I have textured walls half way up in a room where I want it smooth can I use this sander to remove the textured plaster instead of skim coating it ,
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Textured walls can be made of a number of different materials and that is what will determine the correct method for dealing with it. This tool is strictly for finish sanding of drywall. If you decide to skim coat over the texture, then this tool would be appropriate for the finish sanding of the skim coat. You didn't mention what your existing walls are made from (dry wall, plaster, concrete) so I suggest that you seek guidance from an industry professional to determine the best way to proceed.
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Textured walls can mean several things, none of which will be easy to remove. I would suggest skim coating first (light coats are better. Apply as needed, sanding between coats) This tool is not adequate for either job. A number of companies build accessories for shop vacs. Dewalt, I believe has one. These are basically a vacuum hose and tube attached to a sanding pad, that allows the dust to be pulled through the pad, and/or a pad shroud, that forces the dust to exit via the vacuum tube/hose.
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Preston, if your plaster walls are in good shape I.E.- not cracking, then skim coating is an option. The only issue I see is that you mentioned that the texturing is only 1/2 way up the wall which means the skin coating will have to cover the textured area then go well into the smooth area to give a level appearance. Use 4-5 thin coats of plaster mud to get the best results. Alternately you might consider an upgrade to drywall but that's another story and probably best left to a contractor. Best of luck!
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I wouldn't recommend it, the sheet will be very difficult to pull off after you sand with it and heat it up. The adhesive will stick and most likely tear the sanding pad on the sander.
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I don't have textured walls, but the stencil is VERY nice and it's very sticky, so you may be ok with slightly textured walls.
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I am not sure what you mean about textured. I have wood, bamboo and TrafficMaster floors. I think it would snag if the floors are not smooth.
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Yes...I do kitchen remodeling and many of my jobs are re-facing. This sander is perfect for this and the dust is minimal. Highly recommended!!
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need to use muscle. one end connects to your shop vac and you physically hold the sander in your hand and sand off excess mud or plaster
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Maybe. It would depend on what you are sanding. If you are trying to sand concrete it's only sandpaper for paint,wood or drywall. If you are sanding paint off of concrete it might work but it will not work on concrete itself.
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NopeThe sander works great and very powerful to use .You have two speed levels Low and high..
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I would not use this for sanding floors, you need to rent an orbital floor sander.
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I used it to skim coat my walls with joint compound to smooth out old plaster walls and for smoothing drywall joints it works wonderfully. I put three thin coats on entire plaster walls sanded then used very thin coat to fill in areas that had pock marks (small holes in compound) very lightly hand sanded. Walls look great, covered all the flaws ( lumps and dips ) on the plaster walls.
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You probably could, but why bother? The sanding pad has two hold down clamps, one front and one back - so there is no need for adhesive paper. Simply get your favorite flavor (grit and make) in normal size (9x11) sheets, cut into quarters and fit them on the sander. 3M has something called "no-slip grip" that supposedly holds them to the sanding block. Perhaps that is what you are thinking of. FYI - The sander comes with holes in the pad and a full-pad punch, so you can hook it to a vacuum and cut down of the dust. Handy feature. The little dust can on it is pretty useless.
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this will take most of it off then you will to rent a floor sander. for all the effort and man hours invested I would rent a flush cut saw go around the perimeter of the room and remove the subfloor and relay it
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You probably could, but I wouldn't. The backer pad that comes stock with the unit is very stiff and quite flat...great for table tops, cabinet sides, planks, etc., but not for the multi-level surfaces of cars. Additionally this sander is a 6 hole vacuum unit and placing a polishing bonnet over the intake might cause the sander to overheat. Lastly the oscillation size is extremely small, great for sanding and "polishing" wood, but it might just end up burning the wax on the surface of the paint. So, I wouldn't recommend it. Hope that helps!
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i do not think it will work on a textured wall.you should check with the seller of this item.we purchased it and used it on a flat wallregardsmikewww.stonetechnologiesinc.com
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you can get coarse grit sandpaper for knock knocking down textured ceilings are you can get fine sandpaper for after you get done sanding super smooth and Porter Cable sells the sandpaperand you can get it all on AmazonI also recommend getting the vacuum as well from Porter Cable because when you use the sander when you shut the center of or turn it on the vacuum turns on with the sander when you turn it off and on and it eliminates most dust with its dual filter system and it works very wellI've had my Shannon out for a 2 years and I use it a ton and if it works excellent I would recommend it to anybody
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You could use the water trap with a vacuum. The sanding head is for hand sanding which is not difficult on new drywall mud. However, sanding a floor with the muscle powered sanding head would be very tedious.
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I think it can be removed but there are much better ways to sand an inside radius. Oscillating spindle sander maybe? You can find steel city ones for around 600.00 and they are the exact same machine as jet(1100.00 plus) with a grey paintjob. I just bought one from Woodworkers supply for 600.00 but I think they have sold all the ones they had.I can verify it is the exact same as the jet with a side by side comparison( I work at Woodworkers Supply) Great machine just dont set on its side to transport or the oil bath will empty itself on to what ever is underneath it. Dont ask how I know this DOH!!! I think it can be removed but there are much better ways to sand an inside radius. Oscillating spindle sander maybe? You can find steel city ones for around 600.00 and they are the exact same machine as jet(1100.00 plus) with a grey paintjob. I just bought one from Woodworkers supply for 600.00 but I think they have sold all the ones they had.I can verify it is the exact same as the jet with a side by side comparison( I work at Woodworkers Supply) Great machine just dont set on its side to transport or the oil bath will empty itself on to what ever is underneath it. Dont ask how I know this... » Read More I think it can be removed but there are much better ways to sand an inside radius. Oscillating spindle sander maybe? You can find steel city ones for around 600.00 and they are the exact same machine as jet(1100.00 plus) with a grey paintjob. I just bought one from Woodworkers supply for 600.00 but I think they have sold all the ones they had.I can verify it is the exact same as the jet with a side by side comparison( I work at Woodworkers Supply) Great machine just dont set on its side to transport or the oil bath will empty itself on to what ever is underneath it. Dont ask how I know this DOH!!! « Show Less