hello,

when would you ideally use each type of sanders? what are these
specifically design for? When is it best to pull out your finishing
sander or orbital sander and lets include the belt sander?

I currently own a rectangle finishing sander but my attention is
always called to the those abrasive pads for the orbital sanders. I
cant justify a purchase for one of those things yet. Can somebody
help me out?

NORY

I use my ROS far more often than the finishing sander. The belt sander only
comes out when it's necessary to remove large quantities of material, and a
hand plane isn't a suitable alternative. The ROS is faster and more
effective than the finishing sander. I'll use the finishing sander when
levelling the finish on a table top, or to remove "nibs" raised by a finish.
Other than that, the ROS does most of the work in my shop.

Kevin
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Where are those Iraqi WMDs, NOW?


"Nory" wrote in message
om...
hello,

when would you ideally use each type of sanders? what are these
specifically design for? When is it best to pull out your finishing
sander or orbital sander and lets include the belt sander?

I currently own a rectangle finishing sander but my attention is
always called to the those abrasive pads for the orbital sanders. I
cant justify a purchase for one of those things yet. Can somebody
help me out?

NORY

Like Kevin the ROS gets used the most but when corners are involved the 1/4
sheet sander gets used.

I use my ROS far more often than the finishing sander. The belt sander only
comes out when it's necessary to remove large quantities of material, and a
hand plane isn't a suitable alternative. The ROS is faster and more
effective than the finishing sander. I'll use the finishing sander when
levelling the finish on a table top, or to remove "nibs" raised by a finish.
Other than that, the ROS does most of the work in my shop.

Kevin
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"Nory" wrote in message
om...
hello,

when would you ideally use each type of sanders? what are these
specifically design for? When is it best to pull out your finishing
sander or orbital sander and lets include the belt sander?

A belt sander will remove massive amounts of stock. I use the belt sander
only for rough shaping. I have an agressive PC right angle ROS and a PC
SpeedBloc finish sander. I use the ROS for taking care of glue lines and
rough surfaces and only use 150 grit paper on this tool. I use the Finish
sander for the final sanding and normally only use 180 grit paper on that
sander. Each has its benefits. Fost all ROS sanders do not do well in
boxed in corners. I use the ROS and finish sander equally.

On 8 May 2004 07:12:25 -0700, (Nory) wrote:

hello,

when would you ideally use each type of sanders? what are these
specifically design for? When is it best to pull out your finishing
sander or orbital sander and lets include the belt sander?

I currently own a rectangle finishing sander but my attention is
always called to the those abrasive pads for the orbital sanders. I
cant justify a purchase for one of those things yet. Can somebody
help me out?

NORY



I have owned and used a number of sanders. lesse...

4 or 5 non-random orbit jiggle type sanders. they're just too slow.
gave the last ones away when I got the random orbit PC.
3 belt sanders. one is bench mounted, gets quite a bit of use grinding
metal. of the handhelds, the 1" wide one gets the most use, which
isn't much. the 4" wide one gets pulled out sometimes for flattening
dirty jobs, subflooring or something where I wouldn't want to ruin an
edge tool. belt sanders are not finish tools.
2 6" PC random orbiters. I keep them set up with different grits of
PSA paper. these are my main finish sanders
1 performax 16/32. it does what it does....

Since I got an ROS my older Makita finisher get used by those who ask to
borrow a sander. Only.

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Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com


"Nory" wrote in message
om...
hello,

when would you ideally use each type of sanders? what are these
specifically design for? When is it best to pull out your finishing
sander or orbital sander and lets include the belt sander?

I currently own a rectangle finishing sander but my attention is
always called to the those abrasive pads for the orbital sanders. I
cant justify a purchase for one of those things yet. Can somebody
help me out?

NORY

"Nory" wrote in message
om...
hello,

when would you ideally use each type of sanders? what are these
specifically design for? When is it best to pull out your finishing
sander or orbital sander and lets include the belt sander?

Had a finish sander. When It died, I got a ROS and never looked back. I
have a belt sander. I use it to sharpen the lawnmower blade. Too
aggressive for most woodworking but has a place if a lot of material has to
be removed.
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

Ed Pawlowski notes:

Had a finish sander. When It died, I got a ROS and never looked back. I
have a belt sander. I use it to sharpen the lawnmower blade. Too
aggressive for most woodworking but has a place if a lot of material has to
be removed.

I've got a finish sander somewhere, the best made: P-C SpeedBloc. I just never
use it, so would be hard put to find it. Thanks for the mower blade sharpening
tip. I'm about ready on a couple of mine, and, if I can find my belt sander,
I'll go to work. I don't recall seeing it for about 5-6-7 years now, since I
got my first good ROS.

Charlie Self
"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today." Will Rogers

I have a PC ROS and use it for just about everything. I have
pads for it ranging from 120 grit to 400 grit. I use a mouse for
tight spots and for even tighter spots I use a thin stick with sand paper
attached.
Joey in Chesapeake
"Nory" wrote in message
om...
hello,

when would you ideally use each type of sanders? what are these
specifically design for? When is it best to pull out your finishing
sander or orbital sander and lets include the belt sander?

I currently own a rectangle finishing sander but my attention is
always called to the those abrasive pads for the orbital sanders. I
cant justify a purchase for one of those things yet. Can somebody
help me out?

NORY