Performax 98-1601 Infeed and Outfeed Tables  Product Reviews

"I will begin by saying that the tables are a bit overpriced. Having said that they were easy to install and keeping them flat with the drum sander bed is not difficult at all. They should be included with the drum sander, as using the sander on stock over 36" would be very difficult without them. I suggest that you bite the bullet and pick up a pair."

"Definately needed if you are going to do any longer pieces. I am really surprised they are not included with the sander. The sander is great, and now that I have it I wonder why I waited so long to get one."

"With trepidation due to the older, negative reviews, I ordered these and installed them this evening. Took me maybe 45 minutes from opening the box to aligning them dead-on flat with the conveyor table using a straight-edge clamped first to one side, then the other for each of the two tables. Compared with how much time I saved drum sanding my first set of edge-glued panels, or for that matter installing and tuning jointer knives, my least favorite shop chore, it's a no-brainer. It's too early to say whether I'll have to re-adjust frequently, but if the alignment slips to easily, I'll try sanding the mating surfaces a bit for better purchase. Flimsy? Yeah I wish they were made of iron like my table saw wings, but this is a portable machine for me. They're about the same weight as my planer infeed/outfeed tables, and those have never been a problem."

"These are the most irritating part of buying a Performax 16-32 Drum Sander. First of all, they aren't included with the sander. One of those hidden gotcha's that you always run into with big power tools. Secondly, they are a &^%$! to align and keep aligned. I have no good advice here. You just keep trying until, suddenly, everything works. And third, they aren't as ridgid as something in this price range should be. The fourth irritating fact is that you really do need them. Without, you are always at risk of uneven or off level feed with anything larger than a chessboard. And nothing is worse than having your drum sander convert hours of painstaking work into sawdust. Avoid the expense at your own risk. I suppose you could build a stationary sanding table for the beast that would make these unnecessary, but if you are like me and whell things about this is the only option in town."