need to buy one soon...my current understanding of the pros and cons
are as follows:
square (well rectangular)
pros-uses regular sheets cut down to fit the sander...easier and cheaper
to find paper
cons-?
circular
cons-harder to find paper
pros-removes material better? (don't know if this is the case or not)
any help appreciated..
Larry
Get a square one. In addition to using standard paper, ever try to get
something round into a square corner?
"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> need to buy one soon...my current understanding of the pros and cons
> are as follows:
>
> square (well rectangular)
> pros-uses regular sheets cut down to fit the sander...easier and cheaper
> to find paper
> cons-?
>
> circular
> cons-harder to find paper
> pros-removes material better? (don't know if this is the case or not)
>
> any help appreciated..
>
> Larry
>
Larry asks:
> need to buy one soon...my current understanding of the pros and cons
>are as follows:
>
>square (well rectangular)
>pros-uses regular sheets cut down to fit the sander...easier and cheaper
>to find paper
>cons-?
Slow removal; leaves swirl marks if you're not careful.
Having to cut the paper to fit is also a con.
>circular
Let's call this an ROS, random orbit sander
>cons-harder to find paper
You're kidding, right? All over the place. It costs a little more than
sandpaper sheets, but is available at most places that sell tools in a wide
variety, Lee Valley, McFeeley's, Klingspor, are among the many who sell a
variety of grits and styles (get hook and loop: it saves more easily than PSA).
>pros-removes material better? (don't know if this is the case or not)
Removes more wood faster with fewer marks than square or rectangular finish
sanders. It doesn't get into corners well, which is why most of us have both.
Charlie Self
"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." George W. Bush,
Greater Nashua,N.H., Chamber of Commerce, Jan. 27, 2000
best help I can give you is:
Buy one of each kind, Larry, as they are not that expensive. If you can
afford to buy wood for a project you can afford to have a disc AND a 1/4 pad
sander. It's easier to use a 1/4 pad sander on edges, and yes, it is less
aggressive than a disc sander. You'll find distinct needs for each sander,
so get both.
dave
Larry wrote:
> need to buy one soon...my current understanding of the pros and cons
> are as follows:
>
> square (well rectangular)
> pros-uses regular sheets cut down to fit the sander...easier and cheaper
> to find paper
> cons-?
>
> circular
> cons-harder to find paper
> pros-removes material better? (don't know if this is the case or not)
>
> any help appreciated..
>
> Larry
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Thanks everyone for the replys....very informative......will get
both....looked at what HD and Lowes had available....may just go mail
order....of course, the gentleman that suggested the Fein did strike a
chord, as I have been looking at that for quite a while.
Larry
CW wrote:
>Get a square one. In addition to using standard paper, ever try to get
>something round into a square corner?
>"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
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>> need to buy one soon...my current understanding of the pros and cons
>>are as follows:
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>>square (well rectangular)
>>pros-uses regular sheets cut down to fit the sander...easier and cheaper
>>to find paper
>>cons-?
>>
>>circular
>>cons-harder to find paper
>>pros-removes material better? (don't know if this is the case or not)
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>>any help appreciated..
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>>Larry
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Thanks everyone for the replys....very informative......will get both....looked
at what HD and Lowes had available....may just go mail order....of course,
the gentleman that suggested the Fein did strike a chord, as I have been
looking at that for quite a while.<br>
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Larry<br>
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square (well rectangular)
pros-uses regular sheets cut down to fit the sander...easier and cheaper
to find paper
cons-?
circular
cons-harder to find paper
pros-removes material better? (don't know if this is the case or not)
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Larry
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"Charlie Self" writes:
> Slow removal; leaves swirl marks if you're not careful.
>
> Having to cut the paper to fit is also a con.
>
> >circular
>
> Let's call this an ROS, random orbit sander
>
> >cons-harder to find paper
>
> You're kidding, right? All over the place. It costs a little more than
> sandpaper sheets, but is available at most places that sell tools in a
wide
> variety, Lee Valley, McFeeley's, Klingspor, are among the many who sell a
> variety of grits and styles (get hook and loop: it saves more easily than
PSA).
>
> >pros-removes material better? (don't know if this is the case or not)
>
> Removes more wood faster with fewer marks than square or rectangular
finish
> sanders. It doesn't get into corners well, which is why most of us have
both.
Trashed a couple of rectangular Makita sanders which had long outlived their
useful lives.
You need to get into corners?
That's probably why Fein offers their detail sander.
IMHO, coupled with a good ROS, it's the only way to go.
--
Lew
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On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 09:58:58 -0400, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:
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I have a Makita "rectangular" sander and it hardly ever gets used. But
the PC-333VS circular gets hammered almost every day. It's great.
My 2c worth
On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 17:33:49 GMT, "CW" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Get a square one. In addition to using standard paper, ever try to get
>something round into a square corner?
>
plus the finish sander works better with finer grits and works better on smaller
area's.
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