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Sanders - flatness of pad while orbiting?
Here is an interesting question - something to try an experiment with.
Hold a palm sander upside down against a bright, uniform background and turn it on. (Careful!) Examine the edges of the pad. Does the pad move in a plane? That is, does the "blur" you see caused by the pad movement stay in a flat plane or is there some up-and-down component to it? I tried this with a cheap finishing sander and it seemed to be flat, but when I tried it with my new Bosch 1295 I could see that the pad did not stay absolutely flat. There was a noticeable up-and-down component to it. Any comments or experiences? -Ram. |
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Any comments or experiences?
No offense, please. You need to start a challenging woodworking project. |
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I believe manufacturers found that without the up and down motion the tools
were less satifactory when used as massagers Matthew wrote in message oups.com... Here is an interesting question - something to try an experiment with. Hold a palm sander upside down against a bright, uniform background and turn it on. (Careful!) Examine the edges of the pad. Does the pad move in a plane? That is, does the "blur" you see caused by the pad movement stay in a flat plane or is there some up-and-down component to it? I tried this with a cheap finishing sander and it seemed to be flat, but when I tried it with my new Bosch 1295 I could see that the pad did not stay absolutely flat. There was a noticeable up-and-down component to it. Any comments or experiences? -Ram. |
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