I know the Sioux/Milwaukee close-quarter drill appears to be the tool of
choice (according to posts to this NG and others) but I find my old
Panasonic 9.6 volt cordless does a perfectly acceptable job of power
sanding. It has a T-handle and two speed ranges. The high range 0-1500 rpm
works just fine. I find I really don't need more speed than that. In fact,
a higher speed might cause heat-checking in the wood.

Barry


"Bjarte Runderheim" wrote in message
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I have come to the stage where non-powered sanding just is not good enough
(elm and ash bowls of 15"-20") and I have searched the Google for advice
as to what other people use.

The gadget with most appeal to me seems to be the Sioux, right-angle
drill,
(electric, _not_ pneumatic!)
currently _not_ sold by Amazon, and - it seems - nowhere else either.

Anybody out there with some advice as to what I can do, or with some
alternative drill that can do the same job satisfactorily?

Bjarte