Manual for RS2e

[USAF Flyboy]

Hello,

I just purchased my first Festool product, a CT36 off the recon site last night and am buying a used RS2e off FB Market place.  I know this sander is one of the older models and has been discontinued but I am looking for a manual for it and specifically how I can connect the CT36 to it.  Do I need an adapter of some sort?

Thnaks,
Troy

 

[rvieceli]

[member=81852]USAF Flyboy[/member] heres a link to a manual:
https://prowoodfinishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/RS-2-E-567696-Technical-Data-Sheet.pdf

The sander should connect directly to a 27mm hose without an adapter. I think the RS 2 has kind of an oval port. Instead of round. But the hose end will fit.

Ron

 

[rvieceli]

If you want to use regular full sheet paper in the sander. You can cut the sheets in half to fit and punch the holes in them.

If you have trouble finding the Festool punch if it didn’t come with it the Makita punch is the same for the BO4900
https://www.amazon.com/Makita-19252...a_dDYjE1V-94GnfXNjs&dib_tag=se&keywords=punch+plate+for+bo4900&qid=1715795010&sprefix=punch+plate+fir+bo4900%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-1

Ron

 

[Cheese]

Like Ron says, the Festool round hose will fit the oval dust port but you do have to be very forceful with it. The good news is that it doesn't easily fall off.  [smile]

 

[luvmytoolz]

Congrats on the RS2E acquisition, it's an absolutely awesome sander, amazing grunt. It's the first quality sander I ever bought and still use it heavily.

Because it's an ovaldustport, be careful not to swivel the hose fitting on though as you'll end up cracking the rubber end. Just push hard on/off.

 

[USAF Flyboy]

[member=81852]USAF Flyboy[/member] heres a link to a manual:
https://prowoodfinishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/RS-2-E-567696-Technical-Data-Sheet.pdf

The sander should connect directly to a 27mm hose without an adapter. I think the RS 2 has kind of an oval port. Instead of round. But the hose end will fit.

Ron

Thanks for the link to the manual and the hose info!

 

[USAF Flyboy]

If you want to use regular full sheet paper in the sander. You can cut the sheets in half to fit and punch the holes in them.

If you have trouble finding the Festool punch if it didn’t come with it the Makita punch is the same for the BO4900
https://www.amazon.com/Makita-19252...a_dDYjE1V-94GnfXNjs&dib_tag=se&keywords=punch+plate+for+bo4900&qid=1715795010&sprefix=punch+plate+fir+bo4900%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-1

Ron

Thanks for the info.  Luckily it came with the paper punch.

 

[USAF Flyboy]

Like Ron says, the Festool round hose will fit the oval dust port but you do have to be very forceful with it. The good news is that it doesn't easily fall off.  [smile]

Thanks for the info and tip

 

[USAF Flyboy]

Congrats on the RS2E acquisition, it's an absolutely awesome sander, amazing grunt. It's the first quality sander I ever bought and still use it heavily.

Because it's an ovaldustport, be careful not to swivel the hose fitting on though as you'll end up cracking the rubber end. Just push hard on/off.

Thanks.  I love 1/2 sheet sanders.  I still have a porter cable 505 I have had for over 30 years.  I will be selling it now that I am on the green koolaide

Really never thought I would be able to bring myself to justify the cost but figured buy once cry once and get it over with.  On the lookout for either a refurb or used EC150 now.  Glad I logged on to the recon site last night and saw the CT36 on there.

 

[Cheese]

There’s an ETC EC 150 on Festool recon now.

 

[USAF Flyboy]

There’s an ETC EC 150 on Festool recon now.

Thanks, that is handy timing.  I can see where this habit is going now  [big grin].  Does it ever end?

 

[luvmytoolz]

There’s an ETC EC 150 on Festool recon now.

Thanks, that is handy timing.  I can see where this habit is going now  [big grin].  Does it ever end?

Grab it quick! Best sander on the market!

 

[Cheese]

Thanks, that is handy timing.  I can see where this habit is going now  [big grin].  Does it ever end?

Only when you want it to... [big grin]

 

[luvmytoolz]

The other great thing about the RS2E is it has clips so you can buy rolls of normal sandpaper and cut them up and clip them to the base. Very handy.

 

[rst]

Resistance is futile

 

[USAF Flyboy]

The other great thing about the RS2E is it has clips so you can buy rolls of normal sandpaper and cut them up and clip them to the base. Very handy.

That is very handy.  I will have to research the best rolls to purchase

 

[USAF Flyboy]

Resistance is futile

That is my initial impression  [big grin]  My wish list seems to grow every day I browse thses forums

 

[Cheese]

The other great thing about the RS2E is it has clips so you can buy rolls of normal sandpaper and cut them up and clip them to the base. Very handy.

That is very handy.  I will have to research the best rolls to purchase

I'd be careful on this option, my personal preference is to just use the Stickfix abrasives. With Stickfix you just easily swap out grits and because of the Velcro backing, the sandpaper always remains flat on the pad.
When using clamped abrasives you need to "pull" the abrasive around the pad ends and sometimes it isn't fully in intimate contact with the pad. How much contact the abrasive makes with the pad is determined by how tight you can pull the abrasive sheet.

 

[mino]

That is my initial impression  [big grin]  My wish list seems to grow every day I browse thses forums

Addictive substances tend to work like this.

On topic:

Do not use sheet/roll paper if your velcro pad is still good. The non-velcro paper would destroy the StickFix pad surface.

There was a non-velcro pad for sheet paper and also a hole-puncher offered for the RS2e and RS 200. But I have not seen it for some time even in Europe. It is easy to make a hole-puncher, but with the pad it is tricky, so using an old velcro pad may be the way.
[sad]

I'd be careful on this option, my personal preference is to just use the Stickfix abrasives. With Stickfix you just easily swap out grits and because of the Velcro backing, the sandpaper always remains flat on the pad.
When using clamped abrasives you need to "pull" the abrasive around the pad ends and sometimes it isn't fully in intimate contact with the pad. How much contact the abrasive makes with the pad is determined by how tight you can pull the abrasive sheet.

Correct, this is definitely true with the velcro pads when used with non-velcro paper. In adition to the pads getting punished from such use.

The proper/original rubberized pads for roll paper use do work absolutely fine though.

 

[USAF Flyboy]

I'd be careful on this option, my personal preference is to just use the Stickfix abrasives. With Stickfix you just easily swap out grits and because of the Velcro backing, the sandpaper always remains flat on the pad.
When using clamped abrasives you need to "pull" the abrasive around the pad ends and sometimes it isn't fully in intimate contact with the pad. How much contact the abrasive makes with the pad is determined by how tight you can pull the abrasive sheet.

Great to know.  I think I will go with the Sickfix abrasives.  Now I just need to get the magic decoder ring for the different types of Festool abrasives