Michael Kellough
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“the results were nice.” You wouldn’t say that about a belt sander that doesn’t have a sanding frame.
Is there an after market replacement pad for the RS2e half sheet sander?
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Cheese
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I'd imagine the results are very nice compared to the results of a common belt sander.
Unless it's a BS 75/105 or a Holz-Her derivative with a sanding frame, getting a nice finish is nearly impossible. I use mine for very crude tasks like leveling sub-flooring.Is there a reason you used the RS2 to remove the coating rather than a Rotex?
onocoffee
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i was going to say “because I wanted to maintain the flatness of the board” but the real reason is that I just wanted to use the RS2.I'd imagine the results are very nice compared to the results of a common belt sander.
Is there a reason you used the RS2 to remove the coating rather than a Rotex?
Turns out the board had some hollow and I did use the RO150 to get at it. And then after it was all done, I hated how it looked (boring) and put it aside for use later.
luvmytoolz
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Absolutely true Michael! The frame on the BS105 allows it to just glide over the surface beautifully!
I have used it without the frame, but usually only on really gnarly timber as a rough prep.
leakyroof
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To the OP, while this is a local score for the now NLA RS2e sanding pad, it IS how I reacted and got one after reading this thread yesterday. There's a local Tool Store group called Berlands House of Tools. I called one of their locations, and sure enough ,they had 1 pad left in the store. I'm picking it up Saturday. Can't pre-buy it over the phone with a Credit Card, as that's their store policy, so they pulled it and held it for me under my name. But that's what it's going to take, as noted by others in the thread. Start the HUNT, NOW, since that Sander has never been as popular as other Festool Sanders, which also means Paint Stores and Other tool stores may have been scarce on ever stocking the sander or its consumables in the first place due to weak sales on the whole model when they took on the Festool Line.
When a certain Paint Supply Company , with many stores in our area, picked up the Festool Line, it's always only stocked the most common sanders that Painters and Finishers would buy and use and the Vacuums/Dust extractors. The 5" and 6" ECs, the RTS and DTS, etc. I HAVE seen a couple of vacuum attachments in these stores that weren't common, so that was a bonus for finding and buying. Good Luck...
When a certain Paint Supply Company , with many stores in our area, picked up the Festool Line, it's always only stocked the most common sanders that Painters and Finishers would buy and use and the Vacuums/Dust extractors. The 5" and 6" ECs, the RTS and DTS, etc. I HAVE seen a couple of vacuum attachments in these stores that weren't common, so that was a bonus for finding and buying. Good Luck...
