I have an old wood floor that I’d like to refinish and it’s my first time. Can I use a 4-head orbital floor sander instead of the usual drum sander from the beginning? Or is the orbital just not aggressive enough to remove any unevenness between the floor boards? I don’t think this floor has any anything done to it in 50 years.
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you can but it's just gonna take you a lot longer...safer..but longer.
The drum sanders aren't really all that difficult to use. I rent mine frequently.
A lot of babies...lol... prefere the ones Home Depot rents...safer I spose'..
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