The combination of sanders I am using is:
1 RO 150 for rough sanding to fine sanding. The circular disc/pad is 6" so it does not get into corners or narrow spaces, but is great for hogging out large areas. I understand there is another Festool sander the same size that is even better for real heavy sanding of rough areas. I don't have the # of that sander in my head right now. I used to use a small belt sander for rough sanding, but when not using every day, I would get into big troubles and end up with lumber for future (smaller) projects. :-[ The Rotex is much easier to use and more natural feel.
note: Wouldn't a scraper be in order to start the process on that door?
2 Since the RO 150 is round disc, and cannot get into corners, something is needed for corners. A sanding block would work fine, except I am lazy and my time in WW shop is always limited. Voila!!!, Festool has the answer. My second Festool sander was/is the Deltex 93. That is one handy sander for bery narrow spaces as well as corners. (I also have the Fein Multi Master that can do the same thing in an even narrower space, but I go for the DE 93 first) For that door and the stairs, this sander will be a must have.
3 Eventually, i found a need for a lineal sander. Not always, but quite often, i wanted to eliminate the swirls left by the RO 150. I found the LS 130 to be just the ticket. Not only does it follow grain, but it gets closer in the corners than the RO 150. It also will follow along the edges of trim much better. The newer RO 150 has a trim tab that will help you avoid cutting in along those edges. For me, i have the old style and so the LS 130 serves that purpose very well without cutting in to the edges. This sander has a whole fleet of different shaped pads for doing inside corners all the way to bullnose type edging. A great sander. You will probably need to make a few of your own sanding blocks for along the mouldings, but I think the 130 has some sort of an adjustable pad (not certain on this> Somebody else will pitch in, I am sure) to handle some of the situations.
I think if you have these three sanders, you can handle almost anything. Your biggest problem will be to determine what you want to keep on hand for sanding grits. I have tried to not overstock, but sooner or later, it seems i come across a problem that wnts a different grit than what I already have. "Uncle Bob" will break down into smaller amounts if you request. I also can get some grits in packages of 10. you have to look over the catalogue. If you have use other sanders, you might think 10 is not a very large quantity. For my old PC 33 and my 1/4 sheet Milwaukee, it was never enough. You will find that with the Festool sanders, a sheet seems to last forever.
Hope this helps.
Tinker
PS: We have had several dogs thru the years. Each one gave a different message when wanting to go out. One tore up screens until we put in a door with no screen in lower pannel. One always scratched the door casing trim at side of door. When she left us, it was easy to replace the trim strip. Another did as yours has done. The young pup (16 year old Golden) very discretely, or very roughly, depending on stage of emergency, pushes my elbow as I am sitting at the kitchen table beside the door. i cannot count the number of coffees that have been sent flying. Since the kichen table is also my office with computer off to ne side, there has been many a docuement that has been rather messed up as my elbow has been roughly misdirected causing my hand, even tho somewhat disconnected from my elbow, to tangle with the wrong keeys.
This dear old pal had been very abused when we first brought her home. That very first evening, i spent nearly the entire first couple of hours teaching her she would never be hit again. (another story for another time). The next morning, i was sitting at the table having breakfast when Maggie came over and started pushing my elbow. I thought she wanted to play and so ignored her. After several pushes and atleast one coffee disaster, she just quit pushing my arm and calmly walked onto the living room carpet and made one huge pile of you know what. I just laughed and told my wife that not only does the dog need to learn our language, but we have to learn hers as well. That was the last mess we ever had to cleanup until just recently when she got some sort of virus. But she still slams my elbow when she wants out.
WHT
