This article is from the Woodworking FAQ Collection 5, by multiple authors.
From: apoyner@as.arizona.edu (Tony Poyner)
Date: 7 Oct 92 22:29:45 GMT
In article 17868@genghis.borland.com, alexande@genghis.borland.com (Mark Alexander) writes:
>The only problem I had was scratching the wood when first lowering the
>spinning sander onto a workpiece. The scratches were easily sanded
>out, but a bit disturbing. I'm sure this is my own inexperience, not
>a problem with the sander.
Do NOT lower the "spinning sander" onto the workpiece. Turn it on AFTER
you are in firm contact with the work, otherwise you are using it like a
drill-mounted sanding disk, not a random-orbital.
(Norm does this all the time, and it drives me nuts!)
 
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