61 Re: Palm sanders and sanders in general
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This article is from the Woodworking FAQ Collection 5, by multiple authors.
61 Re: Palm sanders and sanders in general
From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl)
Date: 5 Dec 90 19:59:32 GMT
jbatson@bbn.com (Jay Batson) writes:
>In article <1990Nov30.155136.20151@cbnewsd.att.com> royal@cbnewsd.att.com (clifford.r.johns) writes:
>> I bought a B&D professional Palm sander and have used it extenvively.
>> It is uncomfortable in my hand.
>My complaints:
> I don't have much to compare too, but it doesn't take too long
> using this before my hand feels like it's been injected with
> novacaine.
I have an old (15 years) B&D finishing sander. I paid about $25 for it.
After about ten minutes, my forearms loose feeling and the ability to
function properly.
A few months ago, I went crazy at my local tool store and blew a
fortune. One of the things I got was PC's 505 finishing sander (1/2
sheet). The salesman plugged it in, stood a nickel on it's edge on top
of the sander and turned it on. The nickel did not fall over. This is
and incredibly smooth device. So far, I've only used it a couple of
times on small projects (only a few minutes of use) and I really love.
It makes only about a fourth of the sound as my old orange B&D and
does not paralyze my arm. Of course, it cost about 4 or 5 times as
much. When I finally finish my shop and get into more serious stuff, I
think I'll really appreciate it.
I also bought a PC 330 quarter sheet sander the same day. It's not
quite as smooth as the half sheet 505, but it's much better than the
B&D. So far, I've only used it to sand down the surface of my table and
band saws to remove a little rust before applying "Top Cote."
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