Which Electric Sander to Use?
George VondriskaIt’s important that you pick the right sander for your next woodworking projects. From belt sanders and finishing sanders to random orbit sanders and straight line sanders, George Vondriska describes the benefits of each style and different situations where they work best.
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What about the Vibrator sander that’s been around that you put a 3 X 10″ piece of sandpaper on. Does that sander fall in the category of an in-line sander? I think it does, because it’s using a 60 Hz single axis electro-magnet to move the sanding surface back and forth. Let me know if I’m correct. Sears and Black and Decker have been making these for 50 years and I thought they were the most common of the home owner sanders.
Hello Michael,
Here’s what the experts had to say about your question:
You might be right, but I think of inline sanders as being something different from the pad sander shown here. Here’s an example of what I think of as an inline sander: https://amzn.to/2UHYxo1
The pad sander is a very common tool for woodworkers. I think of the inline sander more as an auto body tool, although I believe that some woodworkers use them as well.
Paul
Wood Workers Guild of America Expert
Interesting that you used the worst tool Bosch has ever produced to explain sanders. I gave that sander the worst [Amazon] review I’ve ever given a product.
The push button hold system just doesn’t hold paper. I went through two of them and had the same problem. In fact, many others did too, because it was stated as being a problem common to that, specific quarter sheet sander.
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