39 Pondering Palm Sanders
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39 Pondering Palm Sanders
From: carl@atexnet.UUCP (Carl Scholz)
Date: 10 Apr 89 13:43:45 GMT
I think this may have been covered a couple of months ago, but
I don't recall the suggestions.
I am in the market for an orbital palm sander. The two I am
considering (haven't played with either first-hand) are:
Porter Cable Speed-Bloc 330 ~$54-65
1.2 AMP, 12,000 RPM, uses 1/4 sheet of paper, can use new
Stik-It paper, all ball-bearing construction
Seems to be the reference sander, but the spec's don't look
terribly impressive.
Makita BO4550 ~$45-59
1.6 AMP, 14,000 RPM, uses 1/4 sheet of paper, comes with dust
bag(!?), ?ball-bearing construction?, ?Stik-It paper?
Seems like a good deal, but I don't know if I'm missing something.
Is the Stik-It paper system any good, is it worth buying one unit
over another for? I would assume a higher RPM unit is going to give a
smoother finish - correct? Does the dust bag really work? Do
palm sanders really make much dust? Also, depending on what catalog
you read, there are varying specifications for the size of paper
that each sander uses (they vary about 1/2" at most). How critical
is this, or can you just cut the paper in quarters and use it on any
one of these sanders?
Any opinions or experiences would be greatly appreciated. You can
try to E-mail at either address below, but posting might be more
reliable.
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