What
Do the Fabricators Say?
Our
most recent testimonials are listed
below.
Yo
G'day Jim,
You may remember our emails back and forth re sanding a large area of coated cork floor. I bought a sander from you in the hope that it would solve this problem.
Well, the news is that I found the Surcare sander to be just the tool!! It showed no signs or inclination to break through or gouge the cork, and did a beautiful job of the sanding. I can tell you I was delighted with the sander. It made the job seem easy. And this is despite the fact that I couldn't find a floor-sanding tradesman willing to do the job, all saying cork was too tricky for them to tackle and the problems the job would throw up too risky. Obviously they haven't got a Surcare sander in their tool-kit!!
Robert Wylie, Victoria, Australia
'Hi there, you may recall that I was fortunate enough to get one of your sanders on Ebay at a ridiculously low price. I have wanted one for years but couldn't afford it. Thank you for sending through the extra pads I ordered, makes it so easy to change grits of discs. I have just finished a solid mahogany table top using your Surcare sander. What a masterpiece the machine is. 3 solid hours of sanding reduced to 10 minutes and as flat as a billiards table, smooth as a babys bum and a dream to polish after sanding. The BEST, no the VERY BEST there is. Thank you for producing such a fantastic machine. With hindsight, had I bought the sander years ago when I first saw them, I'm sure it would have paid for itself over and over countless times. If you need a recommendation for any doubtful Thomas's out there, feel free to give them ny number. I couldn't sing your praises and your Surcare sander too highly. Best wishes for what I imagine will be a very sound and successful future'.
Andrew Alstin, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
'Hi there, I am just dropping a line to make a comment on the Surcare sander which I just purchased and used. My name is Nao Matsumoto and I am a custom furniture designer and fabricator. I make and have made numerous commissions and custom orders for various residences and clients. I really needed a solution to sand the rough sawn surfaces of lumber. Most of my work consists of slabs of wood that are used as tabletops etc. Usually the slabs come from the sawmill with mill marks and bandsaw marks. I always had a hell of a time planing and sanding the surfaces, trying to make them flat. I just used the Surcare sander (the 200 model) yesterday and it was revolutionary. Amazing machine, it cut the sanding time to a fraction and the quality was way better than before. I was a little skeptical of this machine at first. I had never heard of it and on top of it Australian tools?!?! I expected a pouch on it until I opened the box. Machine is built like a tank, easy to use and maintain and the looks great. I am so glad that it worked as advertised and will probably buy another unit to speed up production. Sales people at Specialtytools were cool and knew what they were talking about. Thank you for a fantastic tool. Two thumbs up to your sanders!!Hey, I just finished a table and the Surcare sander played a key role for this job. This is a 16ft slab of English Elm that is 4 inches thick. It was too heavy and big to fit in a wide belt sander. The Surcare sander was a breeze to use and was really quick in sanding out the mill marks from the saw mill. I love your product and I will recommend it to everyone who is in this business'.
Nao Matsumoto, Brooklyn, NY
'We
have recently acquired an SMF Microfinisher.
Congratulations to you for developing
this quite nicely made machine. We build
top-end corporate furniture, mainly
large-scale conference tables and the
like. Sanding has always been a challenge
in terms of time spent and quality of
surface. Your sander has easily
sped up our time and decreased the effort
of sanding very large and delicate veneered
surfaces. I think all here
appreciate it, (even the very sceptical).
So much so that only after a week it
seems likely we are going to get another
really soon. So, Thank You for reinventing
the R.O. sander'.
Ralph
Waddell-Wall Goldfinger
Northfield, Vermont, USA
'An
excellent product'
Len Fischer-Curtin
ACT, Australia
'Great
unit in which to work with. A class unit
giving a class finish'.
Mick Turnbull
- Homesglen TAFE, Chadstone, Victoria,
Australia
'...we
have used the new toy and are VERY
impressed with it. It
is without doubt the best sander we
have ever used'.
Ken Webb
- Kikori Oil Investments, Gulf Province,
Papua New Guinea
I
just wanted to write to let you know how
very pleased we are with the sander we
bought from you about a year ago. We are
using it here in Costa Rica primarily
to sand large slabs of wood (1m x 2-5m)
which have been cut from timbers with
a chain saw mill. It does a wonderful
job, leaving the surface much smoother
and flatter than we had been able to achieve
prior to the purchase and all in a fraction
of the time.
I should also mention its simplicity and
ease of operation. From time
to time I have new men operating the machine,
and it is literally only a matter of minutes
before "they get the hang of it"
and are using the sander like a pro.
...there is no doubt in my mind
whatsoever that the machine has easily
paid for itself.
P.S.
One day the new wood floor on the local
church was due to be sanded, but the
contractor and his drum sander did not
show up. The elders began to panic because
the floor was supposed to be finished
for services on the weekend. A friend
whose uncle is a member of that group
recalled me talking about the sander
and called to borrow it. By the afternoon
he returned it with a big smile. His
comment, "my uncle is a
tough man to please, but he was sure
impressed with this machine".
Carl
Eidsness
Tropical Woods & Furniture, Costa
Rica
Costa Rica
I
can report to you it has been
an outstanding success for me! We
live in a timber-rich area of Australia,
with Mountain ash - similar to oak, but
a little softer - being a very popular
furniture timber used here for the tourist
industry in motels, hotels etc. We specialise
in the refurbishment of such establishments
and are continually making timber tops
for desks, vanities, tea-coffee areas
and so on. However, we don't mass produce
and for us the expense of a large drum
sanding machine was not justified with
the quantity of sanding required. So the
old orbital sanders had a job to do for
which they were really not designed, leaving
swirls with the coarse grits and the finer
grits took forever to remove enough stock
for a good surface. Enter our new sander
and I estimate our time sanding is cut
by at least 75%! So, I can fully
recommend and endorse your invention as
an indispensable tool every professional
furniture and joinery shop should possess,
the same as a thicknesser or panel saw.
Klaus Wieneroider, Proprietor,
Peppermint Hill Joinery, Buxton, Victoria,
Australia
"The
SMF-200 gives a flatter more even finish
in less time."
Russell Nation - Cook &
Nation, Bayswater, Victoria
"It
is very easy to use."
Steve Subasic - Thermoform Fabricators,
Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland, Australia
"...
the performance is excellent."
Malcolm Alexander - Malcolm
Alexander Joinery, Wendouree, Victoria
I've
found the Microfinisher has made my workers
much more productive, and because the
work intensity is much lower, the workers
don't fatigue as quickly as they would
with a regular orbital sander'
'...with the time the Surcare
sander saved us, the investment was repaid
very quickly'
Dave Curtis - Davlyn Solid Surfaces,
St Marys, South Australia, Australia
...has
become a necessary piece of equipment'
Graham Reynolds - Marblo Products
Pty Ltd, Morley, Western Australia,
Australia
'Best
improvement in our production times for
years, that's why I already have 3 machines'
Phil Mildren - SA Solid Surface
Fabricators, Lonsdale, South Australia
If you have a comment to make on any
of our products, please email
us. We would love to hear from you.
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