Recommend Cordless Sander...

rfairbairn · Postby **rfairbairn** » 29 Sep 2011 06:06

I'm going to have a crack at touching up my bodywork and wonder if anyone can recommend a cordless sander. My car is garaged right now away from mains supply.

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Marko · Postby **Marko** » 29 Sep 2011 10:43

Cordless and proper power cant be put in the same sentence.

portable generator? rented?

FI Spyder · Postby **FI Spyder** » 29 Sep 2011 14:24

Time to put a sub panel in the garage like I did this winter. Make it 220 volts as you never know when you'll need it (compressor, welder, kitchen stove for powder coating etc). A garage without electrical outlets is like a computer without internet.

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Stag76 · Postby **Stag76** » 29 Sep 2011 21:01

Makita seem to be a cut above the rest...much longer battery life and generally better built.

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Sprint Motor
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nervousnewowner · Postby **nervousnewowner** » 29 Sep 2011 22:27

i would say makita too, and yes a garage without electric like a pc without the net but sadly is all some can manage, or like me no garage at all, if i do manage to get one it too will be powerless, and this day and age cordless with a few spare batteries the way to go........[:D]

Dave...

the project at birth, watch it evolve...I hope...

gaz · Postby **gaz** » 29 Sep 2011 22:27

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Marko

Cordless and proper power cant be put in the same sentence.

portable generator? rented?
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this just about sums it up to be honest

http://mytr7.weebly.com/

mb4tim · Postby **mb4tim** » 30 Sep 2011 00:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by FI Spyder

Time to put a sub panel in the garage like I did this winter. Make it 220 volts as you never know when you'll need it (compressor, welder, kitchen stove for powder coating etc). A garage without electrical outlets is like a computer without internet.
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I did the same this summer to my shop... much happier now.

-Tim
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Hasbeen · Postby **Hasbeen** » 30 Sep 2011 04:01

I don't know what makes you think Makita are so good.

Some of mine are wearing out all ready, & I only bought them in 1975/76, while I was in New Guinea. [:D]

Hasbeen

Marko · Postby **Marko** » 30 Sep 2011 06:58

But they are realy expensive.
When there's a 350, 400 euros price tag for drill or a angle grinder its not that fun [:(] .

nick · Postby **nick** » 02 Oct 2011 01:56

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywor ... 8c3w9pfq_b

Hey Marko, maybe you are shopping at the wrong store.

nick
'79 TR7

Marko · Postby **Marko** » 02 Oct 2011 12:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by nick

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywor ... 8c3w9pfq_b

Hey Marko, maybe you are shopping at the wrong store.

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hmmm , amazon doesnt ship anything but books and CD-s to Croatia. And shipping from America pretty expensive. Plus there are aditional custom fees ans 22% tax on total sum ( item+shipping+customs)

But on ebay uk, they are about 80-90 euros with shipping and i just pay 22% tax on it.

Im pretty much stocked with tools like a small army , hehe , so im not in a market for new tools , but thanks for pointing that out,
prices here are usualy pretty high becouse merchants rather sell 1 item with large profit then lots of items with smaller profit per item.( small country , small market)

I have lots of tools made by metabo. I just like how they are designed by somebody that actualy used a tool in his life. For example angle grinders, most manufacturers make small,stubby ,fat angle grinder body that you cant ( at least i cant ,and i dont have small hands) grip all around when you close your fist so its aquard to hold it. The metabo angle grinder has longer but thinner body so its much easier to hold and manouvre it with one hand.

Cobber · Postby **Cobber** » 02 Oct 2011 13:49

As someone who uses power tools a lot, I've used them all and reduced many a power tool to a smoking mess, buy the best you can afford.
You get what you pay for.
Out of about 40 power tools both cordless and mains powered, most my stuff is Bosch blue with smatterings of Metabo, Makita, Hitachi, and a lone Einhell angle grinder which I quite like.
The Bosch Professional range (the blue one's) are excellent, the green Bosch power tools are handyman rubbish.

With power tools you really need a good duty cycle, (the ability to run hard for an extended period of time)particularly with a sander. Unfortunately sanding work by it's very nature is energy intensive, it demands quite a bit of constant running at high speed which isn't really compatible with the limited reserves of a battery tool. Don't get me wrong battery tools are great but I've yet to find a battery sander that is up to the job. Even with pneumatic tools sanders have problems, they generally need a higher airflow than most single phase compressors can offer, which is why I'm on the look out for a 415volt 3phase compressor 

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'89 Ford Fairlane
85'Alfa 90, 69'Ford F250.
76' Ford F100

Marko · Postby **Marko** » 03 Oct 2011 10:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Cobber
Even with pneumatic tools sanders have problems, they generally need a higher airflow than most single phase compressors can offer, which is why I'm on the look out for a 415volt 3phase compressor [/font=Comic Sans MS][/size=2]

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Screw type maybe?

FI Spyder · Postby **FI Spyder** » 03 Oct 2011 14:39

If you talk to professionals (we have some here) you will invariably hear to get the best tools you can afford. One pro I had talked to in a tool shop (he was a customer) said he had a $4500 compressor in his garage. The quality of tools I buy is according to how much I'm going to use them. Cheaper tools have shorter duty cycles and have to be treated like such. My tools (mostly cheap) last decades. I've only burnt out one (cheap) belt sander. Now this is partly a function of not using the tools a lot and using them in shorter spurts but I would prefer to buy a cheap tool than rent an expensive one (in most circumstances) because you then have it handy for the next time you need it for that little job and you can spread out the time you spend on a particular job partly because it may be the first time you're doing it, not practical with a rental. Yes, sometimes using a pro tool is nicer than using a handyman's tool but for most home uses a cheap tool will do and sometimes because they are lighter as well as lighter duty they are easier to handle.

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