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ROS vs Sheet Sanders
By:Paul Willliams
Date: 4/13/2000, 8:35 pm

Like many others on this BBS, I'm preparing to sand down the epoxy filler coats on my Artic Tern to prepare for varnishing.

First I plan to use a cabinet scraper to remove the epoxy drips.

The popular tool of choice to then level out my filler coats appears to be a Rotary Orbital Sander (ROS).

I don't own a ROS, but I do have a decent finishing sheet sander (square base).

Are ROS sanders superior to sheet sanders for this application, and if so, why?

Thanks,

Paul Williams, WA

Messages In This Thread

ROS vs Sheet Sanders
Paul Willliams -- 4/13/2000, 8:35 pm
Re: ROS vs Sheet Sanders
Dave Houser -- 4/14/2000, 11:21 pm
Is R for Rotary or Random?
Nolan -- 4/14/2000, 2:29 pm
Re: Is R for Rotary or Random?
Spidey -- 4/14/2000, 3:32 pm
Re: ROS vs Sheet Sanders
Tim Stough -- 4/14/2000, 12:06 pm
Re: ROS vs Sheet Sanders
Spidey -- 4/13/2000, 10:06 pm
Re: ROS vs Sheet Sanders
John Michne -- 4/13/2000, 9:08 pm
Re: ROS vs Sheet Sanders
Rehd -- 4/13/2000, 9:05 pm
Re: ROS vs Sheet Sanders
BruceK -- 4/13/2000, 9:01 pm