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Post by 7 on May 22, 2014 22:17:38 GMT -5
Hmmm...not sure how well that would work but maybe. You would have to secure them somehow as I would imagine they could move. Someone on FOG used a Plan ex for sanding and it seemed to work. Haha, I hear ya. It could totally not work but I could alway try on the underside first. Again, I would never even attempt such a silly idea on anything close to a high end project. The tables actually look reasonably cool but are made of 2x6s glued up. Planex could be interesting. I'll have to report back on this one...mainly because it could be funny in a disastrous kind of way
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Post by MrToolJunkie on May 23, 2014 13:01:54 GMT -5
If you try it, just make sure you stay safe and secure them down somehow. I might also look at renting a widebelt at shop or something too. Probably would not cost all that much and you could get them pushed through quickly.
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Post by garch on May 23, 2014 21:02:07 GMT -5
Yeah...it looks like it is super smooth and can be aggressive with course grit. I have an RS2E by Festool which I like as well as the DTS but having both in one sander would be pretty cool. I sand lots of panels and furniture so flat is the name of the game. I have to make 25 crappy (from a woodworkers perspective) 4'x8' tables out of glued up 2x6x8 framing lumber (Douglas fir) with 4x4 (DF) legs. they will be used by a local rental/ events business so the legs will need to be removable. i am wanting to find a fast way to sand the tops flat after glue up. I didn't see a price for the half sheet mafell sander on the timber wolf site (the sander isn't on there, would likely need to call). You don't happen to know the $ do you? Looks like the festool is $400. Is that one very aggressive with a course grit? (relative question I realize so hard to answer) Do you have the festool rotex ro 150? I use mine to hog down an uneven surface sometimes starting at 36g, though 80g is a good starting point. Works extremely fast and dust collection is a plus. If I were building that many tables I would probably glue up sections to a width that I can plane, typically 20", then after planing joint the edges and glue those larger sections into one aligning with the dd40. Then only minor sanding would be required. Not sure what equipment you have available. You could always try to find someone in your area with a huge timesaver sander. Sort of takes the fun out of it though.
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Post by 7 on May 23, 2014 21:47:07 GMT -5
I have the Mirka Ceros but chose the 5" over the 6". I only have a portable 13" planer. I have a cousin with a large time saver sander, I think it's a 36" powermatic electronic etc. He has a really nice shop and has told me to come over any time but I hate feeling like a mooch. I have to pay cause I know how much overhead etc is tied up in all that nice equipment and shop space. The mirka sands fast but doesn't feel fast on a 4'x8' surface.
I have a shop but do a lot more on site work than shop. I would enjoy more shop time and would love to get more shop tools but it is a chicken and egg thing if you know what I mean. Thanks for the feedback. Sorry to derail the thread...oops.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on May 23, 2014 23:10:40 GMT -5
I agree with Garch -- a Rotex to knock the high spots down fairly quickly and then personally I would use a half sheet sander for flat...if you have access to the wide-belt, then that is what I would do, at least for the initial grits. Sanding that many tables sounds like a lot of work.
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