On Sep 18, 1:01*pm, "dadiOH" wrote:
Davej wrote:
Went to Home Depot yesterday and see they have two sanders for rent.
One is a belt sander and the other is a large orbital. Both are
intended for floors. I just need to take the varnish off an old floor.
Is the big orbital the best tool for this? The room is 15x20ft. Any
idea how long this will take me or suggestions on the grit to begin
with? Thanks.

The belt sander is faster but unless you are experienced using one it is
very easy to dig big gouges in the floor. *Get the orbital, it will work
fine and it is also easy to do corners with it. *Start with the coarsest
grit available (24?) for the varnish removal and any necessary leveling;
once that is done, work up through at least 2 grits to remove marks left by
the previous coarser grit; finish up with the screen...it *is* a screen, not
sandpaper. *Total time? *Been a long while since I did it but - a guess
only - three hours.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it athttp://mysite.verizon.net/xico

Is he talking about a 24" orbital, it wont do corners, will it?