Has anyone tried the Dual Action Air Sanders? I need a new sander and wondered if this would be the way to go over the Sioux Sander. Dan
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Dual Action Air Sanders
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Dan,
I strongly considered one. But then I factored in the costs of running a 3hp [real] compressor motor as compared with the Sioux's little drill motor, and decided I didn't need to add that much to the electric company's bottom line. 😀 No doubt they'd be very useful in a large shop setting where many tools are being run on a large compressed air system.
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I strongly considered one. But then I factored in the costs of running a 3hp [real] compressor motor as compared with the Sioux's little drill motor, and decided I didn't need to add that much to the electric company's bottom line. 😀 No doubt they'd be very useful in a large shop setting where many tools are being run on a large compressed air system.
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Steve Worcester
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There was a discussion on woodcentral a few weeks ago on this. But I have a Grex orbital. It takes a 2" or 3" pad and I have tried it a few times and it is just something I can't get used to. With a normal sander, like the Sioux, when you apply pressure, it spins and cuts harder. With the air, it will stop. It takes a very light touch, sort of like using an inertia sander (Vic Woods, Sorby, Tim Skilton), so it doesn't work well for heavy sanding, or even sanding when the lathe is stopped.
If there is an adjustment on this thing that I don't know about, that allows greater pressure, someone please tell me.
If there is an adjustment on this thing that I don't know about, that allows greater pressure, someone please tell me.
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Daniel,
You might consider the Metabo 3" orbital sander, Model #SXE400, which goes for about $110. It's not random orbit, but if used with the lathe turning slowly it would amount to the same thing. Last time I checked they were available on-line at AllPro - http://www.allprotools.com/store/index.htm Do a brandname search and then click on sanders.
Hope this helps
Daniel,
You might consider the Metabo 3" orbital sander, Model #SXE400, which goes for about $110. It's not random orbit, but if used with the lathe turning slowly it would amount to the same thing. Last time I checked they were available on-line at AllPro - http://www.allprotools.com/store/index.htm Do a brandname search and then click on sanders.
Hope this helps
I love my air sanders but they suck more air than any other air tool I own or have ever used 15 C.F.M. is an enourmus amount of air . Nothing else sands like them but a commercial compressor is expensive and most are noisey
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Being in Europe my comments may be out of place. I do have a 2" random orbit air sander, it is an excellent tool but I only use it up to 120 grit. The reason being that at the finer grits I find that it still leaves small sworls in the wood that do not come out even at 600 grit these are noticable. At 180 grit I switch back to my electric drill and 2" disks. It does use a lot of air (I only have a cheap oil less compressor and it copes) but even when the tank gets low it still works, I have never been able to stall it, I would suggest if you do stall it you are pressing too hard with dull paper.
IMHO not the only sander get an electric one as well.
Colin
www.turnspain.com
Being in Europe my comments may be out of place. I do have a 2" random orbit air sander, it is an excellent tool but I only use it up to 120 grit. The reason being that at the finer grits I find that it still leaves small sworls in the wood that do not come out even at 600 grit these are noticable. At 180 grit I switch back to my electric drill and 2" disks. It does use a lot of air (I only have a cheap oil less compressor and it copes) but even when the tank gets low it still works, I have never been able to stall it, I would suggest if you do stall it you are pressing too hard with dull paper.
IMHO not the only sander get an electric one as well.
Colin
www.turnspain.com