I planned to discuss/review it on LJ at the time they did their upgrade, which totally bastardised their originally great Review facility.
Determined to boycott posting, I neglected to make a video or take pictures at the time, so I’m going to slip this in as one of my Hints installment with “after market”, unrelated happy-snaps.
After the discussion on one of the threads about bow sanders, I thought I’d post this as it was primarily bought to replace what I found somewhat lacking in my bow sander at the time,
Don’t get me wrong, the bow sander was great but just a big tad slow… and I am slack.
Currently there is another option, the Triton 650W Portable Oscillating Spindle Sanderfor which I’ve heard a lot of positive feedback, however, I have developed a morbid disaffinity to cords, so that option stays on the backburner till they release a cordless one.
With this gizmo, slap on a sleeve, tighten the nut, mount in a hand held drill
and grind away,
To clean, just run over one of those rubber cleaning sticks,
Well that was the Review, and here is theHint.
Spare sleeves are readily available but RTFM. They come in packs of 6 and 10 for large and small respectively. They do not mix and match (at least where I bought them from) in grits or sizes… so pick your druthers carefully or shop around.
Like the two handed-ness of that. Never could get one to work well with just the drill motor. Is the hand end w/bearing or do you need to have a loose grip?
Most important, does it come on any other colors (ahem, colours, sorry). Don't want to confuse my WP stash.
SplinterGroup .... Like the two handed-ness of that. Never could get one to work well with just the drill motor. Is the hand end w/bearing or do you need to have a loose grip?
Most important, does it come on any other colors (ahem, colours, sorry). Don't want to confuse my WP stash.
Has two sealed bearing... one each end of the handle...
No idea about other colours... I only buy Woodpeckers because of the red colour so I won't lose it in the workshop... Problem was I put this sander down and couldn't find the bloody thing between the Woodpeckers stuff.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
crowie I looked at purchasing one but just couldn’t justify it as I already have a bobbin sander.
crowie, while this may not apply to you... when confronted by friends about my tool collection, I often ask them if they have a bicycle? I then ask why, if they already have a car!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
I will have to get my girlfriend Guinevere from KA tools out and show you her at work with a Microplane rotary file attached. She will enlarge your orifice quick smart. You may like her as she comes with a small hand pump to inflate her accessories as well. Not forgetting our very own Little Aussie battler Kev Inkster and his arbortech products. you could possible relate their performance on wood to a croc or great white.
BTW ...speaking of Kev you may like scooting off to the bottleo on one of his own designed personal hovercraft that he was last seen hooning around on at the 2000 olympics!
RC, that hover looks sick... was looking at a souped up Segway to hoon around on, till I saw the shekels... sure beats my workshop teleporter and the car turntable I was considering for my Richmond small back yard...
Could see meself dragging with the local old codgers in their mobile scooters... with some scimitars mounted like Masala in Ben-Hur, or your bike guns.
