What grit do you stop using the Rotex mode?

[Cheese]

So Cheese, you sanded the wood, or the Epoxy up to 1500?

I sanded the oak to about 180/240, can't remember exactly, just to flatten everything out and give the wood some tooth.

I then applied the epoxy and sanded that to 1500. Here's a shot of the various discs I used. Some have holes...some don't, some fit the Rotex 125, some don't...just to let you know that using the proper grit paper is ultimately more important than using the correct sized paper.

Of course, this situation could be easily corrected if Festool decided to offer packages of abrasives in quantities of less than 100 each.  [poke] [poke] [poke]

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[Mtpisgah]

Cheese,
Woodcraft sells Festool paper in smaller packets, 10count I think, up to a certain grit size. It is what I have been buying since I am just a hobbyist.

 

[Cheese]

Cheese,
Woodcraft sells Festool paper in smaller packets, 10count I think, up to a certain grit size. It is what I have been buying since I am just a hobbyist.

Ya, the local Woodcraft originally sold everything in quantities of 10 each, including Platin  [smile]...then they went to a simple package of 10 each 80-120-180-220 grit assortment which really was pretty useless, and now even that's discontinued.

Festool Nirvana offers custom assortments in Granat & Rubin 2.
https://www.festoolnirvana.com/search?q=custom+abrasive+assortment

 

[Mtpisgah]

I did not know they had discontinued the small packs, that sucks.

 

[JMcFly]

Looking through this this thread pretty much has me sold on a Rotex 125.  I have some personal projects coming up with slabs and what not and by going with a rotex I won’t have to buy a belt sander. Thus saving money.

at least that’s what I keep telling myself.  [tongue]

 

[Mtpisgah]

Here is the table I was building when I started this thread. I took it to 400 in Rotex mode and stopped because it was so smooth.  It was so much faster than what I had been doing previously with my ETS 125, I do not mind sanding as much now.

Sanding slabs i flattened to 120 is the reason I bought it, but now it will get more use as a finish sander.

 

[Cheese]

Here is the table I was building when I started this thread. I took it to 400 in Rotex mode and stopped because it was so smooth.  It was so much faster than what I had been doing previously with my ETS 125, I do not mind sanding as much now.

Sanding slabs i flattened to 120 is the reason I bought it, but now it will get more use as a finish sander.

And the reason is that the ETS 125 is strictly a finish sander, especially the first generation  because it’s underpowered. It’s used for final sanding or between coats sanding.

Here’s a challenge, put some 400 paper on that ETS 125 and resand that table, then compare the results.

 

[Mtpisgah]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] I will try that for the next project.

 

[nvalinski]

Looking through this this thread pretty much has me sold on a Rotex 125.  I have some personal projects coming up with slabs and what not and by going with a rotex I won’t have to buy a belt sander. Thus saving money.

at least that’s what I keep telling myself.  [tongue]

I'd strongly recommend you take a look at the 150. The extra inch in diameter makes a big difference in balance and the amount of work you get done if you are okay changing paper formats.

 

[JMcFly]

Looking through this this thread pretty much has me sold on a Rotex 125.  I have some personal projects coming up with slabs and what not and by going with a rotex I won’t have to buy a belt sander. Thus saving money.

at least that’s what I keep telling myself.  [tongue]

I'd strongly recommend you take a look at the 150. The extra inch in diameter makes a big difference in balance and the amount of work you get done if you are okay changing paper formats.

I haven't even started a paper format.

there is a used 150 for sale in the classified here, just waiting for the seller to respond. I'm trying to buy used