This article is from the Woodworking FAQ Collection 5, by multiple authors.
From: corfmanr@maillot-juane.UUCP (Russ Corfman)
Date: 11 Dec 89 21:38:56 GMT
I just bought the Mikita sander last week. I really like it. It's
small, light and effective. Very easy to handle. I bought it on
recommendation from a hardwood store where it is used commercially.
I did have one problem with it (just my ignorance). The jaws holding
the sandpaper didn't open very much and it was very difficult to
add new sandpaper. That was until I realized I was never opening them
all the way. It feels like they're all the way open (gets hard moving
the wire) but there is still more to go... I sure was glad when I
figured that out. Changing paper went from a 15 minute ordeal down
to less than one.
 
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