Hi all,

What's the best sander _type_ for finishing off walls after activities
such as tile removal and after filling holes in plasterboard?  I have a
"mouse" type one which I've used on little jobs before, but now think I
need something a little more substantial.  I've seen belt (scary
looking things), random orbital, and 1/3  or 1/2 sheet things.  I
assume that detail sanders are too small for this type of work.

Antony

On 21 May 2005 12:14:51 -0700, "antgel"  wrote:


>What's the best sander _type_ for finishing off walls after activities
>such as tile removal and after filling holes in plasterboard?  


Cork block and a few rolls of good quality sandpaper in various grades.

There are few tasks where a powered sander is better than hand sanding,
and none where these cheap "rodent" sanders are better.

"antgel"  wrote in message 
news:1116702891.681526.232670@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> Hi all,
>
> What's the best sander _type_ for finishing off walls after activities
> such as tile removal and after filling holes in plasterboard?  I have a
> "mouse" type one which I've used on little jobs before, but now think I
> need something a little more substantial.  I've seen belt (scary
> looking things), random orbital, and 1/3  or 1/2 sheet things.  I
> assume that detail sanders are too small for this type of work.
>
> Antony
>

The best all round and value for money sander in my opinion is the Bosch PEX 
400 random orbit sander. It can cope with most situations such as fast stock 
removal and fine finishing.

Belt sanders are ok for fast stock removal but they are no good for fine 
finishing. Orbital sheet sanders are good at finishing but no good for fast 
stock removal.

Hi

Kaiser wrote;

> The best all round and value for money sander in my opinion is the Bosch 
> PEX 400 random orbit sander.

> It can cope with most situations such as fast stock removal and fine 
> finishing.
>
> Belt sanders are ok for fast stock removal but they are no good for fine 
> finishing. Orbital sheet sanders are good at finishing but no good for 
> fast stock removal.




I'd agree that random orbit sanders are brilliant all round machines, with 
40 grit they act like a belt sander and with 240 grit they do a great 
finishing job.  Axminster have one on offer at the moment 
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=31298&recno=4

Dave

On Sat, 21 May 2005 23:06:01 GMT, "David Lang"
 wrote:


>Axminster have one on offer at the moment 
>http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=31298&recno=4


Hmmm. Axminster White range.  I think I'd prefer Ferm.

(the Bosch PEX 400 is pretty good)

Hi Andy


> Hmmm. Axminster White range.  I think I'd prefer Ferm.
>
> (the Bosch PEX 400 is pretty good)


Not denying the Bosch probably is good, but what's up with Axminster?  They 
are IMO a top quality company and wouldn't offer rubbish with their name on 
it.  Evidence or opinion?

Dave

David Lang wrote:


> Not denying the Bosch probably is good, but what's up with Axminster?


Ooh, miss, mememe!

I also like Axminster a lot; they have a superb product range, and a 
very good level of customer service. However, their White range is of 
variable quality.

Some of the White range stuff is pretty well made, and offers good value 
for money. Other products in the range (particularly some of the drills, 
jigsaws and sanders) are not very well made, with the overall quality 
and feel no different from Ferm or PP.


-- 
Grunff

On Sun, 22 May 2005 00:34:42 GMT, "David Lang"
 wrote:


>what's up with Axminster?  They 
>are IMO a top quality company and wouldn't offer rubbish with their name on 
>it.  


Well that's what I thought until I bought a couple. I've been very
disappointed.

Their White machinery was fine, even their yellow Perform stuff (withion
its capabilities) but the handheld Whites are of about the same quality
as Ferm.

On Sun, 22 May 2005 12:16:11 +0100, Andy Dingley
 wrote:


>On Sun, 22 May 2005 00:34:42 GMT, "David Lang"
> wrote:
>
>>what's up with Axminster?  They 
>>are IMO a top quality company and wouldn't offer rubbish with their name on 
>>it.  
>
>Well that's what I thought until I bought a couple. I've been very
>disappointed.
>
>Their White machinery was fine, even their yellow Perform stuff (withion
>its capabilities) but the handheld Whites are of about the same quality
>as Ferm. 



I'm on my second PEX400 and can't fault it, first one "broke" due to
me not thinking straight... ;-)

Mark S.

In article ,
   antgel  wrote:

> What's the best sander _type_ for finishing off walls after activities
> such as tile removal and after filling holes in plasterboard?  I have a
> "mouse" type one which I've used on little jobs before, but now think I
> need something a little more substantial.  I've seen belt (scary
> looking things), random orbital, and 1/3  or 1/2 sheet things.  I
> assume that detail sanders are too small for this type of work.


Random orbit for detail work. Belt for serious stuff. All the rest are
really toys.

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