Yes, it has replaceable gum disks. JG
Rob V wrote:
> Just did a quick search on it - is that pad something special?
> Like one of those gum sticks that you can use on a belt sander??
>
> "Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Never heard of it.
> >
> > I use a piece of carpet backing in a block of wood I routed a circle into.
> > Cost about 8 cents ;)
> >
> > Works fine.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Anthony Diodati" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Wood craft tried to sell me one of those, I did not think it was worth
> it,
> > I
> > > just wait for the sander to stop before setting it down.
> > > Tony D.
> > > "Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > I picked up one of those sander sitters at the woodworking show last
> > > > weekend. Quick review: It works!
> > > >
> > > > With only a few hours of sanding and using it, I'd say it at least
> > doubles
> > > > the life of the sandpaper. Pretty good for $20 ($15 at Lee Valley
> > doh!).
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (BIG JOE) wrote:
> >I picked one up at last year's Milwaukee Wood Show from either the
> >Rockler booth or the Woodcraft booth for $9.99. I love it, and it
> >does seem to help keep the grit unclogged.
> >
> >If you like to watch your sander slow down, don't buy it.
> >
> >Joe
> >
> All I can say is, your time must be *really* valuable if eight seconds makes a
> difference to you. :-)
>
... all I can say is that you must not put your sander down very
often. 8 seconds once is one thing, do it 10 or more times as you shift
a workpeice, move between grits, etc. those 8 seconds add up to quite a
bit of time.
Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> [email protected] (BIG JOE) wrote:
>> >I picked one up at last year's Milwaukee Wood Show from either the
>> >Rockler booth or the Woodcraft booth for $9.99. I love it, and it
>> >does seem to help keep the grit unclogged.
>> >
>> >If you like to watch your sander slow down, don't buy it.
>> >
>> >Joe
>> >
>> All I can say is, your time must be *really* valuable if eight
>> seconds makes a difference to you. :-)
>>
>
> ... all I can say is that you must not put your sander down very
> often. 8 seconds once is one thing, do it 10 or more times as you
> shift a workpeice, move between grits, etc. those 8 seconds add up to
> quite a bit of time.
>
Personally, I didn't buy it for the spin down time. I bought it to
extend my sanding disks. The gum bottom does a very good job cleaning
the grit on the pad. I probably should have been more clear on the
function in my original post.
In article <[email protected]>, Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] says...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (BIG JOE) wrote:
>> >I picked one up at last year's Milwaukee Wood Show from either the
>> >Rockler booth or the Woodcraft booth for $9.99. I love it, and it
>> >does seem to help keep the grit unclogged.
>> >
>> >If you like to watch your sander slow down, don't buy it.
>> >
>> >Joe
>> >
>> All I can say is, your time must be *really* valuable if eight seconds makes
> a
>> difference to you. :-)
>>
>
> ... all I can say is that you must not put your sander down very
>often. 8 seconds once is one thing, do it 10 or more times as you shift
>a workpeice, move between grits, etc. those 8 seconds add up to quite a
>bit of time.
True, I don't put my sander down very often, but that's partly because I don't
pick it up very often either. I prefer to use scrapers most of the time. That
way, I can work while the kids are asleep; I can listen to the shop stereo
while I work; and cleanup means a broom and dustpan right next to the bench,
instead of vacuuming the whole shop.
--
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
Never heard of it.
I use a piece of carpet backing in a block of wood I routed a circle into.
Cost about 8 cents ;)
Works fine.
"Anthony Diodati" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wood craft tried to sell me one of those, I did not think it was worth it,
I
> just wait for the sander to stop before setting it down.
> Tony D.
> "Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I picked up one of those sander sitters at the woodworking show last
> > weekend. Quick review: It works!
> >
> > With only a few hours of sanding and using it, I'd say it at least
doubles
> > the life of the sandpaper. Pretty good for $20 ($15 at Lee Valley
doh!).
>
>
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (BIG JOE) wrote:
>I picked one up at last year's Milwaukee Wood Show from either the
>Rockler booth or the Woodcraft booth for $9.99. I love it, and it
>does seem to help keep the grit unclogged.
>
>If you like to watch your sander slow down, don't buy it.
>
>Joe
>
All I can say is, your time must be *really* valuable if eight seconds makes a
difference to you. :-)
>
>
>>
>> Just waiting for the sander to spin down works, too. I timed my PC 333 on the
>
>> shop clock: eight seconds from power-off to full stop. Seems to me that these
>
>> sander sitters are for people with a *severe* case of impatience.
>>
>> I figure over the life of the tool, I'm gonna spend about three times as long
>
>> trying to *find* the sander sitter, as I'll ever spend waiting for the tool
> to
>> spin down at eight seconds a pop.
--
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
Yup. basically EXACTLY like those gum sticks. The idea is that since the
base spins with the sandpaper, it won't wear out for a long time.
