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"Stephen M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> While Ray makes a good point, *I* would not get a 6-incher. 6-inchers work
> beautifully if you are sanding a horizontal surface. IMNSHO the ergonomics
> go down the toilet if you hold it upside down, off a ladder or reaching
> inside a cabinet.
Agreed. I have had my 5" ROS since 1989 and more often wish it were a bit
smaller rather than larger. IIRC 5" paper is much easier to find and
cheaper.
Have only used it a few times, but the 6" Ridgid has very good dust
collection. If that matters it is worth looking into. Just attach to
a shopvac and dust is virtually gone.
On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 12:58:45 -0400, Robatoy <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
>> sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
>> feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
>> suggest something?
>
>I have been really happy with my Ridgid 6" ROS (Metabo/Germany).
>But I REALLY like my Festool Rotex. Festool also makes a dynamite 5" ROS.
>You get what you pay for.
>
>0?0
>
>
>
>Rob.
>
>It takes a woman 20 years to turn her son into a man.
>Then it takes another woman less than 20 minutes to turn him into a
>blithering idiot.
>(Loosely translated from an Italian proverb)
I'd second the motion for the 5" ROS. I have several sanders, but the
5" Bosch is the one I use the most. It's small enough to work on things
like table legs, and still has enough power to take on big projects
like refinishing hardwood floors (around the perimiter I mean) as I did
last week. Fair dust collection, good ergonomics.
-Kiwanda
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Go for a 6 incher, they are much faster. Think for a moment on what
> percent of the time you spend sanding (or ought to be sanding) a
> project. Six inch ROS's have much more real work area.
>
> ray
While Ray makes a good point, *I* would not get a 6-incher. 6-inchers work
beautifully if you are sanding a horizontal surface. IMNSHO the ergonomics
go down the toilet if you hold it upside down, off a ladder or reaching
inside a cabinet.
So I guess it depends on your style of work.
FWIW I'm happy with my makita 5" VS ROS. I'll second the rccomendation to
see which model fits your hand well.
-Steve
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:
> Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
> sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
> feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
> suggest something?
I have been really happy with my Ridgid 6" ROS (Metabo/Germany).
But I REALLY like my Festool Rotex. Festool also makes a dynamite 5" ROS.
You get what you pay for.
0?0
Rob.
It takes a woman 20 years to turn her son into a man.
Then it takes another woman less than 20 minutes to turn him into a
blithering idiot.
(Loosely translated from an Italian proverb)
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 23:54:10 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
>sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
>feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
>suggest something?
My PC VS333 has been great, but I do prefer a 6" air-driven one. It's
only a chinwanese cheapie, but it works great.
Barry Lennox
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
> sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
> feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
> suggest something?
I have both a PC and a DeWalt 5" ROS. Like them both. See what feels best
in your hand.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
> sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
> feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
> suggest something?
I'm fine with my PC 333. Got it refurb'd for $39.