17 Re: electric sanders
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This article is from the Woodworking FAQ Collection 5, by multiple authors.
17 Re: electric sanders
From: bill@fedeva.UUCP (Bill Daniels)
Date: 18 Mar 90 21:11:01 GMT
steiner@topaz.rutgers.edu (Dave Steiner) writes:
>I need a recommendation for an electric sander, orbital or plane (is
Generally, sanders are broadly classified as disk, vibrating, or belt. A
general purpose woodworker will be able to get by with a vibrating sander and
a belt sander. The vibrating sanders are further classified by the pattern in
which the vibrations move the sanding pad, orbital and in-line.
For specific recommendations of each type, I recommend the Porter-Cable Model
330 block sander. It is an orbital vibrating sander that holds 1/4 of a
sheet of sandpaper and would be hard to kill in a home shop. Approx. $55.
For a belt-sander I like (and own) an AEG HBSE 75S, a 3" x 21" variable speed
model with an in-line motor. I think that the in-line motor sanders give
better control but I'm sure that is debatable. Approx. $150.
There is a review of belt sanders in the Aug. 89 issue of _Wood_ Magazine.
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