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Re: ROS and polishing
By:Jim Pace
Date: 5/8/2001, 10:19 pm
In Response To: ROS and polishing (Andreas Albat)

: Hi everyone,

: Did anyone use his/her random orbit sander for polishing after sanding with a
: proper pad?

I haven't tried that, but I did try to use a heavy duty Porter Cable random orbit polisher for sanding. This did not work well. The paper wanted to stay in one place and the machine wanted to move.
I think the lateral travel on a polisher is greater than on a sander. I'm not sure how this might effect the polishing operation. Might be worth a try.

Jim

Messages In This Thread

ROS and polishing
Andreas Albat -- 5/8/2001, 3:40 pm
Re: ROS and polishing
Dave Houser -- 5/9/2001, 2:32 pm
Re: ROS and polishing
Jim Pace -- 5/8/2001, 10:19 pm
Re: ROS and polishing
Shawn Baker -- 5/8/2001, 6:32 pm
Re: ROS and polishing
Andreas Albat -- 5/9/2001, 11:13 am
Re: Pressure?
Jason Koldewijn -- 5/8/2001, 10:02 pm