A Tribute to the Rotex 150 - Videos

[tjbnwi]

Peter, the through Dominos a easy to do. In this case I plunged through the top into the legs, then removed the top and plunged deeper into the legs.

Tom

 

[Scott B.]

These are the only sanding sheets that have every been used with the Rotex 150 featured.
Peter

Nice video series, Peter.

I pulled the above quote because it answered a question I was going to ask.

I noticed that you discussed applying downward pressure onto the surface with the sander in one of the video segments. Generally, this is not necessary (nor a good idea).

Fresh teeth on the abrasives will take away that impulse and keep you floating, to be sure.

Stock up on the abrasives and enjoy your new sander. I bet after you run a couple of stacks of paper through it, you will be inclined to do another tribute. Its a great sander!

Well done!

 

[Stone Message]

These are the only sanding sheets that have every been used with the Rotex 150 featured.
Peter

Nice video series, Peter.

I pulled the above quote because it answered a question I was going to ask.

I noticed that you discussed applying downward pressure onto the surface with the sander in one of the video segments. Generally, this is not necessary (nor a good idea).

Fresh teeth on the abrasives will take away that impulse and keep you floating, to be sure.

Stock up on the abrasives and enjoy your new sander. I bet after you run a couple of stacks of paper through it, you will be inclined to do another tribute. Its a great sander!

Well done!

Thanks Scott. For years I managed with an old Bosch which was well made (for the money) but seemed to eat abrasives. When my Bosch delta sander gave up I realised that I needed to look for something better. Not long after that I began selling off my big old tools and moved over to Festool. The Rotex 90 was my first choice of sander as it filled the two gaps all in one tool. But when I took delivery of the Rotex 150 I was amazed - it is a beautiful machine and perfect for many of my core tasks. It is worth giving the Festool abrasives a jolly good plug as they are certainly way above the quality of any that I have tried before. Rotex machines and abrasives - worth every penny.

Peter

 

[Scott B.]

These are the only sanding sheets that have every been used with the Rotex 150 featured.
Peter

Nice video series, Peter.

I pulled the above quote because it answered a question I was going to ask.

I noticed that you discussed applying downward pressure onto the surface with the sander in one of the video segments. Generally, this is not necessary (nor a good idea).

Fresh teeth on the abrasives will take away that impulse and keep you floating, to be sure.

Stock up on the abrasives and enjoy your new sander. I bet after you run a couple of stacks of paper through it, you will be inclined to do another tribute. Its a great sander!

Well done!

Thanks Scott. For years I managed with an old Bosch which was well made (for the money) but seemed to eat abrasives. When my Bosch delta sander gave up I realised that I needed to look for something better. Not long after that I began selling off my big old tools and moved over to Festool. The Rotex 90 was my first choice of sander as it filled the two gaps all in one tool. But when I took delivery of the Rotex 150 I was amazed - it is a beautiful machine and perfect for many of my core tasks. It is worth giving the Festool abrasives a jolly good plug as they are certainly way above the quality of any that I have tried before. Rotex machines and abrasives - worth every penny.

Peter

Similar history here, Peter. We killed a bunch of $60 yellow ones over the years. And found out how to break the Bosches. We melted lots of pads and burned up abrasives along the way.

The cooling technology of the Rotex 150 is really amazing. Great stuff for sure.