On May 26, 1:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>
> Thanks, Shoe
RO 150 ES Festool. Period.
On May 26, 3:50 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
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> > On May 26, 1:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>
> >> Thanks, Shoe
>
> > RO 150 ES Festool. Period.
>
> Yeah What he said.
Although I must admit that I am somewhat curious about that big 6"
from Bosch.
On May 26, 5:55 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
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> > On May 26, 3:50 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >>news:[email protected]...
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> >> > On May 26, 1:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>
> >> >> Thanks, Shoe
>
> >> > RO 150 ES Festool. Period.
>
> >> Yeah What he said.
>
> > Although I must admit that I am somewhat curious about that big 6"
> > from Bosch.
>
> Except for maybe my Bosch routers, I am jinxed with their products. I have
> used and tested 3 or 4 Bosch drills and they all failed while I was using
> them, add to that I was using Swingman's Bosch ROS and it stopped
> working.....
I had a couple of 2HP Bosch routers. I forgot the model numbers, but
the height adjustmernt was a cam-like rotatey thang..and the damn bit
was never in the centre of the base..blech. The motors ran forever,
but I went through half a dozen switches.
I still have a 1/2 sheet and a new 1/4 sheet sander. I like them both.
I sold my barrel-grip jig-saw when I retired..but I liked it. I got a
top-handle Milwaukee now, but sometimes miss the upside-down handyness
of the barrel grip.
I just bought a litium-ion Bosch screwdriver. The guys like it. Too
soon to tell.
Now...seeing that your sweet wife bought you the Domino, does she keep
the $ 40.00 as well?
PS.. I'm still waiting to hear about the Pinot Popsicle.
On May 28, 1:18 pm, Mike Berger <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was sure you'd recommend your new favorite at
>
> <http://www.surcare.com/products_smf_tetrad.htm>
>
The dust control is way better on the Festool.
<G>
On May 26, 12:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
Don't think the question has much meaning w/o price at least as a
consideration unless one is so affluent as to really not matter how
much one spends in which case might as well buy one of each and decide
since the rest can be tossed away w/o noticing...
IMO Festool simply isn't worth the price differential over the P-C's.
My choice remains the P-C 33x for whichever "x" it is that is the PSA
base--I never can remember which is which w/o looking...
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> News wrote:
>
> > Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>
> Bigger is better IMHO.
>
> The sanding area varies as the square of the diameter, thus a 5"=25, a
> 6"=36, and an 8"=64.
>
> 64/25 = 2.56, which means an 8" unit has 2.56 times the area of a 5" unit,
> which means you spend less time sanding.
>
> Obviously, an 8" requires more investment than a 5".
>
> If you can afford the investment, look Fein, Festool.
>
> If not, look at Bosch.
>
> Lew
Better check your math. Round area uses a differant formula.
5"= ~19 sqin
6"= ~28 sqin
8"= ~50 sqin
The ratio does stay the same.
Greg
On Sat, 26 May 2007 13:38:49 -0400, "News" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>
>Thanks, Shoe
>
I have two, a PC 333 VS and a larger Bosch. I'm very pleased with
both.
Barry
There is the "bigger is better" arguement and that's fine. I have the
Festool RO 150 which is the metric equivalent to a 6" inch sander and while
bigger is better, there are times I prefer to use my smaller 5" PC which
I've had for years. The 6" sanders are better suited for 2-hand operation
where you can get by with using just 1 hand with the 5" sanders. There are
times when you need to hold the piece while sanding it which is easier to do
with the 5" sanders.
Mike
"News" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>
> Thanks, Shoe
>
>
News wrote:
> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
Bigger is better IMHO.
The sanding area varies as the square of the diameter, thus a 5"=25, a
6"=36, and an 8"=64.
64/25 = 2.56, which means an 8" unit has 2.56 times the area of a 5"
unit, which means you spend less time sanding.
Obviously, an 8" requires more investment than a 5".
If you can afford the investment, look Fein, Festool.
If not, look at Bosch.
