Sanding - Which Grits do you use the most? New Rotex

[sofa_king_rad]

It's really hard not to buy the 100 packs when is bascially half the price per disc if you do....

 

[grbmds]

It's really hard not to buy the 100 packs when is bascially half the price per disc if you do....

I did that with my old sanders before I bought Festool sanders. I would have had disks for life if I had not switched to Festool. I now feel that, since things change and my needs change over time, it's better to just have what you'll use in the foreseeable future. As a hobbyist, I really don't use supplies up that quickly.

 

[Holmz]

It's really hard not to buy the 100 packs when is bascially half the price per disc if you do....

I did that with my old sanders before I bought Festool sanders. I would have had disks for life if I had not switched to Festool. I now feel that, since things change and my needs change over time, it's better to just have what you'll use in the foreseeable future. As a hobbyist, I really don't use supplies up that quickly.

Can't you just poke new holes in them?

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Festool's sandpaper tends to last much longer than other brands.
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how much longer?

 

[Tinker]

It's really hard not to buy the 100 packs when is bascially half the price per disc if you do....

Resist  [scratch chin] [scratch chin] [smile]

 

[Holmz]

It's really hard not to buy the 100 packs when is bascially half the price per disc if you do....

Soon you'll need to change you moniker from rad to sure, or to broke.  [huh]

 

[grbmds]

It's really hard not to buy the 100 packs when is bascially half the price per disc if you do....

I did that with my old sanders before I bought Festool sanders. I would have had disks for life if I had not switched to Festool. I now feel that, since things change and my needs change over time, it's better to just have what you'll use in the foreseeable future. As a hobbyist, I really don't use supplies up that quickly.

Can't you just poke new holes in them?

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Festool's sandpaper tends to last much longer than other brands.
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how much longer?

Tried a couple of things before selling my other sanders. To sell my other sanders I needed to include some sandpaper and just decided to make a new start. Some of the older paper was cheap and not very effective; certainly had a short use life.

Don't know how much longer Festool sandpaper lasts. However, I know that, with my older paper, I could tell very quickly that it was not doing it's job. With Festool sandpaper (on Festool sanders of course), I use the paper for more than one sanding job for a much longer period of time and it's still effective. With my old paper, I doubt I would have gotten along with buying the 10-packs or would have replaced my original paper already. I still have a good supply and have done a lot of sanding. So my opinion is subjective if that's what you are asking but, for me, that's what's important. I am satisfied with the life of the paper and am happy that it lasts "longer".

 

[Holmz]

That totally depends on which other paper.
I doubt Festool paper is make by Festool, and to say it is better than others begs as to which others.

Alex mentioned some brand a week ago. If it is 3M, or lucky-starfish trading mades a difference.