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PaulW

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« on: April 07, 2008, 05:40 PM »
I bought a LS 130 about a week ago an have been using it on some woodwork refinishing projects around the house.
Great sander for its intended purposes! very well made.
I did feel the dust collection was a little lacking compaired to Festools other offerings but it is linear.

I noticed the gap between the pad and the machine.
There is a lot of wasted vacuum loss there.

So I thought I would close up the gap some with an leftover piece of guide rail rubber.
I turned on the vacuum only and picked up the cardboard that was in the make your own profile kit with the sander.
I gentle shake and it would fall off. Then I applied the guide rail rubber leaving a minute gap between it and the pad.
Did the shake test again and it took a decent amount more of shaking to make it fall off... sweet.

In use I have found IMHO the dust collection improved by about 40% using the flat pad.
I was removing  paint and finish from a door frame edge and found little dust and the paper seemed to stay cleaner.

The only drawback Ive found so far is the rubber could be a little thiner. The rubber keeps the pad about 1/16" away from the edge of my square on one side and dead even on the other side.

Thats my two cents..... here are some pics

* LS150 2.jpg (30.05 KB, 640x480 - viewed 301 times.)

* LS150 1.jpg (26.6 KB, 640x480 - viewed 273 times.)
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2008, 02:45 AM »
Hi,

      Well thats certainly worth trying.   So nice and neat it looks like it is supposed to be there. It is very much like the Cover Plate concept for the TS55.

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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2008, 02:13 PM »
Looks like it was made for it,  don't it Seth.
Let me know what you think if you try it.
Paul
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« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2008, 01:17 AM »
Update
I am a little embarrassed about this but I must be honest, this mod isn't necessary.
I didn't realize but even tho I knew the bag on my CT mini wasn't full, I had been doing some drywall sanding and my vacuum was down due to the drywall dust cloging the pores in the bag. Undecided

I pealed off the rubber strip and ended up having to turn the vac all the way down to prevent hopping; dust collection is great with the flat pad on this sander as with all other Festool sanders I have tried.
Oops...rookie mistake, live and learn. Roll Eyes

The moral to this story is; never doubt a Festool Wink, check the human factor first.

Paul
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2008, 12:32 AM »
Hi,

   Thanks for the update I hadn't gotten to trying it yet, but now I don't need to bother  Smiley


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