New sander buying advice on LS130

fattywilliams

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Hi
I'm a carpenter joiner and have owned a rotex 150 for a wile and think it's brilliant however I only really use it for doing large flat surface IE worktops and panels ect

I'm relatively un experience and sanding (with a machine atleast) more detailed work but I'm looking to move into more cabinet furniture making and also have a house of my own to refurb.

So I'm looking for another sander to use alongside my rotex for the following

Sanding up edges of MDF to a fine finish

Sanding existing finish on mouldings to re finish

Sanding groves routed into MDF to achieve high quality finish for paint

So I was looking at the ls130 as I plan to make some custom mouldings out of MDF and thought I could utilize the different profiles and custom pad kit?

Does this sound like the right fit and also why can't I find a 110v UK will by 240v if have to but all my stuff is 110v including extractor so could be annoying
 
The LS130 is certainly what you want for profiles, though keep in mind it's a highly specialized sander, and not the kind you would want to do edge work with.  That's where you might consider a RTS/DTS, which would be a nice complement to the RO150 for doing edge and corner work (or the RO90, if you want a smaller RO sander as well).

For a certain range of contoured profiles, the RO90 will also work when outfitted with an interface pad.
 
Thanks for reply can't really afford 2 Sanders to be honest so going have to settle for one will the ls130 be no good at edges atall that's probably the least important to me I guess.

With the ro 90 and a interface pad do think I might run the risk of ruining the clean lines of the mouldings I'm going to cut into the mdf?

 
What ear said ^^^^

    The LS130 can do edges and it certainly looks like it would be good for that using the flat pad. But I found that I didn't like it for sanding flat edges. Have you tried your RO150 with a hard pad for edges?

    The LS130 is great for sanding molding to remove old finish and paint. I used it recently for that purpose. I have made a couple custom pads for particular shapes. But I generally find it easier to just use multiple of the available profiles. Also the tighter the radius the thinner the abrasive. Thinner backing conforms better.

    If you are sanding a groove , for example, only the center of the abrasive will get used, but you can shift the abrasive off center a couple times to get more use from each sheet.

    There is a bit of learning to get the feel for keeping it running smoothly on the surface and not jumping about. The linear motion can be grabby.

Seth
 
No I have been meaning to purchase the hard pad and try it on a lower speed just quite a heavy machine for that but will probably be my best option I think if I don't like the ls130 for edges thanks for replies think that given me the confidence I need
 
Does anyone know if you can buy a American model so the voltage will be 110v and cut the plug off  and replace it with a UK site plug so it will work with my extractor.

I know it obviously not advice but someone told me they did it to a domino XL once with no issues?
 
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