Hi All,
Yesterday I received an email from Australian Woodworker to advise of the new Arbortech Contour Random Sander. When it comes to sanding anything that makes the process easier sparks my interest.
Price: $89.00
I was just interested to see if anybody had been able to have a play with it yet and may be able to give some insight.
I did find it interesting that the sandpaper seems to be adhesive backed (rather than Velcro) but a little more research seems to indicate they remain sticky enabling changing of grits in a similar manner to Velcro. I would be interested to see how much the replacement Arbortech sandpaper is or if it can be converted to Velcro to enable the use of these CWS Store - 50mm Power Sanding Discs 25 pack | Carroll's Woodcraft Supplies.
In the past I have made a similar sander by rigging up a sanding head (made from hard rubber) to a drill and have found this to be handy for the burl bowls and the like, but it wasn't ideal. This product looks like an ideal replacement. The other area I would be interested in using it would be for bandsaw boxes. With these it would be handy getting into the tight spots that the ROS cant reach, but I would be concerned about control given the sanding head is quite some distance from the grinder. It would be handy if you could hold the shaft of the sander but I have a feeling it spins.
Anyway I would be interested in any comments.
Cheers
Stinky.
Yesterday I received an email from Australian Woodworker to advise of the new Arbortech Contour Random Sander. When it comes to sanding anything that makes the process easier sparks my interest.
Price: $89.00
I was just interested to see if anybody had been able to have a play with it yet and may be able to give some insight.
I did find it interesting that the sandpaper seems to be adhesive backed (rather than Velcro) but a little more research seems to indicate they remain sticky enabling changing of grits in a similar manner to Velcro. I would be interested to see how much the replacement Arbortech sandpaper is or if it can be converted to Velcro to enable the use of these CWS Store - 50mm Power Sanding Discs 25 pack | Carroll's Woodcraft Supplies.
In the past I have made a similar sander by rigging up a sanding head (made from hard rubber) to a drill and have found this to be handy for the burl bowls and the like, but it wasn't ideal. This product looks like an ideal replacement. The other area I would be interested in using it would be for bandsaw boxes. With these it would be handy getting into the tight spots that the ROS cant reach, but I would be concerned about control given the sanding head is quite some distance from the grinder. It would be handy if you could hold the shaft of the sander but I have a feeling it spins.
Anyway I would be interested in any comments.
Cheers
Stinky.
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