ETS 150/3

[wcmlutz]

I just used the ETS 150/3 sander I got for Christmas for the first time yesterday. I have it hooked up to my Fein Turbo III vac. There wasn't any dust flying around which is good, but when I went to switch grits the 120 grit sand paper that came with the sander had sawdust between the outer holes and the inner hole. When I lifted off the paper, the stick-fix pad had saw dust in the same location. Is this normal? I could partly clean the dust off by blowing on the pad, which sends it into the air. :

Thanks,

Mike

 

[semenza]

Hi,

  I have the ETS150/5 (same basic sander).  I rarely have  much dust on the paper. But usually find some on the stick fix pad when changing. What were you sanding , for how long with the same  piece of paper. Also does th Fein have a suction control?  Can you turn down the suction?

Seth

 

[Bill in seattle]

this is fairly normal. the hooks have small spaces between them and air flows from the hole in the middle to the outer holes. this is the jetsream principle which makes the dust collection more efficient. If you want to catch the little puff of dust when you change disks turn your vacuum on manually, sander pwr off thou while pulling the old disk off .
Bill

 

[johnbro]

I have that sander and usually vacuum off both the back of the paper and the bottom of the pad after using. No big deal.

 

[wcmlutz]

Thanks for responding. I was just sanding down some BC plywood. The fein vac doesn't have suction control. I didn't think it was a problem, but it was the first time using the sander.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[semenza]

Hi,

  If you are getting build up it could be that the vac is actually pulling too hard, and pressing the paper down tightly onto the work surface. There by not allowing good jetstream  air flow and in effect - trapping some of the dust, letting it get rubbed into the paper.  I don't usually get any appreciable build up on the abrasive surface itself.

Seth

 

[Greg_R]

Mike, you can adjust your Fein's suction as follows (saw this on another member's vac setup):

1) Get a Y hose splitter and put it on your vac.
2) Plug your hose in 1 end
3) Put a cap over the other branch end.
4) Drill a hole (1/4" or so) in the cap and test the suction.  If too much, slightly enlarge the hole.  Repeat until it's "just right".

 

[Eli]

4) mount a ball valve in the cap. Then you don't have to redrill the hole in a new cap when you stuff it up and go just past perfect.