sanding bb plywood before scrolling.

[nrscroller]

Hi

I usually sand my project before I cut them and then do a touch up. I have been using a black and decker pad sand but it has no vacuum hookup. Any suggestions on a brand that does. 

Thanks

Bill

[Sycamore67]

There are many different ones from cheap to expensive..such as DeWalt, Black  and Decker, Wen, etc.   I have an older DeWalt 1/4 sheet sander which is good.  I love my Festool pad sander but EXPENSIVE.

Personally, I sand mine with a Block sander with 220 paper.  It does a good job for me.  It uses 5" round hook and loop disks with no holes.

[Bill WIlson]

I have both a Ridgid and a Milwaukee 5" random orbit sander.  Both connect directly to my 2 1/4" shop vac hose.  The Milwaukee just needed a standard 2 1/4" coupling.  A lot of other ROS require some sort of special adapter to connect to a shop vac hose.

I've had both of these sanders for several years, so I'm not sure if their current offerings still connect directly or not, but I've been satisfied with both of them.

[OCtoolguy]

I bought the Bauer ROS from Harbor Freight for $25. It works great.

[BadBob]

I have Bauer sanders from Harbor Freight specifically because they have round dust ports that can be adapted easily to connect to a vacuum. They work but not near as well as my Hitachi sanders with the weird-shaped dust port. The cords are a bit short and stiff.

Here is what I have without the adapter.

 

[Joe W.]

On 12/4/2023 at 4:54 PM, nrscroller said:

Any suggestions on a brand that does. 

I only have a BOSC ROS purchased several years ago.  
Recently, I took the sawdust collector off to clean it and the filter out out. 
In doing so, one rear corner of the sawdust collector cap cracked, (it's a snap fit type cover) resulting in some sawdust being blown out when being used for sanding.
I tried repairing it with JB Weld, but that did not hold. 
Checked online for a replacement cover for that model and the cost with shipping was over half the cost of a new ROS.
Later in the day it occurred to me to try using electrical to cover/seal the cracked corner and that works well.  Just have to use a new couple small pieces of tape whenever I clean out the sawdust.

 

[preprius]

next attempt to fix it try baking powder and super glue.

 

[OCtoolguy]

5 hours ago, preprius said:

next attempt to fix it try baking powder and super glue.

 

What's your recipe? Baking powder or soda? I always get them mixed up. 

[Sycamore67]

I believe it is baking soda...sodium bicarbonate.  You put down the baking soda over a crack and then add super glue.  it makes a fast very strong joint.

Edited December 7, 2023 by Sycamore67
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[OCtoolguy]

18 minutes ago, Sycamore67 said:

I believe it is baking soda...sodium bicarbonate.  You put down the backing soda over a crack and then add super glue.  it makes a fast very strong joint.

I'm glad I asked. Thanks for the explanation.

 

[Joe W.]

2 hours ago, Sycamore67 said:

I believe it is baking soda...sodium bicarbonate.  You put down the backing soda over a crack and then add super glue.  it makes a fast very strong joint.

Roger that on the baking soda.
I forgot about that - used to repair my carbon fiber propellers when I was flying a powered paraglider and had an oopsie.  Props back then were $600.
thanks for the reminder. 

[Scrappile]

1 hour ago, Joe W. said:

Roger that on the baking soda.
I forgot about that - used to repair my carbon fiber propellers when I was flying a powered paraglider and had an oopsie.  Props back then were $600.
thanks for the reminder. 

Oh, My,, you are my hero.  We have a few of those flying around where I live... In fact I know one of them is a guy I graduated from high school with.  Looks like so much fun. BUT.  as I understand it wind is an enemy.  We have lots of wind where I live.  So I only see them flying on calm days in the quite evening.  But I look up an envy them.  looks like a lot of fun!

[preprius]

I also saw a YouTube video that uses cement powder and CA super glue.

[Joe W.]

3 hours ago, Scrappile said:

We have a few of those flying around where I live... In fact I know one of them is a guy I graduated from high school with.  Looks like so much fun. BUT.  as I understand it wind is an enemy.  We have lots of wind where I live.  So I only see them flying on calm days in the quite evening.  But I look up an envy them.  looks like a lot of fun!

I flew for 15 years and LOVED every flight.  Logged over 1,000 plus hours. Oh, the stories I could tell.
And you are right about the wind.  I was always a conservative flyer.  When I first got into Powered Paragliding I was told and heeded three suggestions: respect the weather, the equipment, and the land you are flying over.
It served me well - I'm still here.  

