Easter Egg! There's a drinking game in this video. Take a drink every time I called it a "saw" instead of a sander :)
