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84 Re: Porter Cable sander




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84 Re: Porter Cable sander

From: phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
Date: 18 May 90 18:34:09 GMT

In article <1990May17.232728.12061@mlb.semi.harris.com> mls@mintaka.mlb.semi.harris.com (Mark Servilio) writes:
|I find it hard to believe that this random orbital sander does as good a
|job as advertized. Seems to me that the random motion will cut against

I'm not in advertising but the sander really does work well for me.

|the wood grain...a mortal woodworking sin. Sure, it may be swirl free, but
|don't you get some other kind of unwanted mark that needs sanding out later?

No, not that I or any of the people I have shown samples to can see.

|This sander sounds like the perfect answer to sanding "butt joints" flush.

It does work well for that. In fact, for some reason the sanded end
grain feels even smoother than the other grain.

|By the way, what is rec.woodworking's consensus on sanding butt joints
|flush and clean?

That's what I do. What else would you do?




 

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