Post by: jeepster on February 07, 2016, 07:13:06 PM
So, Im in the need for a new power tool. I have a 100$ sears card to do with what I please.
My project? I have a 20 foot sailboat that I am re-doing the inside of, the previous owner did a crappy paint job, and a DIY truck bed liner to the inside, and I gotta get in there to re-glass and repaint a bunch of stuff. Some of the stuff I'm going to sand out is paint, bed liner, gel coat, epoxy globs, bad fiberglass cloth with epoxy laminations... It's a mess, but nothing I can't fix. However, I need a sander that is up to the task.
I have a 3 amp 12,000 orbit per minute dewalt hook and loop sander, and with 40 grit it busts the crud, but I got a big project and not a lot of time.
I also have an angle grinder also dewalt, that runs 10 amps and 11,000 rpm.
My random orbital disc sander doesn't quite have enough oomph, and the grinder would probably cause more problems than its worth, I have uses for it in this project but, I don't think this particular job is it.
What I'm looking at is a 6 amp 3700 rpm hand held disc sander
http://www.sears.com/dewalt-5-in-vsr-disc-sander-with-dust/p-00938399000P?prdNo=15&blockNo=15&blockType=G15
The random orbit seems to Peter out when you put some weight on it, but eats the crud up, I'm just wondering by upping the amperage, if I can bust thru the stuff I'm trying to remove at an increased rate.
12,000 orbits per minute versus 3700 revolutions per minute is another thing I'm wondering.
Ideally I want an in-between to the random orbit and th grinder
Will this sander I'm looking at behave like a slow moving angle grinder?
I'm mainly a mechanic, so its rare i work on anything outside the emgine room, but enjoy refinishing and rebuilding small sailboats as a hobby
Id love some input as to whether or not this is the tool I'm looking for
Thanks
-Erik
Post by: coachcw on February 07, 2016, 07:54:34 PM
Post by: jeepster on February 07, 2016, 10:22:55 PM
If you have a solid compressor I'd go with a 8 inch da grinder. For the heavy stuff. A standard hutch da is money for the fine work.
Yeah I got a 30 gal compressor, not enough to run a DA, guess I'm looking for an electric DA