I'm wondering how best to sand a hardwood floor that has a thick (3/8")
inlay in it. This inlay has pieces that are both parallel and perpendicular
to the grain of the floor. Because of its thickness I'm not concerned about
sanding through it but I'm concerned about sanding the parts that are cross
grain to the floor.

Does anyone have any experience with this and can offer some advice?

You can try masking and hand sanding which is incredibly time consuming
or consider a random orbital sander. It's essentially the same problem as
dealing with a parquet floor.

Good Luck.

"Tom Sikes" wrote in message
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I'm wondering how best to sand a hardwood floor that has a thick (3/8")
inlay in it. This inlay has pieces that are both parallel and
perpendicular
to the grain of the floor. Because of its thickness I'm not concerned
about
sanding through it but I'm concerned about sanding the parts that are
cross
grain to the floor.

Does anyone have any experience with this and can offer some advice?

So sand the rest of the room with the drum sander but leave the border and
design areas un-sanded, then come back over those areas with the random
sander? Good idea. Does anybody make a random orbital that will handle the
job?
"Baron" wrote in message
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You can try masking and hand sanding which is incredibly time
consuming
or consider a random orbital sander. It's essentially the same problem as
dealing with a parquet floor.

Good Luck.

"Tom Sikes" wrote in message
...
I'm wondering how best to sand a hardwood floor that has a thick (3/8")
inlay in it. This inlay has pieces that are both parallel and
perpendicular
to the grain of the floor. Because of its thickness I'm not concerned
about
sanding through it but I'm concerned about sanding the parts that are
cross
grain to the floor.

Does anyone have any experience with this and can offer some advice?

Six inches are the largest hobbyist type. I believe they are made up to
12 inches in diameter but I don't know where to get one.

"Tom Sikes" wrote in message
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So sand the rest of the room with the drum sander but leave the border and
design areas un-sanded, then come back over those areas with the random
sander? Good idea. Does anybody make a random orbital that will handle
the
job?
"Baron" wrote in message
...
You can try masking and hand sanding which is incredibly time
consuming
or consider a random orbital sander. It's essentially the same problem
as
dealing with a parquet floor.

Good Luck.

"Tom Sikes" wrote in message
...
I'm wondering how best to sand a hardwood floor that has a thick
(3/8")
inlay in it. This inlay has pieces that are both parallel and
perpendicular
to the grain of the floor. Because of its thickness I'm not concerned
about
sanding through it but I'm concerned about sanding the parts that are
cross
grain to the floor.

Does anyone have any experience with this and can offer some advice?