ETS EC - Link and questions

[sae]

[member=38144]sae[/member]
I'm not following you...sorry, I've been redoing electrical (not my favorite) all day long so my brain's kinda fried. Doesn't the delta extended pad, 496 803, take care of that? [unsure]

Not if you intend on keeping the pad flat. It would need a very thick pad to accomplish that (i.e. more distance between the sanding surface and the plastic "c-handle" thing).

 

[Cheese]

Gotcha sae...

 

[Kev]

I think this question is ‘on-topic’: I was thinking of getting an ETS EC, but don’t know which one to get. I have a DTS 400 which I love for small cabinet work; getting into corners etc.

I got a RO 125 for external work; decking, weatherboard, etc. I understand that the RO can do cabinet work too, but I fear the workpiece would be obliterated within 10 seconds. People said I should have gotten an RO 150 instead, but I felt it was just to much to handle (Bryan at JT says I am not manly enough, which is probably true).

So my dilemma is, do I get an ETS EC 125 and share 125mm abrasives between tools, or do I go for an ETS EC 150 and maintain another set of abrasives? 

Then the question is /3 or /5. Does the stroke only affect the rate of removal, or does it, along with the grit, determine the finish?

Or should I just man-up and learn to handle my RO 125 for larger cabinetry jobs?

I'm a big "he man" with a RO150 [smile] and I've got the "old" ETS150/5 and /3.

Abrasive compatibility between sanders is a great thing as long as it lets you get your job done. At the other end of the sander scale I've got RO90, DTS400 and LS130. I'm thinking of making my first step into the EC's the 125, simply because it addresses a capability I feel I don't have today - initial abrasives investment too sure .. but after that, if you're using them you simply top up whatever you're running out of!

So my thinking is, buy the tool you feel suits the job best and ignore common abrasives as it can be a misdirection.