Planex

[Julian Tracy]

I've had my Porter Cable drywall sander for 8 years or so now - very handy.

You can burn through to the tape with it pretty easily if you are not careful, but it's easy to get used to how to do it right.  Aside from new drywall work - it' very handy for prepping older previously painted walls  for repainting.

Also excels at  simple drywall ceiling/wall repairs.

No dust whatsoever.

I use mine with my Fein Turbo vac and have never had any problems with overheating - although I've heard the Fein vacs have a secondary cooling fan moter or fan that keeps it from ever over heating if it gets clogged.

I of course, use it for drywall with the bags plus the pleated filter - you do have to air off the filter after a while, but the Fein bags get most of it.

I wouldn't do drywall without one.  Say what you will about pro's not needing to do any sanding - but everyone sands a little bit and this makes it a heck of a lot cleaner.

Julian

 

[Brice Burrell]

...............I use mine with my Fein Turbo vac and have never had any problems with overheating - although I've heard the Fein vacs have a secondary cooling fan moter or fan that keeps it from ever over heating if it gets clogged...........

Julian

This is a deceptive sales pitch by Fein, the Festool CT vacs have this same feature as does almost every other vac.

 

[phil666]

hi all,i`ve just bought the planex 225 with dedicated vacuum for sanding my drywall work,for the last 3 years i`ve had a flex sander and a nilfisk alto vacuum.
Lately the dust has become more apparent,the hoover doesn`t collect like it used to....I sent it to artex(company in nottingham)to get it serviced which they did and sent back for me to use......
No difference with the dust and i`ve also noticed that the sander is collecting dust in the motor and sparking and slowing down until it stops,
something that as a person who does 2 houses a week and suffers from tendon trouble in both arms(sanding pole not an option)finds unacceptable....
The planex is expensive(?1312 all in)but with 3 years warranty and with the motor directly above the sanding disc,unlike the porter cable,flex and fox which have a drive shaft the length of the sander which can cause problems i think its well worth it......

i am yet to try the planex so may swear about it in a few weeks but something tells me i doubt it.....i`ll let anyone know if they`re interested in the difference between porter,flex etc and the planex................

P.s Some dryliners say if you need an electric sander for your work you`re not classed as a professional.....my answer to that is everyones different and each to their own,personally i couldn`t use a pole and the sander allows me to not sweat during the summer and when i`m 60 i hope to still be able to climb my own stairs without stopping,something that a pole and a mask(with the really fine dust)may not be so forgiving with...............

 

[richard.selwyn]

Hi phil666
Good luck with the planex.  I found it very heavy at first, but once you get the suction right (and the ceiling smooth enough ) the vacuum effect will take most of the weight.  After cleaning the filter after a big job, I have used a filter bag for small jobs and found that it works OK (I have 2 filters but find cleaning them a pain.)

 

[phil666]

Hi richard thanks for the info about the weight.......what do you mean about the filter bags and the filter(the difference between big jobs and small jobs etc,are you saying you can use the vacuum without the bags?

 

[Stefan]

I used the Planex for the first time the other day on Hardwall. I used my CT33 and the room did get very dusty. I messed around with the suction etc but to no aval.

I has resigned myself to the fact that on heavy duty uneaven wall the dust extraction is about as usefull as a chocolate fire guard.

I was under the cosh a little with the job, but will spend more time messing with the settings when I work on my own house.

 

[richard.selwyn]

Hi richard thanks for the info about the weight.......what do you mean about the filter bags and the filter(the difference between big jobs and small jobs etc,are you saying you can use the vacuum without the bags?

Sorry for the delay in replying.  You are supposed to use the planex with a dedicated vac and self cleaning filter and an open plastic liner in the vac to catch the dust.  Occasioanlly to keep the filter clean I use a paper dust collection bag instead of the plastic liner.  It will clog up fairly quickly with the fine dust, but you can do a a small room no problem and avoid the hassle of cleaning the filter if you are then going to use the vac for something else - which I do (The Kapex)