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40 Re: Ponder Palm Sanders
From: mlennon@roadking.east.sun.com (Matt Lennon)
Date: 17 Apr 89 13:42:23 GMT
In article <222@swallow.atexnet.UUCP> carl@atexnet.UUCP () writes:
>Makita BO4550 ~$45-59
> 1.6 AMP, 14,000 RPM, uses 1/4 sheet of paper, comes with dust
> bag(!?), ?ball-bearing construction?, ?Stik-It paper?
> Seems like a good deal, but I don't know if I'm missing something.
Highly recommended. I've had one for several months - very nice.
I got it on sale at the local True Value for $38.
It's small and lightweight, but sturdy (like all my other Makita tools).
The dust bag is a nice feature (see below). I don't know about "Stik-it" -
I've not heard of that before.
> ... I would assume a higher RPM unit is going to give a
>smoother finish - correct?
Yup.
> ... Does the dust bag really work? Do
>palm sanders really make much dust?
The dust bag works quite well. It doesn't catch *all* the dust -
you still have to brush or vacuum the piece when you're done -
but it eliminates the "dust clouds" you can get when doing this kind of work.
> ... Also, depending on what catalog
>you read, there are varying specifications for the size of paper
>that each sander uses (they vary about 1/2" at most). How critical
>is this, or can you just cut the paper in quarters and use it on any
>one of these sanders?
The Makita takes standard quarter sheets - no problem.
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