RO90 for scribing?

[rnt80]

I don't own an RO90 but I'm looking into it as my on site sander for small jobs.  For those of you that own it what do you think of using it for scribing crown and base?

 

[skids]

I don't own an RO90 but I'm looking into it as my on site sander for small jobs.  For those of you that own it what do you think of using it for scribing crown and base?

I tried my RO125 for scribing to the line recently at the advice of some folks here. It worked well, I could live with it, but most folks here will tell you to get a RAZ. Which looking awesome for scribing.

The RO 90 would probably work better than the my 125. Give it a whirl. I personally like the jigsaw for crown coping, collins coping foot makes it much better.

 

[Bikeboy80]

Tried using my Ro90 for scribing and felt like it was all over the place, just didn't have the hand position to control it very well. It did not do all that well with dust collection using it that way either.

I used my Ras last week to cope base and crown for three rooms and it worked very well, and having the handle out to the side made it very easy to control. Dust collection was very good.

 

[semenza]

I think that as far as DC goes the Rotex150 picks up more when doing ab edge or scribing than the 90. The wider pad tends to catch more of the escaping dust.

Seth

 

[tjbier]

I just did a kitchen on a old house and the walls were way out. I would scribe on the table saw then the areas that were too curvy to get the saw blade to the line I would finish to the line with th RO90 on rotary with some 40 grit and it worked well .
This one was not even close to the scribes that I couldnt get the saw to.
Found it, the 2nd pic

 

[Sparktrician]

I don't own an RO90 but I'm looking into it as my on site sander for small jobs.  For those of you that own it what do you think of using it for scribing crown and base?

The RAS is Da Bomb for scribing.  Nothing does it as well. 

 

[Kev]

I don't own an RO90 but I'm looking into it as my on site sander for small jobs.  For those of you that own it what do you think of using it for scribing crown and base?

The RAS is Da Bomb for scribing.  Nothing does it as well. 

+1 for RAS

 

[rnt80]

I know the RAS is ideal but I'm more interested in something that is not so one dimensional.  I'm not sure what other applications I would use the RAS for while the 90, if it can do a decent job of scribing, would also fill some other areas of need.

 

[epicxt]

I've had good results using the ro90 to clean up coped crown cuts. However, I use a jigsaw with the Collins coping foot to take out the major amount.

 

[leakyroof]

I know the RAS is ideal but I'm more interested in something that is not so one dimensional.  I'm not sure what other applications I would use the RAS for while the 90, if it can do a decent job of scribing, would also fill some other areas of need.

  Once you GET the RAS 115, you'll discover all the other things it can do for you, while STILL having decent dust control for the massive amount of material that it gobbles up.
I think it's one sander that's more limited by owners imagination than anything else.
From stripping to scribing, sculpting chair bottoms, removing paint and other coatings, each owner seems to add to the list of what they use it for.

 

[skids]

I know the RAS is ideal but I'm more interested in something that is not so one dimensional.  I'm not sure what other applications I would use the RAS for while the 90, if it can do a decent job of scribing, would also fill some other areas of need.

  Once you GET the RAS 115, you'll discover all the other things it can do for you, while STILL having decent dust control for the massive amount of material that it gobbles up.
I think it's one sander that's more limited by owners imagination than anything else.
From stripping to scribing, sculpting chair bottoms, removing paint and other coatings, each owner seems to add to the list of what they use it for.

Can you use it as a straight up grinder?

 

[leakyroof]

I know the RAS is ideal but I'm more interested in something that is not so one dimensional.  I'm not sure what other applications I would use the RAS for while the 90, if it can do a decent job of scribing, would also fill some other areas of need.

  Once you GET the RAS 115, you'll discover all the other things it can do for you, while STILL having decent dust control for the massive amount of material that it gobbles up.
I think it's one sander that's more limited by owners imagination than anything else.
From stripping to scribing, sculpting chair bottoms, removing paint and other coatings, each owner seems to add to the list of what they use it for.

Can you use it as a straight up grinder?

Think of it as a sander that was never told it couldn't be grinder. Sure, it's NOT a 4 1/2" angle grinder, but it EATS lots of things in its path  [big grin]