used your ROS with no sanding disk on the pad. Well, I can report, first hand, that the Velcro doesn't like it if you do.
Thankfully, Bosch replacements are readily available and cheap.
John
I cannot claim that I have used my ROS without a pad, but I can relate in that I am on my third replacement pad due to inattention when the sanding disk has completely worn through. I now use Mirka pad protectors as cheap insurance for poor attention spans.
I had bad luck with H&L pads when they came out. I went back to all PSA pads which is all I use. After the first PSA pad on my festool 150/3 fell apart and they discontinued those pads, I made one from a PC pad, and all is well in the sanding world again.
DAMHIKT
I'm pretty sure that I have only done that by throwing a sanding disk. My old Ryobi ROS, and the pads weren't particularly cheap as I remember.
Oh yes I have!
Only took 5 minutes of sanding before I figured out what was wrong.
My thing is when doing a lot of sanding I connect a shop vac via hose to the ROS. Then forget to turn on the vac and wonder why there's dust all over hell's half acre.
g
I thought I was the only one.......
(03-21-2018, 06:47 AM)cme4dk Wrote: [ -> ]I thought I was the only one.......
Somehow, I feel better now.
I ordered two pads from Amazon last evening, a soft and a hard one. They cost about $12 each, which seemed quite reasonable.
John
I did that once before I had my cataract surgeries and could not see very well. I was wondering why it was cutting so slowly...
