Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
suggest something?

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Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
suggest something?

I have both a PC and a DeWalt 5" ROS. Like them both. See what feels best
in your hand.

Go for a 6 incher, they are much faster. Think for a moment on what
percent of the time you spend sanding (or ought to be sanding) a
project. Six inch ROS's have much more real work area.

ray

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Go for a 6 incher, they are much faster. Think for a moment on what
percent of the time you spend sanding (or ought to be sanding) a
project. Six inch ROS's have much more real work area.

ray

While Ray makes a good point, *I* would not get a 6-incher. 6-inchers work
beautifully if you are sanding a horizontal surface. IMNSHO the ergonomics
go down the toilet if you hold it upside down, off a ladder or reaching
inside a cabinet.

So I guess it depends on your style of work.

FWIW I'm happy with my makita 5" VS ROS. I'll second the rccomendation to
see which model fits your hand well.

-Steve

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While Ray makes a good point, *I* would not get a 6-incher. 6-inchers work
beautifully if you are sanding a horizontal surface. IMNSHO the ergonomics
go down the toilet if you hold it upside down, off a ladder or reaching
inside a cabinet.


Agreed. I have had my 5" ROS since 1989 and more often wish it were a bit
smaller rather than larger. IIRC 5" paper is much easier to find and
cheaper.

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Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
suggest something?

I have been really happy with my Ridgid 6" ROS (Metabo/Germany).
But I REALLY like my Festool Rotex. Festool also makes a dynamite 5" ROS.
You get what you pay for.

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Rob.

It takes a woman 20 years to turn her son into a man.
Then it takes another woman less than 20 minutes to turn him into a
blithering idiot.
(Loosely translated from an Italian proverb)

Have only used it a few times, but the 6" Ridgid has very good dust
collection. If that matters it is worth looking into. Just attach to
a shopvac and dust is virtually gone.

On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 12:58:45 -0400, Robatoy
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
suggest something?

I have been really happy with my Ridgid 6" ROS (Metabo/Germany).
But I REALLY like my Festool Rotex. Festool also makes a dynamite 5" ROS.
You get what you pay for.

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Rob.

It takes a woman 20 years to turn her son into a man.
Then it takes another woman less than 20 minutes to turn him into a
blithering idiot.
(Loosely translated from an Italian proverb)

On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 23:54:10 -0400, wrote:

Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
suggest something?

My PC VS333 has been great, but I do prefer a 6" air-driven one. It's
only a chinwanese cheapie, but it works great.

Barry Lennox

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Looking to pick up something a little better tan my old PC palm
sander. What ever it is, it has to have a decent dust to vacumn
feature. And maybe variable speeds would be nice. Anyone want to
suggest something?

I'm fine with my PC 333. Got it refurb'd for $39.

I'd second the motion for the 5" ROS. I have several sanders, but the
5" Bosch is the one I use the most. It's small enough to work on things
like table legs, and still has enough power to take on big projects
like refinishing hardwood floors (around the perimiter I mean) as I did
last week. Fair dust collection, good ergonomics.

-Kiwanda