On 2/28/2018 7:17 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:34:35 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 2/28/2018 4:20 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 10:59:49 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
For those that have a limited budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0pQi3i53Q

;~)

I might as well be the first...

Why are they blue?


Because.

;~)

Oddly blue in the center and dark grey on the outside.

I got a few samples of the sponges at the Festool Road Show back in
December.

These sponges have the Granat grit but the Granat paper for the electric
sanders is light blue in color.

That said, the Granat paper lasts 5~10 times longer than regular sand
paper and does not clog easily.

Does it work as well without the vacuum? I thought it lasted longer
in the sanders because the vacuum kept the paper clear.


Because they do not use the vac, I have not used them yet. I have not
built anything that requires hand sanding lately.

As far as paper lasting longer because of the vac, that is true. The
Rubin, which I used to use, lasted longer than 3M and PC branded paper
with out a vac. But the Granat trumps the Rubin many times over in
longevity with the vac.