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Ah good get. I've been using a Porter Cable for awhile now. When you say round-over dance do you mean the way that the sander wants to move or that it's rounding over the edge of the wood?
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One thing I'm noticing however is since the pad is not rigid, it does a little round-over dance on the edges of the wood, which I'm not fond of. Any tips for eliminating/minimizing that or is that just a necessary evil?
Ah good get. I've been using a Porter Cable for awhile now. When you say round-over dance do you mean the way that the sander wants to move or that it's rounding over the edge of the wood?
The thing to do is just keep that in mind and employ a flat-block. My suggestion is to use the orbital for the first grit (probably 120 or 180) then flat-block the next step, then if you want you can either finish with a very light pass on the orbital with your final grit (320, 400, whatever) or continue flat-blocking all the way to the end, preferably going with the grain of the wood.
Flat block like a cork block or like a piece of scrap wood?
Ok, speaking of: What's the story with Festool? I'd never heard of them until I walked into Woodcraft, and almost choked on the pricetag. Are they REALLY that good?
I've got one of these:
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Works quite well. I was just hoping to be able to use the ROS as it seems (could very well be false preception caused by new-toy-itis) to do a better job.
I've heard there are some orbital sanders that can mold to the shape of the body and preserve an arch-top shape and accurately preserve curves and contour for a refinishing job.
I think you may be refering to a bowl sander. They actually attach to a drill (or drill press I suppose) and are much more flexible than a normal palm sander.