I have to sand down some walls. Does dust extraction really work on poer
sanders? Will I notice a difference between an old sander and one with dust
extraction?

Paul

Paul Andrews wrote:
I have to sand down some walls. Does dust extraction really work on poer
sanders? Will I notice a difference between an old sander and one with dust
extraction?

Certainly works very well on random orbit sanders, if you attach a vac
to a ROS, it picks up almost all of the dust. It works less well on
standard orbital sanders, especially on cloggy materials such as plaster.


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Grunff

"Grunff" wrote in message
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Paul Andrews wrote:
I have to sand down some walls. Does dust extraction really work on poer
sanders? Will I notice a difference between an old sander and one with
dust
extraction?

Certainly works very well on random orbit sanders, if you attach a vac
to a ROS, it picks up almost all of the dust. It works less well on
standard orbital sanders, especially on cloggy materials such as plaster.

Thanks.

Any recommendations to buy? (this is a once in a blue moon type job for me,
but I want minimal dust!)

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Grunff

Paul Andrews wrote:

Any recommendations to buy? (this is a once in a blue moon type job for me,
but I want minimal dust!)

It depends on how much you want to spend. The Bosch PEX400 is a very
nice starting point, at around £50. If you want heavier duty, a bigger
pad and less vibration, the Makita 6030 is a nice machine.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...70144&ts=23494
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...35378&ts=23494


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Grunff

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:23:49 GMT, "Paul Andrews"
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"Grunff" wrote in message
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Paul Andrews wrote:
I have to sand down some walls. Does dust extraction really work on poer
sanders? Will I notice a difference between an old sander and one with
dust
extraction?

Certainly works very well on random orbit sanders, if you attach a vac
to a ROS, it picks up almost all of the dust. It works less well on
standard orbital sanders, especially on cloggy materials such as plaster.

Thanks.

Any recommendations to buy? (this is a once in a blue moon type job for me,
but I want minimal dust!)

There was a thread on this a month ago:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/6b66ba156c9d40bd/

I found a 2.5m washing maching hose waste can usually be taped easily
to the dust extraction outlet and then onto a vacuum hose.

Much lighter and easier to manouvre (sp) than the vacuum hose itself.

cheers,
Pete.

"Paul Andrews" wrote in message
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"Grunff" wrote in message
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Paul Andrews wrote:
I have to sand down some walls. Does dust extraction really work on
poer
sanders? Will I notice a difference between an old sander and one with
dust
extraction?

Certainly works very well on random orbit sanders, if you attach a vac
to a ROS, it picks up almost all of the dust. It works less well on
standard orbital sanders, especially on cloggy materials such as
plaster.

Thanks.

Any recommendations to buy? (this is a once in a blue moon type job for
me,
but I want minimal dust!)

--
Grunff


Thanks guys for the advice. I've ordered a Bosch PEX400.

Paul

Grunff wrote:
Paul Andrews wrote:
I have to sand down some walls. Does dust extraction really work on
poer sanders? Will I notice a difference between an old sander and
one with dust extraction?

Certainly works very well on random orbit sanders, if you attach a vac
to a ROS, it picks up almost all of the dust. It works less well on
standard orbital sanders, especially on cloggy materials such as
plaster.

I have a Performance Pro palm grip ROS and the dust extraction is brilliant.
Only uses a small cartridge so you have to empty it frequently, but almost
total extraction.


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Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

I have the Bosch PEX400 and can vouch for its ability to suck up the dust. I
am in the process of sanding down recently stripped and repaired walls, so
keeping the dust down is a must.


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Paul Andrews wrote:
I have to sand down some walls. Does dust extraction really work on
poer
sanders? Will I notice a difference between an old sander and one
with
dust
extraction?

Certainly works very well on random orbit sanders, if you attach a vac
to a ROS, it picks up almost all of the dust. It works less well on
standard orbital sanders, especially on cloggy materials such as
plaster.

Thanks.

Any recommendations to buy? (this is a once in a blue moon type job for
me,
but I want minimal dust!)

--
Grunff


Thanks guys for the advice. I've ordered a Bosch PEX400.

Paul