anyone tried this brand drywall sander
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everytime i mud i say “never again ,i got to find someone”then in about two weeks i find myself sanding a ceiling. i have rented the porter cable,not as good as hiring someone but it helps. problem is justifying the price at 500. so i ran a ad for looking for a used one on cl and a guy told me about this one,looks about the same,but 200 cheaper.
http://www.kingdrywall.com/Default.asp?Redirected=Y so doea any one have one of these? hows it work?
look on their site they have a small hand held model that looks pretty cool.
larry,sitting here all white and dusty
if a man speaks in the forest,and there’s not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
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well i guess that answers that question....................
if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
I have never seen that brand, only PC. That little vacuum seems pretty cool though, worst part of using a vacuum is dragging the thing around. Vacuum sanding sure beats pole sanding. Mike
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Yeah, the dust collection alone is worth the cost of the tool. I wouldn't do any remodeling without one. You can do it, but the clean up and dust containment issues in an occupied house? No way I'd go back to that nonsense. You need a decent shop vac anyways, it might as well be the Porter Cable. That means all you're really investing is the 450 (or whatever it is) for the sander.
I'd go so far as to say not having some type of vacumn dust collection for drywall sanding makes about as much sense as not having pneumatic nailers - you can do it, sure. But you're fighting a losing economic battle long term. Not even especially long, either.
I've seen the ads for drywall sanders, which is just an orbital sander hooked up to a good vacuum. But I have to wonder, if you need a machine to sand your taping job, should you really be taping?
The good tapers I've seen do a minimal amount of sanding. I have yet to ascend to that level of expertise, nor do I wish to.
But I have to wonder, if you need a machine to sand your taping job, should you really be taping?
I've always thought the same exact thing!...but until one gets good enough I really think the vac is the way to go. In my early daze of taping it would have been a life saver so there is a time and place for it.
Luckily now a daze I only have to do a minimal amt of sanding....and like that Blodgett kid said...when you're in someone's home it's a real plus even with only a drop to sand.
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The first time I watched a taper I noticed that he never left an trail anywhere. Every time he laid mud on, he took the time to clean up every little ridge left by his knife.
He finished his final coat with a sponge, very little sanding. He didn't even use a pole, just kept a folded piece of sand paper in his back pocket.
I've followed all his techniques ever since. The only requirement is good vision and plenty of light, to show all the little voids and ridges. Patience and attentiveness help too.
What about this?
http://www.right-tool.com/polsankitbyr.html
I have the handheld type..
http://www.preferredliving.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?st=0&st2=0&st3=0&test=testpl&Product_ID=1662&DID=10&CATID=14
Used it for the first time in a stairwell to a basement with both doors (top and bottom) closed to keep the dust out of the house. Never needed a dust mask. Any dust that was not sucked up by the shopvacc fell directly to the floor. And not much of that either.
i've got one of those and they do well on walls,but seems clgs are my deal,with the porter cable type i can stand on the floor.larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Interesting.
Is it good, or bad, that they ship extra brushes with each sander?
I like the looks of the mini sander.
It's not too late, it's never too late.
kinda sounds like a grizzly tool,they always give you extra brushes,ive never had one of there tools last that long,even though some guys swear by them. larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Never used one of those PC or KingDrywall sanders...but those cheap $10-$20 things you hook to your vacuum..I never liked them, too much drag when you are trying to move it across the drywall and they still dropped a lot of dust.
I know exactly where you are coming from getting the mud on right in the first place....for some it is easy and others hard.
I've come into rooms when my drywall contractor was done sanding and there would be so little dust on the floor, I'd have to feel the wall to verify he was done sanding.
I noticed that KingDrywall site said try it is not 100% satisfied you can return it..maybe you could do a room and if it works you might just want to keep it. I like the mobility of it (vacuum and bag on your shoulder).
Another thought would be to buy ( or i believe some companies only lease them) some special mud bucket on wheels thing a ma jiggy...my drywall contractor loves them..it layes down nice even joint..if something like that would make you mudding faster and leave you with a joint requiring little sanding, then you win both ways.