01-25-2018, 07:32 PM
I have a 170 sq ft Douglas Fir floor in the loft that needs sanding - it's a new unfinished floor. I would prefer to use a small - 12" or so - orbital floor sander, because I have to horse it up a set of spiral stairs. Unfortunately the local tool rental stores only carry a large 12" x 18" pad sander, which they estimate would take two guys to haul up stairs. Don't think I could handle that. The only other possibility would be a Clarke Super 7R edge sander (a 7" rotational sander) at the rental place. I also have a Festool Rotex 125 EQ Plus sander, which is only a 5" sander but it will do rotational plus random orbit sanding.
My initial thought is to break out the knee pads, rent the Clarke and take a pass or two, then switch to the Rotex to finish up. Never having done this before, I thought I would consult the brain trust here, you guys always have good ideas. Also, any thoughts on grits I should use?
My initial thought is to break out the knee pads, rent the Clarke and take a pass or two, then switch to the Rotex to finish up. Never having done this before, I thought I would consult the brain trust here, you guys always have good ideas. Also, any thoughts on grits I should use?
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