Whether or not we’re willing to admit it, I’d bet that most of us have had the experience of setting a belt sander down on the bench with the belt still moving. Or worse yet, plugging it in when the switch was locked in the ON position. Hopefully, in either case, it’s run out of cord and unplugged itself before any damage was done. (Yep. Did that once…or twice.)
Scott Phillips, host of the American Homeshop, has been promoting Porter-Cable tools for quite a few years now, so it’s not surprising when he gets excited about a new product. It’s part of the job, right?
Well, after watching him at the Porter-Cable shop (a part of the huge P-C booth at IWF 2006), even I was surprised by the excitement he showed while demonstrating the new Compact Belt Sander (shown at left) from Porter-Cable.
This belt sander has a lot of neat features including removable dust port and auxiliary handle. The small belt size (2-1/2″x14″) and a flush-side sanding feature allow you to do some aggressive sanding in places that it used to be impossible to reach with a standard belt sander.
Although I’m seeing the belt sander in advertisements, the web page says the sander won’t be available until October 2006. This should allow Scott a little time to calm down!