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69 Re: Finish Sanders
From: wtc@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (william.cox)
Date: 15 Dec 91 16:45:20 GMT
In article <4320020@hpcc01.corp.hp.com>, brooksp@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Peter Brooks) writes:
> I have the Rockwell (now made by Porter Cable) and prefer it to
> the Makita. The makita is designed so that you hold it by the
> top, while the P-C is designed to be held by the throat. For
> me, it works better, and feels better. I know that you can
> get parts for the P-C, and assume you can get parts for the
> Makita.
I'd like to take that one step further. Lots of people I know said good
things about the Makita, so I bought one. Using it made my hands feel
numb, possibly due to the combination vibration and air blower. I sold
the Makita in less than a month after I bought it.
I've had and used the P-C now for a couple of years. I've been pretty happy
with it: the vibration is less (more mass in the handle), and the cupped
hands holding position seems less tiring.
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