"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Just did a quick search on it - is that pad something special?
> Like one of those gum sticks that you can use on a belt sander??
>
Just did a quick search on it - is that pad something special?
Like one of those gum sticks that you can use on a belt sander??
"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Never heard of it.
>
> I use a piece of carpet backing in a block of wood I routed a circle into.
> Cost about 8 cents ;)
>
> Works fine.
>
>
>
> "Anthony Diodati" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Wood craft tried to sell me one of those, I did not think it was worth
it,
> I
> > just wait for the sander to stop before setting it down.
> > Tony D.
> > "Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I picked up one of those sander sitters at the woodworking show last
> > > weekend. Quick review: It works!
> > >
> > > With only a few hours of sanding and using it, I'd say it at least
> doubles
> > > the life of the sandpaper. Pretty good for $20 ($15 at Lee Valley
> doh!).
> >
> >
>
>
I picked one up at last year's Milwaukee Wood Show from either the
Rockler booth or the Woodcraft booth for $9.99. I love it, and it
does seem to help keep the grit unclogged.
If you like to watch your sander slow down, don't buy it.
Joe
>
> Just waiting for the sander to spin down works, too. I timed my PC 333 on the
> shop clock: eight seconds from power-off to full stop. Seems to me that these
> sander sitters are for people with a *severe* case of impatience.
>
> I figure over the life of the tool, I'm gonna spend about three times as long
> trying to *find* the sander sitter, as I'll ever spend waiting for the tool to
> spin down at eight seconds a pop.
Wood craft tried to sell me one of those, I did not think it was worth it, I
just wait for the sander to stop before setting it down.
Tony D.
"Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I picked up one of those sander sitters at the woodworking show last
> weekend. Quick review: It works!
>
> With only a few hours of sanding and using it, I'd say it at least doubles
> the life of the sandpaper. Pretty good for $20 ($15 at Lee Valley doh!).
No, It think what you do,is set your sander in there,as soon as you shut it
off, and I think it kind-of turns with the sander till it runs down, so you
can set it down right away. IIRC Like I said, It did not seem worth
it to me, but YMMV.
Tony D.
"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just did a quick search on it - is that pad something special?
> Like one of those gum sticks that you can use on a belt sander??
>
>
>
>
> "Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Never heard of it.
> >
> > I use a piece of carpet backing in a block of wood I routed a circle
into.
> > Cost about 8 cents ;)
> >
> > Works fine.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Anthony Diodati" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Wood craft tried to sell me one of those, I did not think it was worth
> it,
> > I
> > > just wait for the sander to stop before setting it down.
> > > Tony D.
> > > "Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > I picked up one of those sander sitters at the woodworking show last
> > > > weekend. Quick review: It works!
> > > >
> > > > With only a few hours of sanding and using it, I'd say it at least
> > doubles
> > > > the life of the sandpaper. Pretty good for $20 ($15 at Lee Valley
> > doh!).
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
http://shop.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/product_family.asp?family%5Fid=4010&gift=False&mscssid=054A491F1E294B9DBD8EF2FA3DF3DD14
"Anthony Diodati" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> No, It think what you do,is set your sander in there,as soon as you shut
it
> off, and I think it kind-of turns with the sander till it runs down, so
you
> can set it down right away. IIRC Like I said, It did not seem worth
> it to me, but YMMV.
> Tony D.
>Snip>
I just can't see 20+/- bucks for something like that? 20 bucks toward a
clamp!
--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
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"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (BIG JOE) wrote:
> >I picked one up at last year's Milwaukee Wood Show from either the
> >Rockler booth or the Woodcraft booth for $9.99. I love it, and it
> >does seem to help keep the grit unclogged.
> >
> >If you like to watch your sander slow down, don't buy it.
> >
> >Joe
> >
> All I can say is, your time must be *really* valuable if eight seconds
makes a
> difference to you. :-)
>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Just waiting for the sander to spin down works, too. I timed my PC 333
on the
> >
> >> shop clock: eight seconds from power-off to full stop. Seems to me that
these
> >
> >> sander sitters are for people with a *severe* case of impatience.
> >>
> >> I figure over the life of the tool, I'm gonna spend about three times
as long
> >
> >> trying to *find* the sander sitter, as I'll ever spend waiting for the
tool
> > to
> >> spin down at eight seconds a pop.
>
> --
> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
>
> How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for
Miss America?
In article <[email protected]>, Jim <[email protected]> wrote:
>I picked up one of those sander sitters at the woodworking show last
>weekend. Quick review: It works!
Just waiting for the sander to spin down works, too. I timed my PC 333 on the
shop clock: eight seconds from power-off to full stop. Seems to me that these
sander sitters are for people with a *severe* case of impatience.
I figure over the life of the tool, I'm gonna spend about three times as long
trying to *find* the sander sitter, as I'll ever spend waiting for the tool to
spin down at eight seconds a pop.
--
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?