Patrick Irish
08-06-2022, 11:43 PM
I splurged couple years ago and bought an Air Advantage e-sander. It’s nearly identical to a Mirka Ceros. 7k-10k rpms, 5amps, good dust collection, replaceable pad.
Sometimes when I sand, typically endgrain boards, I feel the Air Vantage isn’t doing a fast enough job. I then go back to my $60 ridgid and feel it does a better job. The ridgid does go up to 12k rpm so maybe it just feels it’s doing more.
It could also be the 5” sanding discs I’m using, klingspor brand, they don’t clog but are 4-5 years old.
I’ll figure out a way to conduct a test.
I wouldn’t mind the Bosch 5” or 6” geared dual mode sander though.
Sometimes when I sand, typically endgrain boards, I feel the Air Vantage isn’t doing a fast enough job. I then go back to my $60 ridgid and feel it does a better job. The ridgid does go up to 12k rpm so maybe it just feels it’s doing more.
It could also be the 5” sanding discs I’m using, klingspor brand, they don’t clog but are 4-5 years old.
I’ll figure out a way to conduct a test.
I wouldn’t mind the Bosch 5” or 6” geared dual mode sander though.