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Re: Tools: Best ROS?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 3/29/2013, 2:57 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Best ROS? (Matt Jakubek)

By coincidence I had the chance to compare a cheap 5" DeWalt ROS to my Festool Rotex while I was sanding some WRC Cabinets for a bathroom. I only used the "soft" mode on the Rotex but even then it got the job done pretty precisely 3x faster than the Dewalt.
Vibrations really became an issue with the DeWalt after a while and it was hard to control a flush grip with the workpiece. Dust amounts were of course shockingly high (my nose still "hides" a lot of it today) whereas the Rotex sucked in 99% of the fine dust and only left behind a few coarser particles too heavy to become airborne.

Matt-
Were you using the same vacuum setup and pad with the DeWalt and the Rotex?

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Tools: Best ROS?
Dale Welch -- 3/26/2013, 5:14 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/26/2013, 5:18 pm
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Daniel Thaler -- 3/26/2013, 5:39 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/27/2013, 6:55 am
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Jay Babina -- 3/27/2013, 9:02 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2013, 9:43 am
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Jay Babina -- 3/27/2013, 2:06 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/27/2013, 11:35 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2013, 12:24 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 3/27/2013, 1:13 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2013, 1:55 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/27/2013, 2:26 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 3/27/2013, 7:25 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 3/27/2013, 5:14 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2013, 5:29 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2013, 5:31 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 3/27/2013, 6:48 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 3/27/2013, 6:44 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/28/2013, 12:46 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/28/2013, 1:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2013, 12:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2013, 12:57 am
Re: Tools: Best ROS? Air sanders
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2013, 11:54 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2013, 12:13 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2013, 12:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2013, 12:21 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/27/2013, 10:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2013, 1:06 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/28/2013, 10:13 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/29/2013, 8:42 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 3/29/2013, 1:00 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/29/2013, 2:57 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 3/29/2013, 5:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2013, 1:21 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/26/2013, 6:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/27/2013, 12:51 am
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Kevin -- 3/27/2013, 9:26 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 3/27/2013, 9:41 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/28/2013, 11:15 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/27/2013, 10:50 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/28/2013, 3:08 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 3/29/2013, 1:25 pm
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dave koslow -- 4/1/2013, 11:14 am