March 3, 20215 yr FWIW, I have a big brother version of that sander, and I absolutely loathe it. It turns out that a sander can have way too much power. The little one is more useful.
March 3, 20215 yr The Ridgid seems pretty good, especially after I went to aftermarket paper. Really only used the belt sander up to this point. The Dust Right on the other hand is about five minutes from being rolled up the driveway for trash pickup tomorrow.
March 3, 20215 yr 31 minutes ago, VPI said: The Ridgid seems pretty good, especially after I went to aftermarket paper. Really only used the belt sander up to this point. The Dust Right on the other hand is about five minutes from being rolled up the driveway for trash pickup tomorrow. That didn’t last long. What is the mater with it? Edited March 3, 20215 yr by naamanf
March 4, 20215 yr 4 hours ago, naamanf said: I’ve been happy with it as well. Seems to be pretty popular, there are about 5 other similar sanders but the Rigid seems to be the best of the group. Hmm, I may need one of these.
March 4, 20215 yr I am going to flip the router table tonight so I can screw on the Dust Right box tomorrow when I get some screws. Not sure I can fit anything else in my shop at this point.
March 4, 20215 yr On 3/3/2021 at 2:28 PM, naamanf said: That didn’t last long. What is the mater with it? Nothing with the function, I like suction and how quiet it is. The putting together part is a cluster as it seems every screw is positioned exactly to have as little access as possible to it. Needed to use 4 different lengths of drivers and one screw head in a ratchet for the 16ish screws. Then you have to balance the fucking motor on top of the frame while trying to blindly find the holes that cannot be seen without standing on your head risking dropping the 80 pound thing on said head.
March 5, 20215 yr To make it even worse it somehow gave me carpal tunnel syndrome and ever since putting it together my left wrist is fucking shot. Can’t even pick anything up with my left hand since.
March 5, 20215 yr The little Lie-Nielsen and honing guide finally made it out of UPS purgatory and were delivered. The block plane is dramatically less substantial than the Stanley version. Feels much better in use and things do not seem to just magically loosen up in use like the Stanley Sweetheart.
March 5, 20215 yr I have that same Lie Nielsen low angle block plane too. Then I bought a regular angle and a rebating low angle block plane by superb Chinese Quangsheng. These are basically Lie Nielsen knock offs, but are fantastically good quality with a thick iron that takes a razor edge, and needs hardly any back flattening.
March 5, 20215 yr 5 minutes ago, Craig Sawyers said: I have that same Lie Nielsen low angle block plane too. Then I bought a regular angle and a rebating low angle block plane by superb Chinese Quangsheng. These are basically Lie Nielsen knock offs, but are fantastically good quality with a thick iron that takes a razor edge, and needs hardly any back flattening. The Quangsheng are branded as WoodRiver here in the US.
March 6, 20215 yr I have a Woodriver 4 1/2. It seems nice. The Bridge City one is still on back order so I have no idea if they are any good. I definitely need one more little Woodpecker thing to fill this annoying gap.
March 6, 20215 yr On 3/3/2021 at 2:18 PM, swt61 said: Even better once frued started carrying the cylindrical sanding tubes. I have been buying Norton replacements for the belt. Have not even tried a tube yet.
March 6, 20215 yr 12 minutes ago, Augsburger said: Great detail but how many walls do you have in your house? Walls? I’m pinning these on my chest.
March 6, 20215 yr 25 minutes ago, Voltron said: I think you need new finishing room. But awesome work. I do. Would love to be able to switch to a spray lacquer, would speed things up immensely.
March 6, 20215 yr 8 hours ago, naamanf said: I do. Would love to be able to switch to a spray lacquer, would speed things up immensely. Seems like it's time to build/buy a small down-draft spray booth.
March 6, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, n_maher said: Seems like it's time to build a small down-draft spray booth. I’m starting to run out of room 😬 once the jointer and bandsaw arrive I won’t have much room. The wings are 45” wide so it would take up considerable real estate. Commercial space is calling my name. Or just moving to a place where I can build a 5000sqft shop. 🤔
March 6, 20215 yr Surely your neighbors wouldn't mind if you bought one of the inflatable ones and bonus, you could let the kids use it as a bouncy house? https://www.amazon.com/Happybuy-Inflatable-13x8x7ft-Portable-Workstation/dp/B07LDNL7GF
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