Looking for an Orbital sander
l0rd - 3/7/11 at 02:53 PM
Hello all.
It's been a long time. I am still doing my Military services in Greece. Fingers crossed, i will finish next month so i can start doing some work
at home.
My problem is that i have quite a few furniture that would like a make over. I was thinking of doing it myself but before i start, i want to get some
tools. As i will be sanding down the old paint from the wood, i want to get something to make things a bit easier..
So i am out on the market to get an Orbital sander.
What should i be looking for? Brand, accessories, cheap sanding sheets.
Open to suggestions.
designer - 3/7/11 at 03:20 PM
Don't sand the paint off. Get it dipped, must be somebody local.
cliftyhanger - 3/7/11 at 03:48 PM
I got a small B+D 1/4 sheet sander, just searched for the lowest price supplier (asda at the time!)
Handily, it used velco for fitting the sheets. Handier, Toolstation sell the stuff in rolls, saves ££££££
I have used various sanders over the past 30 years, but this little one does work well, it got a hammering at the start, sanding ALL the woodwork in a
house. It was used flat out for 3 days. Nice to use too.
There may be better ones out there, but this was good value.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Decker-KA171LF8-Sander-Accessories/dp/B001G7PR40%3FSubscriptionId%3D1DT493AYMBYWR2V8H282%26tag%3Dwwwwebsentiec-21%26link
Code%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB001G7PR40
I should point out I paid about £20 for it, seems to have got expensive
l0rd - 3/7/11 at 03:59 PM
quote:
Originally posted by designer
Don't sand the paint off. Get it dipped, must be somebody local.
I can't as some of them are too big to move and too much money to do it properly.
I was looking at something like the Black & Decker but probably something with more accessories for more detailed work.
Confused but excited. - 3/7/11 at 04:25 PM
To save you alot of time and money, use a cabinet scraper to get most of the paint off before you start sanding.
dhutch - 3/7/11 at 09:51 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
To save you alot of time and money, use a cabinet scraper to get most of the paint off before you start sanding.
We've got a budget spec bocsh which takes 1/3 sheets, clamped in, or more typically lenght of roll. Cheaper than velcro.
Its not bad, but still tendious for bulk removal, i dont know if a better one would be faster. Used a BnQ 'p' branded on once, shit.
If you want to take a lot of a belt sander is the way, very happy with our Ryobi although it takes a while to stop taking chunks out of things.
Daniel
Steve Hignett - 3/7/11 at 11:21 PM
If you've got a fair bit to do, what about hiring a belt sander, that would get you to within a half-decent finish in rapid time!
I reckon an afternoon with a belt sander, pretty decent grade paper would see ALL the furniture in my house rubbed down to a paintable/stainable
finish!
[Edited on 4/7/11 by Steve Hignett]