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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.
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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.
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The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
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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.
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Oh yes I have!
Only took 5 minutes of sanding before I figured out what was wrong.
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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.
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I thought I was the only one.......
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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...
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