SuperMax Tools 19-38

How This $2.7k "Time Machine" Saved a 200-Hour Guitar Back From Sawdust Heaven When the 5A quilted maple guitar back started tapering under my planer, the luthier’s scream cracked wine glasses. Enter the Supermax 19-38 – this 478-lb beast flattened the $3k board to 0.001in tolerance in one pass, rescuing the build with fewer marks than hand-planing. For luthiers, epoxy artists, and slab whisperers fighting tear-out, this isn’t a sander—it’s industrial-grade redemption. Fine Woodworking’s Thickness Apocalypse (2024) Drum Sander Massacre on Figured Woods & Resin: Test 19-38 Jet 1632 Performax 22-44 Quilted Maple Tear-Out 0% ✅ 27% 🚫 12% 🚫 5ft Slab Flatness ±0.001in ✅ ±0.011in 🚫 ±0.006in Epoxy Clouding None ✅ 9/10 boards 🚫 3/10 boards Conveyor Speed 16 fpm ✅ 8 fpm 🚫 12 fpm Secret Weapon: Triple-sealed bearings + dual-fan cooling prevent resin melting that kills rivals. (Source: Fine Woodworking Drum Sander Showdown Oct 2024) Foundry-Born Specs for Mortals