crazydave789
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I already have too many sanders but felt a random orbital function was necessary for some work at home making bedroom doors.
Picked one of these up for 14 quid on ebay as a 'what's that' and have to say I am pretty impressed. it fits onto pretty much any grinder but the forums elsewhere say higher speeds can cause issues as it tends to blow apart at 12000rpm so I used an older 9000rpm makita. I guess if you start and stop on the work piece the revs can be kept sub 12000, I had picked up a new worx grinder on sale at homebase but I guess I'll keep that in its box for while longer.
I was sanding walnut and oak veneered boards and other than being dustier than a proper sander and probably a tad noisier due to being a 20 year old (at least) grinder the results are excellent, I don't use them enough but many on other woodworking forums claim the results are better than normal sanders, maybe due to the higher speeds.
well worth it IMO.
Picked one of these up for 14 quid on ebay as a 'what's that' and have to say I am pretty impressed. it fits onto pretty much any grinder but the forums elsewhere say higher speeds can cause issues as it tends to blow apart at 12000rpm so I used an older 9000rpm makita. I guess if you start and stop on the work piece the revs can be kept sub 12000, I had picked up a new worx grinder on sale at homebase but I guess I'll keep that in its box for while longer.
I was sanding walnut and oak veneered boards and other than being dustier than a proper sander and probably a tad noisier due to being a 20 year old (at least) grinder the results are excellent, I don't use them enough but many on other woodworking forums claim the results are better than normal sanders, maybe due to the higher speeds.
well worth it IMO.
