Hi
I have a very large sanding project I am about to undertake. It
involves sanding all the beams in my log home and even some of the log
wall surfaces. The beams still have a lot of dirt and preservative
left on them from the construction 13 years ago! And some of the
interior log surfaces have some water stains that need to be sanded
out. I'm thinking that I should invest in a Fein sander with a
dustless vacuum. I have a few questions for anyone here who might be
able to help.
1. Should I get the 6" or the 8" sander? I assume the 6" can get into
tighter spots but the 8" gets more done per hour. How should I make
the decision?
2. Some of the beams are adjacent to tongue and groove wood boards
that I wouldn't want to hit with the sander. How can I protect those
surfaces?
3. How dustless is 'dustless'?
4. Is the Fein the best way to go?
Thanks
Greg
Greg,
I'm doing a similar project in my 20 year old post and beam house. I have been
using a 5 inch RO sander. It's not dustless by any means. I cover furniture,
etc and vacuum up afterwards. I sanded beams and t&g walls. Had water stains
also that I removed. Just mask any areas you do not want to sand. I finished
with a sealer coat of shellac and two coats of water based poly. Looks nice.
More rooms to do. The difference between a 6" or 8" sander will be minimal.
You might consider weight to be the deciding factor. I don't know anything
about Fein.
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Well first let me tell you that if your logs have been sealed with anything
on the inside, you're in for a real job. I built log homes for a living and
I've had the dis-pleasure of having to sand them after they were sealed.
Days, weeks sometimes to get them right. Its a pain in the ass. If they
don't have any kind of sealant or finish the job is somewhere easier but
depending on the severity of the water marks and how much of a flawless
finish you want, it can still be very time consuming. As far as a sander we
go right with a belt sander to take down the hard stuff then go over that
with various grits on a random orbit air sander. We finish up with standard
random orbits where needed to get the logs looking like new again. I dread
this part of our job and make every effort during construction to keep dirt,
grease and water stains off but they always find their way on the logs
anyway. Good luck!!
Jim
"Greg Frey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have a very large sanding project I am about to undertake. It
> involves sanding all the beams in my log home and even some of the log
> wall surfaces. The beams still have a lot of dirt and preservative
> left on them from the construction 13 years ago! And some of the
> interior log surfaces have some water stains that need to be sanded
> out. I'm thinking that I should invest in a Fein sander with a
> dustless vacuum. I have a few questions for anyone here who might be
> able to help.
>
> 1. Should I get the 6" or the 8" sander? I assume the 6" can get into
> tighter spots but the 8" gets more done per hour. How should I make
> the decision?
> 2. Some of the beams are adjacent to tongue and groove wood boards
> that I wouldn't want to hit with the sander. How can I protect those
> surfaces?
> 3. How dustless is 'dustless'?
> 4. Is the Fein the best way to go?
>
> Thanks
>
> Greg