Oscillating Spindle Sanders: Grizzly vs Star Tools

[Jonathan]

Could someone with experience with either or both of these sanders let me
know what you think:

Grizzly Oscillating Spindle Sander (Model G1071)
Star Tools Oscillating Spindle Sander

They both appear to come from the same Taiwanese factory and the price is
about the same; around $495. I've heard good things about the Star Tools
version (formerly Enlon), but they're difficult to reach and their web site
is a mess. Grizzly is much easier to reach, but I've heard a lot of negative
things about their quality control.

Thanks,

Jonathan

[Penguy]

Latest Wood magazine Has a Article on this exact subject!!

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[Ted Evans]

I purchased the Grizzly G1071 last summer and think it a
very good value. It runs smooth, has a very large tilting table
and comes with 1/4" thru 4" spindles. The one negative that
I've found is the inserts are not the most precision made. Not
real bad but not real good. It has done everything that I've
asked of it.

Ted

[Jamie Straw]

Have you checked out the Spindle Sander Review article in the current
Wood Magazine? They looked at 8 models from 7 companies, including
the Grizzly (but not Star Tools).

[BruceK]

Can't speak about the Grizzly sander, but I've had the Star sander for about
6-8 months and have no complaints. I picked it up at their Los Angeles
store when I was in the area. Staff there were very easy to deal with -
they even agreed to meet me on Saturday (they're usually closed), since that
worked better for me.

I got the oscillating spindle sander and the hollow chisel mortiser from
Star and like both.

Bruce

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[Adam Widmeyer]

Star Tools used to supply Grizzly, The guy at Star said that the Grizzly
is a cheap knock off of the Star but they look the same to me, on paper
anyhow. I noticed Jet has one now for $899 at Tool Crib and the Star and
Grizzly are about $495 I bought the Star because it iis local and I
could go look at it in person and pick it up w/o paying shipping. Either
way it is an awesome sander and I'm glad i discovered it before buying a
Powermatic. If the units aren't identical then the Star may be better,
they both weigh 385 pounds or something. Good Luck!

[Brian Molinari]

drainb...@webtv.net (Adam Widmeyer) wrote:

>Star Tools used to supply Grizzly, The guy at Star said that the Grizzly
>is a cheap knock off of the Star but they look the same to me,

I'd take what the guy at star said with a grain of salt.. I also called Star
about the sander and they told me the same thing, and were quite rude at doing
so. They also wanted $70.00 more to ship than Grizzly I would venture to guess
these 2 sanders are identical. I don't think it's economical to have 2
production lines making the same thing, one a lower quality than the other..
When I called Grizzly and asked about the 2 sanders, they didn't bad mouth Star
in any way.....

>anyhow. I noticed Jet has one now for $899 at Tool Crib and the Star and
>Grizzly are about $495 I bought the Star because it iis local

I bought the Grizzly myself and am very happy with is.... It is built like a
battle ship....

>could go look at it in person and pick it up w/o paying shipping. Either
>way it is an awesome sander and I'm glad i discovered it before buying a
>Powermatic. If the units aren't identical then the Star may be better,
>they both weigh 385 pounds or something. Good Luck!

Brian..........
moli...@tiac.net

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