Thread: Brains Trust, help needed with ROS

I had that prob once and I gave the worn out base to Vic Wood who got the guy who made his rubber doobies for the bowl sanders to resurface the pad with new velcro. Did a great job on it.

I can get it from here. http://www.woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FU...ARTNUM=901-872

Or I can buy the whole base, which I dont wont, locally.

Al

I had the same problem with my old B&D ROS and was staggered at the price of a replacement pad so decided to go via the DYI route.

I plonked the ROS pad down on top of some 120 grit paper and basically sanded the remaining velcro hooks off the pad - ie a bald pad, followed by 240 grit to make smooth. Then I went to "Spotlight" and bought a roll of sticky backed velcro strips (hooks and eyes) for a few $. Leaving the hooks and eye side together I cut the roll into lengths to suit the pad. Placed the still stuck toether lengths on top of the pad and marked out the dust extract holes with a marker. Cut dust holes with scissors. Stick hook only strips onto bald pad - you need to use lots pressure. I had to replace bits of the velcro every 6 months till the thing died a couple of years after that.

If the sander is a good brand it is most likely worth buying the replacement base if it is just a cheepie it will probably save a lot of frustration to simply buy a new sander

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Anyway, I need the replacement 5" velcro, and velcro only.

I have been into tool shops and for some reason they want the make and model number.

All the pads you buy are universal in size and hole lay out, so why do they want make and model number?

On my Porter Cable, the holes for the screws that hold the velcro pad are in a unique position compared to some other brands. IIRC the way that the pad fits into the base is unique also.

Before I spent the money I would try to use the shop vac to remove all the dust from the velcro pad. This could give your sander another few years of life. The velcro tends to load up with dust and a quick pass with the shop vac removes most of the dust.

Hi guys.

I bought a 10" round velcro disc from Stan at www.woodworking.com.au today, they arent listed on his site but he has them all the same.

I reckon I can get 5 from the 10" disc, cost $35.

So case closed.

Al

Carba-tec sell self adhesive velcro disks. You would have to punch your own holes.

Originally Posted by chrisb691

Carba-tec sell self adhesive velcro disks. You would have to punch your own holes.

I did look on the Carbatec site but couldnt see them.

Al

Hey, Oz;
Also known as Starter Pads (or so I was told), adhesive velcro for sanders can be purchased from specialist abrasives suppliers. I got one for my Metabo Duo from Magnetic abrasives in Carnegie, for around ten bucks or so. Sounds like you have it covered, but anyways...

Regards,
Rusty.

I've been trying to get the power tool velcro products out of my rep for a while.... must give him an other rattle.

The adhesive hook material for power sanding is different from all other velcro brand hook materials.
It is a special low profile version of HTH with an agressive adhesive.
Any other form of hook will be grosely inferior....... most serious specialty abrasive suppliers should be able to supply it.

I've just baught a replacement pad for my ROS... the metabo.... the generic one s wont fit...... ..... yep amd it wasnt cheap.

cheers

I typed a reply last night & the dumbasre serverver had a brain fade & ignored it.
The other guys & you your self have it nailed but the only other place worth a try for others interested would be the automotive paint places.

I had the same problem with my Makita. Here in London the new pads are more than twice the price they are in NZ so I did the same as BobL, except that I cut the velcro off with a heavy duty NT cutter and sprayed Carpet contact glue on both the pad and the velcro strips, put them between 2 pieces of wood and clamped the up in the vise over the weekend. I have been using the same pad for over a year now and it is still better than the original.