? Grizzly Palm finish sanders

>Grizzly has a palm sander (H3120) on sale for 5$ off the regular 24$ price....

If you're looking for a cheap, general-purpose sander, I'd check out
the basic Ryobi RO sander - I've had good luck with that, and dust
collection is good when hooked up to a vac. I'd guess it would be able
to take off more material faster than a little detail sander. The best
deal would depend what you mostly want it for. I think it was about
$35 when I got mine a couple years ago. Sorry I can't offer specific
advice on the grizzly models you mentioned.
Good luck,
Andy

Robatoy wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> "CC" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Grizzly has a palm sander (H3120) on sale for 5$ off the regular 24$
>> price.
>>
>> http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2006/Main/198
>>
>> Also on their main catalog page they have a larger triangular sander,
>> not on sale for the 24$ price, Anyone used either of these sanders G9907
>> or H3120
>> Any experience with either one and thoughts on which one would be the
>> better?
>> I am leaning toward the H3120, but in reading about the G9907,
>> It looks like the larger one would give a better job.
>> Thanks
>> CC
>
> I recently bought a Bosch palm sander. I needed something square with
> decent dust collect, hence the PC SpeedBloc was not a contender.
> I really like this little guy:
> http://www.boschtools.com/tools/tools-detail.htm?H=175979&G=54924&I=55093
> I have no idea how long it will last me, but it appears to built really
> well. The sheet attaching procedure is as nice as it gets.
> I paid US$40.00 at Lowe's in Port Huron MI...worth every penny.
That's not a bad deal at all
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Richard

Andy wrote:

>>Grizzly has a palm sander (H3120) on sale for 5$ off the regular 24$
>>price....
>
> If you're looking for a cheap, general-purpose sander, I'd check out
> the basic Ryobi RO sander - I've had good luck with that, and dust
> collection is good when hooked up to a vac. I'd guess it would be able
> to take off more material faster than a little detail sander. The best
> deal would depend what you mostly want it for. I think it was about
> $35 when I got mine a couple years ago. Sorry I can't offer specific
> advice on the grizzly models you mentioned.
> Good luck,
> Andy

I love my Ryobi ROS I got it 3-4 years ago, put several hundred hours on it
and it's still running like a champ, I got it refurbed for $20
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if corn oil comes from corn, and olive oil comes from olives where dose baby
oil come from

Richard

I have a Dewalt 5" ROS and like it a lot. and a Craftsman pad sander, which
is only so so. Seems the paper wants to slip on the pad and
mostly it is a hand vibrator, not much for finish sanding. But I was looking
to get a sander that will fit in small places and one of these types
seem to be close to what I want. I will take a look at the Fein
Thanks
cc


"CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Grizzly has a palm sander (H3120) on sale for 5$ off the regular 24$
> price.
>
> http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2006/Main/198
>
> Also on their main catalog page they have a larger triangular sander,
> not on sale for the 24$ price, Anyone used either of these sanders G9907
> or H3120
> Any experience with either one and thoughts on which one would be the
> better?
> I am leaning toward the H3120, but in reading about the G9907,
> It looks like the larger one would give a better job.
> Thanks
> CC
>

In article <[email protected]>,
"CC" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Grizzly has a palm sander (H3120) on sale for 5$ off the regular 24$ price.
>
> http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2006/Main/198
>
> Also on their main catalog page they have a larger triangular sander,
> not on sale for the 24$ price, Anyone used either of these sanders G9907 or
> H3120
> Any experience with either one and thoughts on which one would be the
> better?
> I am leaning toward the H3120, but in reading about the G9907,
> It looks like the larger one would give a better job.
> Thanks
> CC

I recently bought a Bosch palm sander. I needed something square with decent
dust collect, hence the PC SpeedBloc was not a contender.
I really like this little guy:
http://www.boschtools.com/tools/tools-detail.htm?H=175979&G=54924&I=55093
I have no idea how long it will last me, but it appears to built really well.
The sheet attaching procedure is as nice as it gets.
I paid US$40.00 at Lowe's in Port Huron MI...worth every penny.

"CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Grizzly has a palm sander (H3120) on sale for 5$ off the regular 24$
> price.
>
> http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2006/Main/198
>
> Also on their main catalog page they have a larger triangular sander,
> not on sale for the 24$ price, Anyone used either of these sanders G9907
> or H3120
> Any experience with either one and thoughts on which one would be the
> better?
> I am leaning toward the H3120, but in reading about the G9907,
> It looks like the larger one would give a better job.
> Thanks


If you're looking specifically for a "detail" sander, spend the $ for a
Fein(Fien?) detail sander, heard lots of good about them, but they are
pricey. I have one of the early Ryobi detail sanders that almost everybody
hates, although on the rare occasions I use it, it does what I want it to,
except for the high "buzz" factor.

I have both the G5970 & G9910. Both work reasonably well, except I've had to
switch to PSA for the G5970, as the paper would walk right out of the
clamps. The G9910, as I said, works reasonably well, except the V/S function
is sort of hit & miss, seems to not want to stay where set, or "surges". I'd
have to say I've been happier with my Crapsman R/O(made by Ryobi), except I
need to replace the pad & convert it to H & L.

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Nahmie
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