Lew
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Bigger is better IMHO.
> Obviously, an 8" requires more investment than a 5".
>
> If you can afford the investment, look Fein, Festool.
All that is true, but it still has to feel good in your hand. And there can
be too big at times also, so having a 5" around it not such a bad thing
either, depending on what has to be sanded.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On May 26, 3:50 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> news:[email protected]...
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>> > On May 26, 1:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>>
>> >> Thanks, Shoe
>>
>> > RO 150 ES Festool. Period.
>>
>> Yeah What he said.
>
> Although I must admit that I am somewhat curious about that big 6"
> from Bosch.
>
Except for maybe my Bosch routers, I am jinxed with their products. I have
used and tested 3 or 4 Bosch drills and they all failed while I was using
them, add to that I was using Swingman's Bosch ROS and it stopped
working.....
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On May 26, 1:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>>
>> Thanks, Shoe
>
> RO 150 ES Festool. Period.
I agree as well. I have one and it's great. One of the best aspects to
Festool tools is that they are much quieter to operate and don't spin out of
control when you lift them while running. They are pricey though.
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Bigger is better IMHO.
>
>> Obviously, an 8" requires more investment than a 5".
>>
>> If you can afford the investment, look Fein, Festool.
>
> All that is true, but it still has to feel good in your hand. And there
> can be too big at times also, so having a 5" around it not such a bad
> thing either, depending on what has to be sanded.
>
I have lived with a 5 incher,, um err uh sander. My other tool is much
bigger. Anyway the bigger area sands more quickly but does not fit in to
smaller spots as well as the smaller diameter sanders.
I was sure you'd recommend your new favorite at
<http://www.surcare.com/products_smf_tetrad.htm>
Robatoy wrote:
> On May 26, 1:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>>
>> Thanks, Shoe
>
> RO 150 ES Festool. Period.
>
I thought he was pretty explicit that price wasn't an issue.
dpb wrote:
> On May 26, 12:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>
> Don't think the question has much meaning w/o price at least as a
> consideration unless one is so affluent as to really not matter how
> much one spends in which case might as well buy one of each and decide
> since the rest can be tossed away w/o noticing...
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On May 26, 1:38 pm, "News" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
>>
>> Thanks, Shoe
>
> RO 150 ES Festool. Period.
>
Yeah What he said.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Leon wrote:
>
> > Anyway the bigger area sands more quickly but does not fit in to
> > smaller spots as well as the smaller diameter sanders.
>
> That's why Fein offers a detail sander<G>.
>
> Lew
>
I have that too. I Prefer to finish every thing with a quick run with the
PC SpeedBloc.
"Leon" wrote in message
> > Although I must admit that I am somewhat curious about that big 6"
> > from Bosch.
> >
>
> Except for maybe my Bosch routers, I am jinxed with their products. I
have
> used and tested 3 or 4 Bosch drills and they all failed while I was using
> them, add to that I was using Swingman's Bosch ROS and it stopped
> working.....
Yeah ... some folks shouldn't even be allowed to wear watches! :)
It was nothing serious, just the switch ... it's still ticking right along.
I'm surprised that with all the dust these things whip up, that more switch
problems don't crop up.
I like my 6" Bosch ROS, but I find myself using that little 1/4 sheet Porter
Cable 340(?), (inherited in mystery box of "stuff"), as the first choice,
mainly because it doesn't aggravate my CTS like the ROS does.
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Last update: 2/20/07
KarlC@ (the obvious)
On Sat, 26 May 2007 13:38:49 -0400, "News" <[email protected]>
wrote:
|Without considering price, what is the best orbital sander to buy.
Don't know for sure but it isn't a DeWalt. I have a number of other
tools from DW and like them, but my sander has failed (partially)
twice now.
The speed control seems to be susceptible to ESD (electrostatic
discharge) something that appears in abundance when you have a
combination of friction, dust and moving air.
Correspondence with DW has been unanswered, so my answer is to not buy
or recommend anymore of their products.