Jet6" x 48" Belt and 9" Disc Sander with Open Stand, 3/4 HP, 1Ph 115V (JSG-96OS)

I recieved my Jet sander after waiting about a month! They must be popular. Having used it, I can see why, it is a terrific tool. It has great power, great dust collection (no dust). It is very accurate and the tables are large and solid. I had another model before this and there was no comparison. It has many good adjustments and is fun to use. It operates without creating visible dust! I have several Jet Tools and this one is a really great one and worth more than the sale price...the price of a nice cordless drill....a great value in a handy tool!

First, let me say that Jet's tech service was very helpful in finding what replacement part I needed. However, no one should need a replacement part for a new item. The problem I discovered? In combination of the packaging design and the weight of the tool, the aluminum disc (which the circular sand paper attaches to) was warped! All other parts of the sander were machined and within tolerance of square. Upon closer inspection when troubleshooting the disc, it had a stress crack near the center as you can see in the photo. This warped the disc and would not allow me to true up the cast iron table 90 degrees to the disc when sanding. It seemed very odd to me, perhaps the disc was overtightened at the factory when attaching to the motor shaft? I ordered a replacement sander through Amazon AND the replacement ALSO had a crack! After inspecting the packaging, I believe the careless handling of UPS and other package carriers (especially heavy packages) is what is causing the aluminum disc to crack. When the package is turned on its side (or dropped) the full weight of impact is on the disc and cracking it. Jet can do a better job of packaging by anticipating this issue or ship the sander without the disc installed. So at this point, I called Jet tech support and they sent a new disc replacement within 3 business days free of charge and explained how to make the repairs. There's a set screw behind the disc that attaches it to the motor shaft. There is limited access and the cutout port to access the set screw is very small. Of course, you need a long shaft hex key (standard hex key wrenches aren't long enough) to get in there which I didn't have. After a trip to the hardware store to buy the appropriately sized key, I was able to remove the aluminum disc. The new disc was perfectly machined on its surface and true. However, there were aluminum burrs obstructing the inside treads where the set screw goes into. A culprit of poor machining and quality control. After another trip to the hardware store, I found the appropriately sized metric drill tap to re-tap the inside treads of the aluminum disc. After this, the set screw screwed in easily and the world was perfect again. I've been happy with the sander so far despite my initial trouble. I thought about returning it, but any tool in this price point from Taiwan is expected to need some tuning, which I don't mind in order to have a reliable shop tool for years to come.

First order arrived broken (plate on disc sander cracked). Broke a vertebrae getting it all loaded up and returned (had to get to a loading dock!).Took another month for the second sander to arrive. It was missing 2 stand parts, so I had to build a separate stand. Amazon never shipped the new parts.Sander goes together easy, works well. Powerful. Buy it at one of the many other good tool sites. My last Amazon tool purchase.

My Delta crapped out after 3 years, so I decided to go with Jet, due to the fact that every Delta has been a disappointment. The Jet sander is a bit pricey, $300 more than the Delta comparable model. First of all the tracking needs to be adjusted, and I mean adjusted..., every time you change belts. I ruined one 180grit belt in a few minutes. Also, if you have limited space, this requires ample room to navigate if you use both belt and disk, plus hooking up to dust collection. It seems a bit underpowered, eventhough it does complete most of my tasks, just hope I don't burn it out. One of the reasons for the purchase was the 5 year warranty, a plus. Anyway, not thrilled, but gets the job done...just watch the tracking.

I've put several shop machines together over the past couple of months and this JET by far has been the easiest! All the parts were clearly described in the manual and everything fit together without need of persuasion. The machine was up and running out of the box in about 25 minutes and I was sanding in about 30. All pieces are heavy duty and I'm looking forward to a long life with this tool.

Almost a screwup. The shipping company had the wrong phone number (I don't know where they got it), they were unable to contact me for delivery. I called them to check and fortunately, the warehouse was close, so I went and picked it up. I don't know what would have happened if I had not called.I suggest that the order process include a contact phone number, especially for items shipped by trucking company. Also advise the customer that the trucking company will call for delivery coordination.