This looks like a palm sander, but the title says orbital sander.Is this a palm or orbital sander? Want to make sure I don't get an orbital.
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When this was shipped to me it turned out to be a handheld palm sander. The picture shows a square face and mine was round. I used it to sanda my kitchen cabnets. Worked out well. Hope that helps.
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Its a palm sander because it does not make a circular rotation but a back and forth motion
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If orbital means round and the sander goes round then this is a palm sander. Fits in your palm and has a square pad for the sand paper.
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It fits my Ryobi, the original design, very snugly. I like them very much because of their snugness. If I may offer a suggestion? You might want to lube up the shaft of your sander with a little graphite bearing grease. You will have a much better experience with getting the units on and off. It doesn't take much and graphite bearing grease will not eat the rubber. Hope this helps and happy woodworking, Best regards, PFirefly
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I purchased this orbital sander in June, it came with a cloth bag. Great little sander!
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A Radom orbital sander would be a better choice of tools for sanding wood. Preferably with dust collection attached to the sander. Exposed nail heads or screws could prove to be a problem with the sanding discs though.
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I would say yes. I bought the Dewalt D26453K 3-amp 5-inch variable speed orbit sander & they work great.........!!! I bought 2 boxes of these disks in different grits & they are very good quality, long lasting & stay in place.....!! I will buy more of these again when needed..........!!! Hope this helps.......!!!
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If you had a way to hold it. This sander is a pos and I don't recommend buying it. I trashed mine and bought a old sander at a yard sale.
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Jerry, do you know exactly what is wobbling? The P-C 7346 is a random orbit sander/polisher and has a high speed wobble by design. If your using the hook & loop pad system the pad must be centered as close to center as possible or a wobble will be created also. You might want to check the rotating concentric for tightness...Bob
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the above sander is an orbital sander. the results are very good and as long as the sandpaper dose not clog up you should not have problems with ring marks. the sander sits well in the hand and is great to work with. in my time as a joiner (37 years) I have not come across a straight back and forth sander. I use three different Makita sanders , a Festool orbital and a Festool random orbital. the Festool machines are great machines, but the above Makita is certainly the workhorse. I hope that helps
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No, the random orbital sander doesn't mess with the grain unless you are using an aggressive sanding disk (heavy grit).
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I would not use this for sanding floors, you need to rent an orbital floor sander.
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The random orbital sander is more or less a finishing sander mainly for wood or plastic. A disc sander used to reduce welds or heavy metal is a rather rough sander. If you were to use a random orbital sander to do more than remove paint from steel, you would be sanding for a long time.
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Never start sander while resting on what you are going to sand, this can cause a lose of control. Hold sander tightly with some downward pressure and guide sander back and forth with the grain. I have three orbital sanders, plus belt and three 1/4 sheet sanders. Makita has done an outstanding job in rough down sanding and then the finish sanding, better than my DeWalt or Porter-Cable. Do not give up, sander will do a good job for you. The great thing about an random/orbital sander is that no matter which way it goes you should not see any sanding lines/swirls, that is if you do not use 80 grit paper. Hope this helped. Never start sander while resting on what you are going to sand, this can cause a lose of control. Hold sander tightly with some downward pressure and guide sander back and forth with the grain. I have three orbital sanders, plus belt and three 1/4 sheet sanders. Makita has done an outstanding job in rough down sanding and then the finish sanding, better than my DeWalt or Porter-Cable. Do not give up, sander will do a good job for you. The great thing about an random/orbital sander is that no matter which way it goes you should not see any sanding lines/swirls, that is if you do not use 80... » Read More Never start sander while resting on what you are going to sand, this can cause a lose of control. Hold sander tightly with some downward pressure and guide sander back and forth with the grain. I have three orbital sanders, plus belt and three 1/4 sheet sanders. Makita has done an outstanding job in rough down sanding and then the finish sanding, better than my DeWalt or Porter-Cable. Do not give up, sander will do a good job for you. The great thing about an random/orbital sander is that no matter which way it goes you should not see any sanding lines/swirls, that is if you do not use 80 grit paper. Hope this helped. « Show Less
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yes and no. the orbital sander will make quick work of removing the finish and is designed to make random patterns on the wood, preventing a lot of damage other sanders usually cause. but yes it will scratch the wood. keeping light hand pressure will help to eliminate some of this; pressing down on the sander will create deeper grooves in your wood. also, hand sanding with the grain using a finer grit sandpaper once the orbital has removed the finish will help smooth things out nicely. if you're going to stain or clear coat the chest you'll want to hand sand using a medium. the a fine grit paper with the grain to smooth everything out. if you're painting the chest, you can eyeball the finish and decide whether or not it needs a hand sanding at all. painted surfaces don't need to be anywhere near as smooth as stained or clear coated finishes. if in doubt, I find a spot on the back or side of my item and try things on it. if I get an unpleasant surprise then at least I haven't effed up the whole piece. also, there are some good orbital sander tutorials on youtube if you want visuals. hope this helps.
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This is the one I got. I agree with the posters who comment on the so called dust collection. It doesn't quite work and that's why I cut the whole thing off on the band saw. I bought this primarily to sand drawer box's. The whole dust "tube" sticks out too far for my liking and made getting into corners too time consuming. I got tired of turning the sander around so off went the "tube". The paper hold down clip is pretty strong and prevents the paper from dancing around the soft sanding pad. All in all, for the price...I think its a good sander.
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Well, it's not super light. It might dig in if you are not careful. It's a great sander. I might try a orbital sander with different grits.
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I bought these to replace original pads on Milwaukee 5" orbital palm sander with the 4 screw pattern. I can't see it fitting unless the screw pattern were identical. the 4 1/2" seems odd are you sure its not worn down and really a 5" as some of the 5" pads are only 4 3/4" wide to allow paper to overhang. hope this helps...check your screw pattern.
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This is one of the more highly rated random orbital sanders. I have used it a few times and it works great. It is very good for odd size pieces. I like the dust collector. It collects most of the dust but not all of it. It cannot get into corners but no orbital sander can.