Does a random orbital sander effect the look of the grain verses a two directional sander, sanding back and forth with the grain?
1157524
No, the random orbital sander doesn't mess with the grain unless you are using an aggressive sanding disk (heavy grit).
1157525
No. The finished product looks natural. Keep moving your orbital sander in a counter clockwise direction while gently pressing on the sander. Let the sander do the work. It is a great tool.
1085644
Unfortunately no and I assume it has to do with the vacuum holes not lining up. If you want that functionality you have to buy a more expensive unit such as Bosch ROS65VCL 5 and 6-Inch Pads Rear-Handle Random Orbit Sander with Vibration Control Kit which I'm sure is well worth the investment and is the same price if you bought both a 5 and 6 inch separately.
948150
I have not had any swirl marks yet. The sander spins around randomly; There are no gears that intentionally make it spin. The sander sands due to its vibration.
820029
The auxiliary can be seen on the Festool,com web site under sanders. It's a round handle that screws into either side of the sander and allows for better control and helps prevent fatigue on larger jobs.
275408
I own three random orbit sanders and two of these, I use the 1'4" sheet sander to sand curves/round overs...I also use it to sand large pieces that I have shot with sand an seal...works great.
1801743
You should be able to go to Porter Cable parts and then enter orbital sander and model number. Hope you find it.
1545511
Yes to both. The Mirka "Abranet" discs are particularly good. And this is a great sander. Fred Fredric Blum Design
841780
yes it does and its the best orbital sander on the market peter cabinetboss
1975121
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.
1993534
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.
1023633
Yes, but it is risky with potential gouging and cross grain marks from sanding disks circular motion
460698
Yes to both questions. I've hooked it up to my orbital sander, I just had to make an adapter and it worked great. The only issue I have is the "whistling" sound the hose makes when not straight, but I get that with my long shop vac hose too.
138387
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.
91982
Yes & no you can't do slack sanding on this type sander, as far as the miter table goes just put the belt in the upright position, attach table, adjust and off you go!
418653
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.
416436
No problem with mine. The sanding screen is coarse though. I found the sander seems to work best with light pressure in random directions. The sander cut down about 99.9% the sanding dust. I do get a scratch once in a while. Finish sand with paper to achieve a smoother finish.
513651
Yes it is an orbital sander, it IS NOT a DA/random orbital sander. The product description states: QS900's powerful 2.0 Amp motor provides a rotation speed of 16,000 orbits per minute