leakyroof
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. I've heard the accidental paper changing 'trick' from other Deros owners , so you're not alone with turning the the sander while changing the disc.... [embarassed]morrisericd said:I was able to take home both the 5" Deros 5mm and the ETS EC 6" Festool 5mm for the weekend and Monday. My local Festool and Mirka supplier is the best! I used both yesterday for a couple of hours and have a lot of sanding to do on Monday when they'll get the real test. I also threw in my ETS 6" 3mm a few times for comparison. My initial thoughts are that the Festool is well laid out and I really like the 5mm stroke. I went into this thinking I should get the Deros and I do really like it but do I like it more than the Festool? I'm still not sure. It's a cool little sander (I really should have the 6" Deros for comparison to the ETS but they don't have it - I'd have to order it) and I really like it but there's the cord issue (not easily swappable with other Festools) and I'm still not sure about the paddle. When I sand really big table tops and other large items I tend to let the sander float and move my hand around quite a bit on the tool. Not going to be able to do that with the Deros. Also - and this is something I'm sure I would get used to - when changing paper I kept accidentally turning on the sander when I was holding it upside down in my hand. Small quibble.
I found the 5" Deros removing stock as fast if not faster than the 6" Festool. The smaller sander was nice on edges. It did look small after my 6" ETS and the ETS EC but it was efficient.
I'll have to decide Monday I guess.