I'd like to say i have a nice big wide belt sander, but alas, i don't have room. :( I do have a drum sander, but most of my stuff gets hit with a random orbital and the edge sander. Thanks for watching Justin.
Festool orbital? If so, do you use the Festool dust extractor or a regular shop vac? I’m thinking of making the investment, been burning through big box store sanders too often. Hoping if I spend the money I’ll get at least a few years out of it.
@@justinmanery4269 I have indeed just invested in a Festool sander. I got the ETS EC 150/5 EQ-Plus. I compared it to the equivalent Mirka, & that one actually had shot bearings. I was able to test both side by side. When the guy at the shop brought a new Mirka out, it felt as good as the Festool, but i decided on the Festool. I don't have their shop vac, just a cheapy that i turn on manually when using the sander. It works well & i have basically zero dust, although that's pretty much the same with my other sanders when they're hooked up to the shopvac. After using the Festool sander for a few months now i can say this. It seems to remove material more efficiently than my other sanders. It's way more ergonomic & nicer to use than my other sanders too and i expect it will last longer than all of those other sanders. Is it worth the money you have to spend over the typical sander you might buy from Dewalt, Milwaukee, Makita etc? That's still a little hard for me to say. It's approximately 8 or 9 times the cost, so that, coupled with not knowing yet how long it lasts has to be factured into the equation. What also needs to be weighed in is the speed. If it takes me less time to sand something, it makes me money, so if i was to go out on a limb, i would say it likely is worth the cost.
Excellent tip. I had this exact same problem with my cf541p!
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What kind of sander set up do you use?
I'd like to say i have a nice big wide belt sander, but alas, i don't have room. :(
I do have a drum sander, but most of my stuff gets hit with a random orbital and the edge sander.
Thanks for watching Justin.
Festool orbital? If so, do you use the Festool dust extractor or a regular shop vac? I’m thinking of making the investment, been burning through big box store sanders too often. Hoping if I spend the money I’ll get at least a few years out of it.
@@justinmanery4269 I have indeed just invested in a Festool sander. I got the ETS EC 150/5 EQ-Plus. I compared it to the equivalent Mirka, & that one actually had shot bearings. I was able to test both side by side. When the guy at the shop brought a new Mirka out, it felt as good as the Festool, but i decided on the Festool. I don't have their shop vac, just a cheapy that i turn on manually when using the sander. It works well & i have basically zero dust, although that's pretty much the same with my other sanders when they're hooked up to the shopvac. After using the Festool sander for a few months now i can say this. It seems to remove material more efficiently than my other sanders. It's way more ergonomic & nicer to use than my other sanders too and i expect it will last longer than all of those other sanders. Is it worth the money you have to spend over the typical sander you might buy from Dewalt, Milwaukee, Makita etc? That's still a little hard for me to say. It's approximately 8 or 9 times the cost, so that, coupled with not knowing yet how long it lasts has to be factured into the equation. What also needs to be weighed in is the speed. If it takes me less time to sand something, it makes me money, so if i was to go out on a limb, i would say it likely is worth the cost.
Great! Thanks for getting back to me.