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Re: Strip: Sanders
By:John Abercrombie
Date: 4/4/2012, 1:27 am
In Response To: Strip: Sanders (Mike)

: I just had a quick look at sanders at Home Depot and it looks like
: both the Milwaukee and DeWalt are about $110 bucks. What brands
: do you guys like?

: Mike
I've had a couple of Bosch ROS sanders and don't recommend them.
The first one worked OK but the velcro pads (I replaced a couple) were a bit short-lived (and expensive to replace).
My current Bosch is a 'white hand special' - vibrates like crazy.
I bought a couple of DeWalt DW421 sanders cheap as 'throw away tools' and they are still plugging along.
If I had $800 'burning a hole in my pocket', I'd get a Festool ROS and matching vacuum.

NB- I sand outside or in a windy garage, so dust collection isn't much of an issue.
Indoors: The Bosch dust collection system works OK, and a friend has a Festool system- he can sand all day and his indoor shop is 100% dust-free.

Remember the cost of discs- it doesn't take long to drop $100+ on discs, and you need to have fresh discs available as you work.

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Mike -- 4/3/2012, 7:22 pm
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Paul Davies -- 4/3/2012, 7:56 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 4/3/2012, 8:06 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/3/2012, 8:09 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 11:43 pm
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Donovan -- 4/4/2012, 12:10 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 4/4/2012, 12:13 am
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Sean Dawe -- 4/4/2012, 7:29 am
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Kenneth Sutherland -- 4/4/2012, 9:10 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/5/2012, 3:23 pm
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Donovan -- 4/3/2012, 10:36 pm
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Mike -- 4/3/2012, 10:58 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/4/2012, 4:21 am
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Jay Babina -- 4/4/2012, 2:57 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 4/4/2012, 3:27 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 4/4/2012, 1:17 am
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Bob Johns -- 4/4/2012, 7:18 am
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John Abercrombie -- 4/4/2012, 12:20 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 4/4/2012, 1:27 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/4/2012, 4:28 am
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Bob Johns -- 4/4/2012, 7:39 am
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Mike -- 4/4/2012, 10:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2012, 4:29 am
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John Abercrombie -- 4/15/2012, 1:17 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/4/2012, 8:46 am
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John Abercrombie -- 4/4/2012, 12:27 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/4/2012, 7:23 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 4/4/2012, 7:37 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/4/2012, 11:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2012, 4:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2012, 4:31 am
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Kevin McAtee -- 4/5/2012, 8:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2012, 5:27 am