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    Default Orbital Sander 'Rest station' suggestion?

    Have a Bosch GEX 125 AC Professional orbital sander and would love advice/suggestions on how to make a 'resting station' where I can place the sander in between uses. Bearing in mind that the pad continues to rotate for some seconds after use, I need to be able to place the tool safely on the bench without causing any damage to the pad.

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    The only time the pad will be damaged is if there's no paper on it - are you putting the sander down still rotating with no paper on it?
    Even with really fine paper unless you are resting the papered pad on metal it won't damage the paper.

    If you need something with no contact at all , what about an adjustable height hook above the work?
    That's what I do with my welder torches.

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    Is this what you had in mind? 5" Sander Sitter Orbital Landing Pad | Rockler Woodworking and Hardware

    I think it wouldn't be too hard to make something similar with closed cell foam which you can get cheap from Clark Rubber. A meter would be a lifetime supply. Crepe rubber would be even better if you could find a supplier. Crepe rubber is the same material used for cleaning sanding disks and belts so it would clean the disk when you put the sander on it for bonus points

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    Easy - I use an old towel folded over. Its a pretty standard bathroom towel - it doubles as my "benchtop sanding towel" when finish sanding.

    You could use a face cloth or hand towel to make it smaller (or just rip it in half!!)

    The folded towel absorbs all the jiggering while it winds itself down. Its mass holds the sander still so it won't throw itself onto the floor. I don't wait after turning the ROS off - pop it straight on.

    Mine is a Festool ROS150, which is almost the same.

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    I have made resting stands for my ROS and belt sander. Posted pix etc back in about 2007 but the pix have disappeared. I should be able to find the pix or photograph them again and will add them here for you.

    Was easier to take new ones. These have now had about 10 years of fairly intense use and still look reasonable and work well. The telling point for me is that either can be put down or picked up with one hand instead of using two. The small extra beside the ROS is the jig I use to fit the disk to the ROS, it aligns the holes perfectly. Simply 3 dowels sharpened with a pencil sharpener and glued to a base.

    Hope it helps you out.

    Apologies, pix are upside down, I'm aware we come from the land down under but can't explain this one.
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    That would be much appreciated Bob.

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    Like this idea. Am going to try to replicate the commercial product. I wonder if a thick gel disk (circular) about 25mm thick housed in a heavy circular dish or similar and made using a gelatin mixture would work?

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    Thank you very much for your suggestion. If some other ideas fail, I will resort to your idea to simply use a hook above the bench.

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    You are all overthinking it. Just use a doubled over towel.

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    The wood shop down my street has some "Sanding Sitters". When a sanding disk needs cleaning,
    they set the sander down, still running, on the crepe rubber pad.
    The outside stays stationary while the inner surface wiggles to suck up the last few movements
    of a ROS, that's been shut off and set down.
    Very ingenious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by woodPixel View Post
    Easy - I use an old towel folded over. Its a pretty standard bathroom towel - it doubles as my "benchtop sanding towel" when finish sanding......
    And an off-cut of carpet works equally well as a sanding pad and a sander landing rest.


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    Default Orbital Sander 'Rest station' suggestion?

    I feel like a bit of a dunce following this thread, as I was hoping someone would ask the silly question, rather than me [emoji3]
    What is the purpose of a "rest station"? When sanding, I just wait for the sander to stop spinning then put it down. It doesn't take very long at all. Am I missing something, or is it just to speed things up and improve efficiency when working to deadlines?
    Any insights would be appreciated.

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    For me, not a dunce at all. I use the rests for convenience, don't have to wait for the stop, not keen to place the machines down on the disk or belt as it is easy to pick up contaminates or damage the disk or belt. Perhaps the most convenient aspect for me is that by "hanging" in the rests or stands I can put down or pick up the machine with one hand, especially the belt sander as they are always located in the same orientation. These stands are also great for storing the machines on the shelf under the bench. Others using other bits to sit the machines on to clean the disk or belt, years ago I picked up a gristle sole from the bootmaker which is used as necessary to clean the disk or belt.

    For some it may be overkill or extravagance but the stands utilised scrap which probably would have ended up in the bin.
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    I don't see how you can put down a "belt sander" onto a stand while it is still running. Mine would be off the bench and on the floor is 1/2 sec.

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    Putting the sander down isn't much of an issue on regular jobs, but when I'm making 4 kids chairs or 15 carts (with over 140 parts to sand) then it definitely comes in handy. Swapping various hunks or groupings goes much faster when you can quickly put down and pick up.

    My main sander is a second hand Festool ROS150 and I think it's great. It's slow to stop (not that this is a problem).

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