Reading through the thread (I always do but some reader named Watson told me
I can't "cut to the chase" anymore until I read a whole bunch of books about
rabbits...still scratching my head on that one and best I can do is figure
out that he has a thing about rabbits), I have to say that the 1/4 paper has
its place. Folding a few sheets in half and half again then cutting with a
sharp utility knife, then aligning into the edge clamps has never bothered
me nor taken more than a few seconds per sheet and all in the price is
certainly better than the RO on a per sheet basis. I agree that the
slippage thing becomes a problem with time (beat the hell out of a Milw to
the point where the teeth didn't want to play anymore) but I always finish
up the RO with the 1/4 sheet PC that I have beat the hell out of also but
seems to hang in there.

"Lawrence Wasserman" wrote in message
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In article . net,
RogerN wrote:

Since they are both priced near the same range, would I be better off
getting a 1/4 Sheet finish sander or a Random Orbit sander? Also, are
the
Porter Cable finish sanders recommended, or is something else preferred?
Thanks!




IF you can only get one get the ROS. the 1/4 sheet is nice for working
close to corners but you can do that by hand if you have to. I use a
belt sander maybe 3 times a year, can't remember when I used the 1/4
sheet sander, but use the ROS very frequently.


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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland