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Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
By:Byron Lawrence
Date: 6/14/1999, 10:30 am
In Response To: Sanding and epoxy questions (Nancy)

For sanding on this type of project, I have found a random orbital sander to be an absolutely essential tool. I have a 5" hook and loop, variable speed Porter Cable and a 6" hook and loop variable speed DeWalt. The DeWalt is heavier and you can get more "aggressive" if necessary, but it's easy to overdo things if you're not careful.

If you're just starting out, the smaller Porter Cable is a great tool for this and lots of other projects. (I tried Porter Cable's cheaper, single-speed RO sander and ended up returning it and buying the variable speed. The Borg, er, Home Depot :-) in my area didn't stock the variable speed, but did order it for me...)

Good luck.

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Sanding and epoxy questions
Nancy -- 6/13/1999, 7:44 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
J . P. Scheib -- 6/15/1999, 3:19 am
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C Terry -- 6/15/1999, 1:07 am
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Larry C. -- 6/14/1999, 6:21 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Dan Heyduk -- 6/14/1999, 2:53 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Byron Lawrence -- 6/14/1999, 5:02 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
lee -- 6/14/1999, 11:45 am
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Byron Lawrence -- 6/14/1999, 10:30 am
Re: Random Orbital Sanders
Randy Bertrand -- 6/14/1999, 6:31 pm
Re: Random Orbital Sanders
Byron Lawrence -- 6/15/1999, 1:00 pm
Sanding and epoxy questions
Pete Roszyk -- 6/14/1999, 9:27 am
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Stan Heeres -- 6/13/1999, 9:57 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Steph -- 6/13/1999, 8:19 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Mike Scarborough -- 6/13/1999, 7:58 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Paul -- 6/13/1999, 8:37 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Tom Kurth -- 6/13/1999, 10:12 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Paul -- 6/14/1999, 4:25 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Tom Kurth -- 6/14/1999, 11:54 pm
Re: Sanding and epoxy questions
Randy Bertrand -- 6/14/1999, 9:51 pm