[barb.j.enders]

16 hours ago, Sycamore67 said:

I believe it is baking soda...sodium bicarbonate.  You put down the baking soda over a crack and then add super glue.  it makes a fast very strong joint.

I will have to try that on my KitchenAid Meat grinder.  It has a couple of cracks.

[Bill WIlson]

15 hours ago, Joe W. said:

Roger that on the baking soda.
I forgot about that - used to repair my carbon fiber propellers when I was flying a powered paraglider and had an oopsie.  Props back then were $600.
thanks for the reminder. 

Just gotta take my hat off to ya.  Anyone strapping on a paraglider...well, you got more guts than me.  Then strapping on one that you MacGyvered yourself...Man  

[Sycamore67]

I would love to do that but the wife says NO !!!!!

She says my insurance does not cover me for that.

[Joe W.]

19 minutes ago, Sycamore67 said:

She says my insurance does not cover me for that.

When I started flying, another piece of advise I got was that if I did have a boo-boo resulting in a hospital visit, it was because:  " I tripped going down the stairs or some such related type of injury - because - Insurance companies could either not insure you or make your premiums very very high.  The word is that insurance companies share such information among themselves, making it hard to obtain/afford insurance.

5 hours ago, Bill WIlson said:

Anyone strapping on a paraglider...well, you got more guts than me.  Then strapping on one that you MacGyvered yourself...Man

I blame my wife for getting into that addiction.  She talked me into going on one of them boat pulled parachutes.
My first time being the in the air like that and the view was unlike anything I had seen before.
Not long after, I saw a TV clip of a guy flying a trike (3 wheeler) Powered paraglider, landing with a big grin on his face.
From there, I found a group and instructor and soloed 6 weeks later, getting training on the weekends.
For me the learning curve was high and I was cautious to the point of wearing knee pads for the first two years of flying. And was glad for that one time when I did.
But the view from anywhere from corn stalk tassel high to a mile high - PRICELESS.
But now for fun, I make sawdust.

[jimmyG]

On 12/6/2023 at 8:01 AM, Joe W. said:

I only have a BOSC ROS purchased several years ago.  
Recently, I took the sawdust collector off to clean it and the filter out out. 
In doing so, one rear corner of the sawdust collector cap cracked, (it's a snap fit type cover) resulting in some sawdust being blown out when being used for sanding.
I tried repairing it with JB Weld, but that did not hold. 
Checked online for a replacement cover for that model and the cost with shipping was over half the cost of a new ROS.
Later in the day it occurred to me to try using electrical to cover/seal the cracked corner and that works well.  Just have to use a new couple small pieces of tape whenever I clean out the sawdust.

 

I too have one that has a crack in it also probable because it's not easy to snap it back on without damaging it... (Great design)

[OCtoolguy]

On 12/4/2023 at 2:54 PM, Sycamore67 said:

There are many different ones from cheap to expensive..such as DeWalt, Black  and Decker, Wen, etc.   I have an older DeWalt 1/4 sheet sander which is good.  I love my Festool pad sander but EXPENSIVE.

Personally, I sand mine with a Block sander with 220 paper.  It does a good job for me.  It uses 5" round hook and loop disks with no holes.

Larry, I tried searching for this block to no avail. Can you help me with a brand name? I tried TP max but no go. I tried TP Tools and got closer but still no go. Help!

[Wichman]

4 hours ago, OCtoolguy said:

Larry, I tried searching for this block to no avail. Can you help me with a brand name? I tried TP max but no go. I tried TP Tools and got closer but still no go. Help!

Here's one on Amazon  I found it with Google image search. Click on the picture and get just the picture, click on the picture again and another tab opens with the picture, then right click and get the drop down menu with Google image search.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Mesee-Polishing-Woodworking-Restoration-Automotive/dp/B0BKQ1R7WR?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A38WK9AYQDX0WE

[OCtoolguy]

14 hours ago, Wichman said:

Here's one on Amazon  I found it with Google image search. Click on the picture and get just the picture, click on the picture again and another tab opens with the picture, then right click and get the drop down menu with Google image search.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Mesee-Polishing-Woodworking-Restoration-Automotive/dp/B0BKQ1R7WR?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A38WK9AYQDX0WE

I did as you suggested and found a 2-pack with a round & mouse shaped pad for under $9.