Keep spare pads on hand

[stvrowe]

Ugh! - Just had the hook layer peel off the substrate when changing grits on my RO150E.    Note to self;  When the nearest place to purchase Festool products is over 200 miles away, it is a good practice to have spares on hand.  Unfortunately, for this sander, I did not so I will have to resort to the ETS150/3 (ironically, I do have a spare pad for this one).

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Steve,

The ETS 150 and RO 150 E share the same pads...  [huh]

The RO 150 FEQ uses a different pad.

Shane

 

[stvrowe]

Thanks Shane.  That is good to know.

And... back up and running again. [thanks]

 

[sgt_rjp]

Steve,

The ETS 150 and RO 150 E share the same pads...  [huh]

The RO 150 FEQ uses a different pad.

Shane

Well that's disapointing.  I've read a lot that suggested to get the same size ETS if you have a RO, so you can share pads.  Why the difference with the FEQ?  Did the others not hold well enough for the big RO?

The interface pads I just got for my RO150 say they are for LEX|ETS|WTS|ROTEX RO 150.  Wouldn't the sanding pads be the same?

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Well that's disapointing.  I've read a lot that suggested to get the same size ETS if you have a RO, so you can share pads.  Why the difference with the FEQ?  Did the others not hold well enough for the big RO?

The interface pads I just got for my RO150 say they are for LEX|ETS|WTS|ROTEX RO 150.  Wouldn't the sanding pads be the same?

Just to be clear about terminology... Pad = the white spongy part of the sander that you attach the sandpaper to. Abrasive - the sandpaper disc.

The pad is different between the RO 150 FEQ and ETS 150 because the new Rotex has a pad that doesn't require a tool to remove the pad. The ETS 150 uses a bolt in the center of the pad to attach it, same with the old RO 150 E.

The abrasives can be used interchangeably between any 150mm sander.

 

[sgt_rjp]

Right, sorry.  Wow, I'm really slipping.  Although the RO150 is my first and only Festool sander, I do know that because I just bought a hard pad for it.  Well, I did know that, but then forgot as soon as I placed the order?  Yes, I checked and I did order the right one  [smile]