RO90 Paper Needs

[mprzybylski]

Hello,
I just picked up a RO90 from the recon sale and am having an incredibly hard time deciding on what paper I should buy for it.  I want to have the same papers for the delta pad as well as the round pad. I sand mostly bare wood and plywood (I bought the RO90 to act as a delta sander as well as just getting to smaller, harder to reach spots than my ETS 150/3 can).  Should I purchase Rubin 2? Should I purchase Brilliant 2? Most of my ETS paper is brilliant with rubin for just the lower grits, so should I match the grits/papers to that of the ETS?  I'm just trying to purchase what would be best for my needs based on what I do and what I already have in my shop to match with the RO90. 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[RC]

I went entirely Granat and the storage systainer. I'm happy with my choice.

I got 40 - 80 - 120 - 220 grits and in retrospect I would now skip the 40 and replace it with maybe 60 or just not get anything under 80. I stripped an old table of its lacquer with the 40 grit paper in Rotex-mode and it made the sander almost unmanageable - grips and jumps all around unless you hold hard with both hands and getting rid of the scratch pattern is a pita - would need a 60 intermediate step to make it quicker.

80+ is a lot smoother run altogether and removes material quickly in rotex mode.

The paper lasts forever when used properly with dust collection - I think I've gone through two papers of each grit during sanding a whole table with legs and most of the papers were damaged in corners - not lost their grit.

 

[NERemodeling]

Hey,  the FOG member nanook is offering up a pretty cool deal in the classifieds

http://festoolownersgroup.com/classifieds/fs-granat-sampler-for-ro90/

I only use granat with my ro90 and it preforms great on every surface I've thrown at it from bare wood to painted, oil and latex

Nanook AKA Rob, is a really good guy.. I have sent him a few inquiries about his sampler and he is willing to work with me (filling in the grit range a bit more on the low end)

Can't deny that his deal is a great way to outfit your ro90 with a full grit range without spending a fortune and being stuck with a thousand sheets of paper

John

 

[Paul G]

I haven't tried anything but granat on wood, it's worked very well. If a sampler ever came available for other papers I'll probably give them a shot to compare but for now granat is getting it done and has been very long lasting.

 

[mprzybylski]

John, that's exactly why I'm posting this. I've been in contact with Rob about his paper but when I bought the RO90 from Bob Marino he suggested to go with Rubin which is where all my confusion is coming from :/

If you guys swear by the Granat on the RO90 then I suppose I should just go ahead and purchase from Rob as it'd save me some money and ill be in Toronto in early July so I can save on shipping.