Comparison of (Sander) Brush Stroke?

[Girl_w_Style]

Anyone happen to have pics of a comparison btwn the sanders 5mm - 3mm brush stroke?

I just ordered my sander n dust extractor but have been wondering what the brush stroke difference really looks like. Would love to do a comparison on a gloss topcoat over dark color but don’t foresee that happening in the near future till I can save up for another one [emoji3526]

 

[Scott B.]

Great question. Its not really a matter of "look" in terms of what you will see on a wood (or other) surface. For me, it is more a matter of how quickly I can do a task and the abrasive grit and pace at which I shall work.

3mm is slower and more forgiving. 5mm stroke is faster and (for me) houses a lot more options. In other words, I can do every thing with a 5 that I can do with a 3, but not vice versa.

Here is a basic guide I wrote a couple of years back...
https://topcoatreview.com/2017/03/which-festool-sander/

Its not entirely up to date in terms of recent models, but covers the concept.

Hope this helps!

 

[Girl_w_Style]

Great question. Its not really a matter of "look" in terms of what you will see on a wood (or other) surface. For me, it is more a matter of how quickly I can do a task and the abrasive grit and pace at which I shall work.

3mm is slower and more forgiving. 5mm stroke is faster and (for me) houses a lot more options. In other words, I can do every thing with a 5 that I can do with a 3, but not vice versa.

Here is a basic guide I wrote a couple of years back...
https://topcoatreview.com/2017/03/which-festool-sander/

Its not entirely up to date in terms of recent models, but covers the concept.

Hope this helps!

Brillant thanx for the share!!

Ya, I was wondering if anyone had done a photo comparison just to see how much larger the total swirl pattern is on the 5 vs the 3.

I ordered the 125 simply cuz the paper is more easily available around my area but have dreams of what could be accomplished in half the time with the 5mm stroke....

 

[Girl_w_Style]

Great question. Its not really a matter of "look" in terms of what you will see on a wood (or other) surface. For me, it is more a matter of how quickly I can do a task and the abrasive grit and pace at which I shall work.

3mm is slower and more forgiving. 5mm stroke is faster and (for me) houses a lot more options. In other words, I can do every thing with a 5 that I can do with a 3, but not vice versa.

Here is a basic guide I wrote a couple of years back...
https://topcoatreview.com/2017/03/which-festool-sander/

Its not entirely up to date in terms of recent models, but covers the concept.

Hope this helps!

Whoa...just clicked the link & laughed out loud!

I used your guide to help make my final sander decision last week. So my past self thanks you VERY much for writing such a great article, it was one of the most helpful pieces I could find in months of searching [emoji3526]