Tools For Cabinetmaking

Makita 9903 Belt Sander

Perfect Tracking and Quiet too!

The Makita 9903 Belt Sander is  a perfect belt sander for any woodworking shop. Makita has been around for along time and makes all types woodworking tools of the highest quality.

One of our Porter-cable sanders went down the other day ( bearings were shot and it started to make that “grinding noise” as it slowed down ) so we took a look at a reasonably priced replacement. After reading reviews on amazon we elected to give the Makita 9903 Belt Sander with variable speed a try.

Tim Dean, the cabinet tech whose Porter-cable went bad, got the surprise when it came in  ( quickly I might add from Amazon.com ) as we brought it over to his work area. Tim was indeed surprised and very thankful that we got him a new belt sander, but, a Makita?  “give it a try” I said, “you just might like it!” (continue reading…)