Wilton 99179 1/3 Horsepower Benchtop Oscillating Spindle Sander

by Wilton

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Review

What a pleasure it is to sand on this oscillator, especially if you're accustomed to chucking a drum sander into your drill press. It's powerful, quiet and has a generous worktable, along with throat plates to match each size drum. Everything stores neatly on board the sander and keeps it ready to use.

The dust collection is probably our favorite feature; sanding like this makes a wicked mess, but just hook up your shop vacuum to the dust port, and nearly all the sawdust you make will get sucked away. Granted, it does make a strange sound as the spindle oscillates when you've got the vac running, but some ear protection isn't a bad idea anyway when your vac is on.

The oscillation really does a great job of removing stock when you're using a coarse grit, and with finer grit, you get a nice smooth finish, especially on scroll-sawn work.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste

What's in the Box
Sander, throat plates, sanding drums, sanding sleeves

From the Manufacturer

Wilton benchtop oscillating spindle sander features a powerful 1/3-horsepower motor for quick stock removal, and a large 20-by-14-inch worktable. An integrated dust collection system with an outlet for vacuum pick-up. A dual action spindle simultaneously spins and oscillates within 5/8-inch range. Also features a lock-off switch with a removable key.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 22 x 16 inches
• Shipping Weight: 35.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00062NEMI
• Item model number: 99179
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,485 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars originally Ryobi, October 6, 2006

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Dan Briggs "woodworker" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wilton 99179 1/3 Horsepower Benchtop Oscillating Spindle Sander (Tools & Home Improvement)

I originally bought this sander about 8-10 years ago, when it was made by Ryobi, exact same specs/size as this unit. I have loved this tool since I got it and have used it on everything from 1/4 mdf to 8/4 Oak always with great results. yes the vacuum attachment makes a little noise but that is sure better than dust all over. I order all my sandpaper from Grizzly for the 4 1/2" spindles and find them to fit fine, have never had one slip or be to small to go on. Am currently buying another one for a Christmas present.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value, January 25, 2006

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Herbert L. Mann (Houston, TX (Humidity capitol of the world)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wilton 99179 1/3 Horsepower Benchtop Oscillating Spindle Sander (Tools & Home Improvement)

This machine is a good value. I wish it had come with some finer grit drums. It has good on-board storage for what came with the machine except for two washers that have no home.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The little sander that can, April 29, 2007

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ROBERT QUARG (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wilton 99179 1/3 Horsepower Benchtop Oscillating Spindle Sander (Tools & Home Improvement)

I Bought this sander about 6 months ago based on previous reviews. It has done every job I have asked of it, and then some.

Granted, I'm a weekend warrior that has not a bad shop. However, I'm no Norm (You fokes know who I mean) so occasonaly I need to put equipment into use in say .... creative ways. The couple of times I needed to do this I held my breath, and sure enough the sander came through like a champ.

If I were a pro using this every day, day in and day out, I would have moved up one or two steps to the Jet or Delta (at almost 3x the price). However, for light regular use or more moderate occasional use it has worked out very very well.

Several issues of note:

1.) The sander has a "plastic" (the base is plastic and the top is covered partical board, as I recall) feel. Don't fret when you first get it - use it before making any judgements.

2.) The center insert did not quite fit flat. A few adjustments and I got it the way I wanted. However, other reviewers found it a bit more disturbing. Just something to note you should watch out for. One solution I've already implemented for larger pieces (be practical, this sander is not ment for very large heavy pieces. However, I've sanded some crecent table tops by extending the top and implementing support, so don't be afraid of it either.) is to drill a hole in plywood or partical board and place it over the surface. This extends the work surface and avoids the problem at the same time.

3.) When a dust collector is attached the sander has an odd "wooosh" sound for each stroke. Not bad, and dust collection works very well, but some people may not like it for that reason alone. Otherwise the sander is quite quiet. One reviewer removed the plate used for suction (I believe) when not connected to dust collection and this solved the noise problem. I have not tried it but resolution may be that simple.

4.) Spindle storage is a little odd (a little loose) on mine. Again, nothing big just a little off.

5.) Lastly, one caution...use the proper grit sand paper and don't be afraid to make a couple of grit changes. Keep in mind this is a 1/3hp sander. I found starting one or two grits lower (don't start at 100 or 120, start at 80 or even 60) the tool works much better then trying to plow a lot of material with a higher grit. Let the tool do the work - but make sure the took can work for you by having the extra grits on hand.

Based on price alone, I have to give it 5 stars compaired to the alternatives. Even with the few oddities it is worth every penny.