JET 708448 EHVS-80CS 6-Inch 1-1/2 Horsepower Horizontal Vertical Edge Sander, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase

by Jet

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This unit's 6-by-89-inch sanding belt sands in both the horizontal and vertical position or any angle in between. It has a 1-1/2 hp, 1 phase motor, accurate and easy belt tensioning and tracking adjustments, and a cast-iron table which can be moved up or down to utilize the full table. It features a 4-inch dust port, adjustable end table, and comes standard with miter gauge and fence assembly.

FEATURES

• 6" x 89" sanding belt sands in both the horizontal and vertical position or any angle in between
• Accurate and easy belt tensioning and tracking adjustments
• Belt platen is made from a precision ground steel plate
• Cast iron table can be moved up or down to utilize the full table
• 4" dust port for efficient dust collection
• Adjustable end table which enables contour sanding
• Comes standard with mitre gauge and fence assembly

SPECIFICATIONS

• Stock Number: 708599
• Model: JSG-6DC
• Sanding Belt (WxL/in): 6 x 48
• Disc (Dia/in): 12
• Belt Table Tilt (Down, Up): 45 degrees, 20 degrees
• Disc Table Tilt: 45 degrees, 25 degrees
• Motor: 1 1/2 HP, 1 Ph 115/230V Prewired 115V
• Belt Speed (SFPM): 2,500
• Net Weight (lbs): 210

Product Description

Jet 708448 EHVS-80CS Horizontal Vertical Edge Sander, 115/230V, 1 Phase

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 270 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005NMV5
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 708448
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,749 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Sander Will Take the Place of a Belt/Disk!, January 17, 2002

By 

Jeffrey A. Smith "jasncompany" (Athens, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JET 708448 EHVS-80CS 6-Inch 1-1/2 Horsepower Horizontal Vertical Edge Sander, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)

If you're looking for a good, general purpose sander, and you're considering spending a few hundred bucks on a combination belt/disc sander, consider this...

This Jet edge sander will give you a much higher capacity and will perform all the tasks of the belt/disc sander plus give you new capabilities.

It will surface-sand pieces up to 36" with full platen support underneath the piece (you don't have to move the piece to fully sand the entire surface). The end of this sander COULD eliminate any desire you have for an oscillating spindle sander, as well. The curved end of the belt enables shaping and smoothing of curved pieces.

And, of course, it's great on door edges.

Dust collection is better than you'd expect, too.

I use this machine a whole lot more than I ever expected to, and it is one of the best tool purchases I've made.

Great belt tracking, quick belt changes.

One warning, though... It's topheavy, so be careful! You can't push against the platen without turning the machine over! It needs to be secured to a platform or either placed against a wall.

The machine comes with an import motor, of course (a Mao Shan), but mine's been smooth and quiet, and never seems strained.

Overall, a great machine!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Junk, July 19, 2004

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This review is from: JET 708448 EHVS-80CS 6-Inch 1-1/2 Horsepower Horizontal Vertical Edge Sander, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)

It's true that this device is relative quiet (though any graphite-coated
platen will also be quiet), and the belt tracks well, but this sander
has a lot of serious problems.

First, This is really a 4-3/4" sander. It's impossible to set the table
height so that the top of table is even with the bottom of the belt.
In fact, the best that you can get is for the top of the table to
be a little more than an inch above the bottom of the belt, seriously
limiting the amount of belt width that's actually available for use.
Since I need 6" of belt, this one is a show stopper for me.

There are other problems as well:

The table-angle and table-height adjustments are Mickey Mouse.
The angle adjustment has no detents and the protractor scale is very
inaccurate and inconveniently located---you have to use a square every time
you set the set up the sander for 90 degrees. Since I move from
flat to 90-degrees all the time, this is a real inconvenience. Moreover,
the table is held up by two legs that are held in place by two screws,
and that's it. Lifting the table up from the lowest position is
difficult---there's no spring or adjustment screw as in most other
edge sanders, and lifting the table requires a lot of muscle.
To lower the table, you have to hold
up the 30-pound weight of the table with one hand while you release
the set screws with the other. If you slip, the table comes
crashing down to the stops. Moreover, the two legs of the table
don't move evenly, so it's difficult to adjust the table so that
its level.

Though the sander tracks well out of the box, tracking will
need to be adjusted as the belt stretches. Unlike other edge sanders,
there is no convenient knob to adjust tracking. The tracking
adjustments are complicated, and very inconvenient. One of the drums
is adjusted using a small (3mm), easy-to-loose hex wrench. The other
requires fiddling around with a hammer (loosening four screws and nudging
the motor into place). This is way too complicated for an adjustment
that you'll have to do all the time.

Equally inconvenient is the lever that releases the belt tension, which does
not move the drum enough for a new belt to slip on easily. It should
have at least another 1/2" of play when the lever is in the released
position. Consequently, belts have to be worked into place rather than
slipping on smoothly. Finally, you have to remove the dust-collection
hood (three easy-to-loose screws) to use the end stop.

In all, I was very disappointed with this sander. The features that
the other reviewers raved about (such as being able to use
the end for contour sanding) are available in every other sander
on the market, including less expensive ones. Almost all edge
sanders come with graphite-coated platens, nowadays. I'd go with
just about any of the other alternatives.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jet Edge Sander, January 7, 2002

By 

W. E. H. (Lagrangeville, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JET 708448 EHVS-80CS 6-Inch 1-1/2 Horsepower Horizontal Vertical Edge Sander, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is an excellent product, built with the quality that I have come to expect from Jet. The factory alignment was right on, in terms of right angles, and the tracking needed only minor adjustment, which is easily done. I especially like the end table, for sanding contours. Dust collection seems to work pretty well. The only defect is cosmetic; the paint is peeling from the cast iron table edges.