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Sanding machines : part I
SHOULD THE ‘BELT’ MAKE WAY FOR THE DISC MACHINE? IT WOULD SEE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ‘UNIVERSAL SANDER’
Photo – Janser
Is the endless belt sander in terminal decline? Certainly not! Or is it in something of a technological rut? Not even that! On the contrary, in terms of power and design endless belt sanders have been achieving perfection for a few years. In recent years, producers have concentrated mainly
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on refinement, ergonomics, dust suction, and technical progress. However, at the same time, those same producers are unveiling a constantly growing versatility of the rotary machines and the much talked about multi-disc designs. It doesn’t sound too much different from cannibalism.
