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Homeowner Forum / Construction / January 2005random orbital sander: air or electric?
My wife and I are building a timber frame home, the beams are rough cut pine, the second story floor is t/g pine. Both the beams and floors need to be sanded. I bought a Porter Cable framing nailer combo kit to do interior framing and siding, so I have a decent air compressor. I've owned a few electric random orbital sanders in the past and had lots of problems getting the velcro sandpaper disc to stay on the sander. I'm wondering if newer, air models are any better. Is an air random orbital "too much power" for pine? Does anyone use air sanders on wood? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. I have the porter cable 6" electric orbital sander, and I use the stick on type disc's..over the last 4 years I've not had any issues with it, and it's seen alott of use. > My wife and I are building a timber frame home, the beams are rough cut > pine, the second story floor is t/g pine. Both the beams and floors [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > much power" for pine? Does anyone use air sanders on wood? > Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. >My wife and I are building a timber frame home, the beams are rough cut >pine, the second story floor is t/g pine. Both the beams and floors [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >much power" for pine? Does anyone use air sanders on wood? >Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. An air sander will use a lot more air than a nailer. I think you'll find your compressor will not keep up. As was mentioned, that small compressor will not be able to keep up with an air sander - you'd want something with a 30-gal tank or even larger. I have both an air sander and an electric. IMO, the electric is quiter and more powerful. Also, the newer electric sanders have pretty good dust pick-up, something most air sanders don't have. Finally, it's less trouble to plug in an extension chord versus stringing a chord to the compressor and an air hose to the tool. Good luck sanding those logs - it sounds like about as much fun as the 64 fir windows I've been staining for the last three weeks :~) Richard Johnson PE Camano Island, WA As was mentioned, that small compressor will not be able to keep up with an air sander - you'd want something with a 30-gal tank or even larger. I have both an air sander and an electric. IMO, the electric is quiter and more powerful. Also, the newer electric sanders have pretty good dust pick-up, something most air sanders don't have. Finally, it's less trouble to plug in an extension chord versus stringing a chord to the compressor and an air hose to the tool. Good luck sanding those logs - it sounds like about as much fun as the 64 fir windows I've been staining for the last three weeks :~) Richard Johnson PE Camano Island, WA > My wife and I are building a timber frame home, the beams are rough cut > pine, the second story floor is t/g pine. Both the beams and floors [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > much power" for pine? Does anyone use air sanders on wood? > Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. I suggest an electric sander. Get one using glue on paper, and with an exhaust filter or trap. Then connect a vacuum cleaner in place of the filter. This collects most of the sanding dust, very nice to have indoors. I've got a Dewalt and have sanded dry wall with little dust. Chas Hurst > My wife and I are building a timber frame home, the beams are rough cut > pine, the second story floor is t/g pine. Both the beams and floors > need to be sanded. You need a belt sander with an easy touch to start out the job. > I bought a Porter Cable framing nailer combo kit to do interior framing > and siding, so I have a decent air compressor. I've owned a few [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > much power" for pine? Does anyone use air sanders on wood? > Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. I hope you are not considering sanding the floors with anything but a true floor sander. A small belt and large pad sander will help on the beams. Consider Porter Cable electric. But for the belt sander consider weight first. My 4" PC would be too heavy to hold up for long. If no stain is to be used a large 9 " disk size angle grinder sander is helpfull . Everyone else covered air tool considerations. Also look into floor resinishers floor shaving tools that are used mainly in corners and stairs. The right tools will make it much easier. How about alt rec woodworking |
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