Sanding attachment for drill

It's a long time since I've used a sanding disc, but I do recall that you can use only the edge of the disc, or else it *will* kick. The disc (or more correctly, the part to which the disc attached) is not flat anyway, so there wouldn't be any advantage in trying to use the whole disc.

Perce

Go down to your tool rental store and try out some of the various sanding tools they have. Once you know what really works for you, consider buying a similar version from a handy source, local, online, whatever. That should help avoid a budget mistake.

Joe

That's right.

Joe

Is that anything like a cola kick?

Anyway, no, you can't use a rotary disk sander flat. You can only use the edge.

A rotary disk sander is for sanding/shaping edges and contours, not for stripping paint off a table, or sanding a surface flat. It will remove a lot of material in a short time, but it will leave swirl marks and gouges if you aren't skilled with the tool.

Do yourself a favor and get a random orbit sander. $20-$30 plus pads.

How tight and how much sanding? I often wrap sand paper around an appropriately sized piece of wood. The little sanding sponges work too. ___________

Yes. Keep in mind that being round, you can't sand into corners. _________

Depends. If the attachment is a circle of thin, hard rubber you cannot use it flat; if it is thick foam, you can. I used to use the latter to smooth up the hull on my boat before repainting...an 8" soft pad makes short work of it.

re: "I need to do some sanding in tight areas."

Please define "tight areas".

There are so many sanding options available, from hand sanding to multifunction tools to Dremels to sand-blasting, that its kind of hard to make a recommendation without knowing what/where you will be sanding.

What you are sanding might be just as important as where you are sanding.

snipped-for-privacy@grex.org (Graven Water) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@grex.org:

Harbor Freight sells kits for drills with two discs and abrasive pads of varying grit. You don't use a disc completely flat,you angle it slightly to use the outer rim. Discs don't get into "tight" places very well.

you also can buy a $30 clone of the Fein Multimaster which is great for getting in tight places for sanding or scraping.

I cant seem to remember the name of the tool, however get down to your sears store, they have a tool made just for you, it's $99.00 and has many other attachments like scrapers, etc. A neat little gadget but I already have to many gadgets