Quality value sander

Zeke Redner wrote:
> Hi. I am looking to order a new power sander for general applications. I do
> not want a very high end one, nor do I want to spend too much on it. What
> are your recommendations? What is the difference between a 1/3 sheet sander
> and a 5" body sander? What other different kinds should I consider?

Since you said you're new to WWing...I'll let you in on a secret that
I _really_ wish I'd learned earlier - hand-held scrapers. When sharpened
and used properly, it is really not a scraper - but rather a plane.
They are cheaper than a cheap power sander, quieter, cleaner and result
in a nicer finish. If you don't own any sharpening tools...then you'll
have to get some...which will put you in the price range of a cheap
sander...but you'll need the sharpening tools for other stuff, anyway.

Since I learned to use a scraper properly, I have not picked up any of my
handheld power sanders. And I use a LOT less sandpaper. I still use
sandpaper...by only by hand...and about 90% less than I did before.


http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/scraping/scraper.htm

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Sat, Dec 13, 2003, 10:12pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Zeke=A0Redner) claims:
Hi. I am looking to order a new power sander for general applications. I
do not want a very high end one, nor do I want to spend too much on it.
What are your recommendations?

Here ya go Dude.
http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/images/etip040601ws_p.jpg

JOAT
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might
as well dance.
- Unknown

Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 12 Dec 2003.
Some tunes I like.
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofalltrades/SOMETUNESILIKE/

Sat, Dec 13, 2003, 10:12pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Zeke=A0Redner) claims:
Hi. I am looking to order a new power sander for general applications. I
do not want a very high end one, nor do I want to spend too much on it.
What are your recommendations?

Here ya go Dude.
http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/images/etip040601ws_p.jpg

Hope this didn't go twice. Had a problem.

JOAT
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might
as well dance.
- Unknown

Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 12 Dec 2003.
Some tunes I like.
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofalltrades/SOMETUNESILIKE/

Click on the link and you get a picture. Then erase everything past the
first "etips" and press enter. Look through the list for sanding block.

"T." wrote:
>
> Sat, Dec 13, 2003, 10:12pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Zeke Redner) claims:
> Hi. I am looking to order a new power sander for general applications. I
> do not want a very high end one, nor do I want to spend too much on it.
> What are your recommendations?
>
> Here ya go Dude.
> http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/images/etip040601ws_p.jpg
>
> Hope this didn't go twice. Had a problem.
>
> JOAT
> Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might
> as well dance.
> - Unknown
>
> Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
> Web Page Update 12 Dec 2003.
> Some tunes I like.
> http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofalltrades/SOMETUNESILIKE/

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Cochran, GA
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but not simpler. --Albert Einstein


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Bosh 5" ROS ... 1295 .....$70

Zeke Redner wrote:

> Hi. I am looking to order a new power sander for general applications. I do
> not want a very high end one, nor do I want to spend too much on it. What
> are your recommendations? What is the difference between a 1/3 sheet sander
> and a 5" body sander? What other different kinds should I consider?
>
> Zeke
>

Do you have a link for plans for that?
;}

Bernie

"T." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Sat, Dec 13, 2003, 10:12pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Zeke Redner) claims:
Hi. I am looking to order a new power sander for general applications. I
do not want a very high end one, nor do I want to spend too much on it.
What are your recommendations?

Here ya go Dude.
http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/images/etip040601ws_p.jpg

JOAT
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might
as well dance.
- Unknown

Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 12 Dec 2003.
Some tunes I like.
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofalltrades/SOMETUNESILIKE/

Zeke Redner <[email protected]> wrote


> Hi. I am looking to order a new power sander for general applications.
> I do not want a very high end one, nor do I want to spend too much on
> it. What are your recommendations? What is the difference between a
> 1/3 sheet sander and a 5" body sander? What other different kinds
> should I consider?


You really don't like to spend much money on your hobby, do you? LOL. J/K
;-)

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Bill

[email protected] (T.) wrote in news:17125-3FDBEA34-139@storefull-
3193.bay.webtv.net:

> http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/images/etip040601ws_p.jpg



LMAO!

Chris Merrill wrote:

> Since I learned to use a scraper properly, I have not picked up any of my
> handheld power sanders. And I use a LOT less sandpaper. I still use
> sandpaper...by only by hand...and about 90% less than I did before.

Ditto that. I'm not into scrapers much yet, but hand planes and my single
makeshift scraper do wonders. I mostly use my belt sander for sharpening
now, and what little sanding I need to do is usually best done by hand.

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I faced this question ealier this year while building a bed for my son. I
was resuming an interest in woodworking that had been put on hold back in
the 80's. I already had a belt sander from that era and a 1/3 sheet finish
sander that was not much different than the one my dad used in the 40s and
50s.

I had tried to use the 1/3 sheet finish sander a few times and found it to
be better than hand sanding. Reading about random orbital sanders, I went
to Lowes and Home Depot to see if they carried the Porter Cable or the
Makita that seemed to get good reviews. While there I noticed a Ryobi ROS
(random orbital sander) for $29.95. This was less than half of what I was
prepared to pay for the others. I had had good luck with three other Ryobi
purchases (Table Saw, 12" Miter Saw, and a router) so I decided to take a
chance. My rational was that $29.95 was so cheap that I could afford to
invest that just to get a little experience with the type of equipment and
if it worked for at least one project I would be OK and then could make a
more knowledgeable purchase later on.

I brought the Ryobi home and tried it and was very pleased. Apparently the
Random Orbital Sander is a really big improvement over what dad was using.
This thing has actually allowed me to sort of enjoy the finishing process!
I used to hate it.

With the bigger grits it removes wood at a very pleasing pace. After you
have removed whatever wood you need to to achieve a flat surface, you can
quickly move through the finer grits to smooth out the scratches from the
previous grit.

Good Luck
Dave Day
"Zeke Redner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Hi. I am looking to order a new power sander for general applications. I
do
> not want a very high end one, nor do I want to spend too much on it. What
> are your recommendations? What is the difference between a 1/3 sheet
sander
> and a 5" body sander? What other different kinds should I consider?
>
> Zeke
>