How does a random orbital sander compare to a disk sander in application? If you are finishing steel which is preferrable?
1977766
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.
1977767
A lot depends on the project. If the project is primarily wood, then the random sanders by your major manufacturers is the way to go. If the project is manly metal (steel, etc.) then the way to go is the disc sander. Disc sanders are more aggressive than the small electric sanders. They are for smoothing and evening out glued up pieces. Another way to look at it is to say if you want to remove a lot of material fast, use the disc sander. For everything else, use the random orbit.
1977768
A disk sander spins In a continuous.circle and your supposed to only use one half of the disk for your sanding a random orbit the pad orbits in tiny circles I forget what this one is 1/32 or something really it depends on the project but I like the random orbit because you can use the whole pad if it's a big project. For smaller projects I would use the disk sander so you can hold the piece with two hands
1977769
The rigid oscillating edge belt/ spindle sander is worth checking too I have one and it really is worth every cent on wood I've never used it on metal. Which ever one you choose it's important to get the right sand paper
1122656
You can either buy the Porter Cable sanding disks for this which I personally have never used, or, what I do use are after market 9" hook and loop pads as are 9" hook and loop sanding discs in many grits which are significantly lower in cost than the Porter Cable original equipment sanding discs with integral pad.
1157524
No, the random orbital sander doesn't mess with the grain unless you are using an aggressive sanding disk (heavy grit).
1030557
Yes it works exactly like an orbital buffer/sander/polisher. I love mine and I have not had any problems with it. I use it on my motor cycles and it's the perfect size. I would consider a different option if it was a larger vehicle (SUV, Truck). It's important to keep in mind the drill RPM requirements... not less than 1200 and not greater than 3500. Most cordless drills do not fall in that range, so you will want a corded drill. The other thing to remember is that its speed that polishes, not pressure. Do not expect great results if you are pressing down hard with it.
1545507
Yes! The Bosch brand name sanding discs, also found on the Amazon site, seemed to hold up the best.. I tried both types. Cost factor looks better using half as many discs. The density / durability of the Bosch is better.
1091176
The dust collection works great, providing you only use the right side of the sanding disk. Like all sanding disks the dust goes down on the right side of the disk, and up into your face on the left side of the disk. That why you need a 12" disk it gives you about 5 to 6 inches of dust proof sanding. As far as the sander I highly recommend it.
1459346
I use it to apply wax and prefer removing by hand. Since the wax I use has a minute amount of polishing abrasive, small blemishes can be removed with additional motion by the random orbital polisher.
1023634
Yes it can be used as a sander however I strongly recommend not to use it that way. A random orbit sander is designed and built to sand wood and other stuff without leaving circular marks.
2109930
If you need a sander to lie flat, then buy a belt sander. Laying a disc in a horizontal position is dangerous.
1801743
You should be able to go to Porter Cable parts and then enter orbital sander and model number. Hope you find it.
499668
Personally I use the 80 grit most often. With constant movement of the wood perpendicular to the movement of the belt, you can get a fairly nice finish with 80 grit as well as rapid stock removal. I generally use the belt sander to take down stock and then I use a hand sander for finishing
2076533
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.......!!!
972923
Yes to fast sanding. It is very heavy but. I actually returned it for a king. Which had a back pack fir motor. It's better. But I also bought the small aleko for 80 bucks. I like it the best, it's more on the style of a grinder. Hand held. They all hook up to shop vac but you need to duck tape it so it stays in. But I would recommend any of them over hand sanding and they get 90 % of dust, just get a good filter. The blue filter from home depot
648802
The P-C 333 VS Random Orbit Sander that this fits has a built in Vacuum attachment
275410
This has the same action as a random orbit sander. It just uses a square pad instead of a round pad which allows you to work the inside edges and corners easier
1545511
Yes to both. The Mirka "Abranet" discs are particularly good. And this is a great sander. Fred Fredric Blum Design
1252274
The Bosch is a fine sander but not made for this kind of job. You need to rent a industrial heavy belt sander. You could use the Bosch if you have a couple of years to do the job!