--- In FestoolOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, "tonyrotth"
wrote:
>
> How about the DS 400? Looks very similar to the DX93, just larger??
I don't have any experience with the DS400, or RS400 for that matter.
While I like and recommend the DX93, my bias is that I want a tool
capable of a wide range of work, and the DX93 I think is Rotex-like in
its range of capability.
The DS400 and RS400 are the same tool, differing only in a few parts
to support the different-shaped abrasive. [For those of us just
joining us, it's _not_ just the pad that differs, and while conversion
is possible, it's likely a warranty-voiding action.] Back to the topic...
The DS/RS should be easier to control than the DX, since their mass is
over the pad, not cantilevered out like the DX. The orbit of the
DX/RX is 20% less than the DX, and their speed is higher, orienting
them more toward finish work.
I was familiar with the form of the DX, having owned the
similar-in-silhouette Bosch B7000. That probably tipped me toward
buying it rather than one of the DS/RS tools.
Between the DS and the RS, I'd choose the iron-shaped DS unless
someone can convince me otherwise. The shape should be more versatile
than the rectangular RS pad.
As for the LS130, I frequently use it with the flat pad, which is the
same size as the RS400 (80x133). It's OK, but if I had the DS/RS, I'd
probably never put the flat pad on the LS130 again. The linear action
of the LS130 is much slower in getting to done than a similarly-sized
orbital would be. Think of flat sanding with the LS130 as a bonus on
a contour sander, not the main reason to buy it. Of course, if you
want only two sanders and contours are important, the LS130 should be
your choice.
Background: The LS130 was the first Festool sander I bought, since I
thought I had the other aspects of sanding covered. It was so smooth
to use that I rapidly dumped a P-C 333 RO, a Bosch B7000 detail, and a
belt sander for Festools that could cover that ground. And I've never
regretted it. Sanding is now a pleasurable aspect of woodworking
rather than a pain.
wrote:
>
> How about the DS 400? Looks very similar to the DX93, just larger??
I don't have any experience with the DS400, or RS400 for that matter.
While I like and recommend the DX93, my bias is that I want a tool
capable of a wide range of work, and the DX93 I think is Rotex-like in
its range of capability.
The DS400 and RS400 are the same tool, differing only in a few parts
to support the different-shaped abrasive. [For those of us just
joining us, it's _not_ just the pad that differs, and while conversion
is possible, it's likely a warranty-voiding action.] Back to the topic...
The DS/RS should be easier to control than the DX, since their mass is
over the pad, not cantilevered out like the DX. The orbit of the
DX/RX is 20% less than the DX, and their speed is higher, orienting
them more toward finish work.
I was familiar with the form of the DX, having owned the
similar-in-silhouette Bosch B7000. That probably tipped me toward
buying it rather than one of the DS/RS tools.
Between the DS and the RS, I'd choose the iron-shaped DS unless
someone can convince me otherwise. The shape should be more versatile
than the rectangular RS pad.
As for the LS130, I frequently use it with the flat pad, which is the
same size as the RS400 (80x133). It's OK, but if I had the DS/RS, I'd
probably never put the flat pad on the LS130 again. The linear action
of the LS130 is much slower in getting to done than a similarly-sized
orbital would be. Think of flat sanding with the LS130 as a bonus on
a contour sander, not the main reason to buy it. Of course, if you
want only two sanders and contours are important, the LS130 should be
your choice.
Background: The LS130 was the first Festool sander I bought, since I
thought I had the other aspects of sanding covered. It was so smooth
to use that I rapidly dumped a P-C 333 RO, a Bosch B7000 detail, and a
belt sander for Festools that could cover that ground. And I've never
regretted it. Sanding is now a pleasurable aspect of woodworking
rather than a pain.
