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Festool PLANEX Modular Drywall Sander (571579) A New Sanding Solution for Today’s Evolved Craftsman Well, Festool has done it again and despite their current catalog of superior power tools and equipment, Festool is astonishing the industry once more with the release of their modular and totally evolved drywall sander. With an articulating head, a bodyRead more

While all sanders are designed to remove material, each sander type is designed with different features to better perform different tasks. Between a random orbit sander and a finishing sander, find out which tool is right for you. Posted in Sanders, Tool Info, Tool Tips and tagged with versus, sanders, ros, random orbital sander, randomRead more

When your sander isn’t collecting dust like it should, sanding your projects can become a much more frustrating process. Find out the simple fix that should keep your sander’s dust collection working great. Posted in “How to” of the Month, Quick Tip of the Month, Sanders, Tool Info, Tool Tips and tagged with wood sandingRead more

The Facts About Belt Sanders               With two parallel spinning drums on its underside powering the continuous motion of a sanding belt, a belt sander is a brilliant power tool designed to efficiently sand and level any number of industrial materials. Belt sanders are a much rougher tool thanRead more

How to Replace the Pad on a Random Orbital Sander Replacing the pad on a random orbital sander is one of the most common maintenance procedures found in the power tool industry. Fortunately for woodworkers and tool users, it is also one of the very simplest tasks your power tools will every as you toRead more

Change Your Sandpaper Often!   As sandpaper wears down the particles that perform all that sanding action become smaller; they become dull and less effective and while one might assume these smaller particles would simply deliver a finer finish, they instead leave a kind of burnish on your materials. So, unless you simply want toRead more

A 5” & 6” Rear-Handle Random Orbit Sander With Vibration Control Bosch is well known for building some of the most impressive, most high-performance power tools in the industry today. Accordingly, it should come as no surprise that their ROS65VCL is one of the smoothest, most comfortable to operate industrial random orbit sanders to everRead more

One Cordless Power Tool, Attachments for Every Application Black & Decker has just released released a new cordless power tool with a totally revolutionary design. To get straight to the point, the new Matrix is essentially a power tool body with a head that’s been geared to accept attachments. The result is a cordless toolRead more

Sanding takes a lot of time and effort. It makes sense, then, that we crafty crafters would look for shortcuts. The trouble with sanding, though, is most shortcuts will ultimately yield inferior results and you’ll waste plenty time trying to correct them. Stay ahead of the curve by knowing which corners you should never cut.Read more

Sanding can be a real pain in the neck, but these 5 surefire tips will help ensure happiness with all your sanding results. Start sanding better today. Posted in “How to” of the Month, How To Articles, Industrial Tips, Quick Tip of the Month, Sanders, Tool Info, Tool Tips, Woodworking Articles and tagged with betterRead more