Thread: concave palm sander

Festool's LS-130 model can be configured for many different profiles. It has a range of available pads for convex, concave, and even one that allows you to make your own profile. I have one and it is the duck's guts for odd shapes.

Very nice sander. A bit expensive, but nice. Thanks!

Supercheap had a pair of German (named) units in stock for a while but seem to have got rid of them now. They used three sanding pads on the base, arranged like a 3 cutter electric shaver and free to move to a degree so they can follow a contour.

The smaller would qualify as a palm in terms of size, the larger was maybe eqiv size to a 1200W router. About $60 and $90 when I spotted them last summer, bags of sanding pads, buffing pads etc from $20 - $50 depending on sixw and contents.

Can you post a link to the Supercheap website please? All I can find is Supercheap for cars. Thanks!

Supercheap Auto is the correct one. It is in Australia and New Zealand and if you are really in Georgia USA that dog won't hunt.

But auto stores may have what you need, as they use sanders for working on auto body repairs and autos have a lot of odd contours.

Hi Cody,

the contour palm sander you mentioned i couldn't find, although -like you- i know it exists. But you mentioned poles and such, and i know some nice (but expensive) solutions from sanding and grinding specialist Flex from Germany. Most of these are based on their 1503 or 1506 variable speed grinder motors. The belt version with the large arms is called "boa", since the belt can be made to sling itself around tubular shapes up to 270 degrees (think sanding table legs, satin finishing of nickel alloy steel, etc.). I once saw a cheap belt sander attachment (although not so versatile and bendy like the Boa) to be fitted to most average small angle grinders. Belts are of course more aggressive than palm sanders, but they work a treat, I know the Flex machines from experince, they are marvellous.

When browsing the web, i found other options. The Amati 7393 hand operated sander is for small model work, the mini electric low voltage Böhler 3D sander has three hinged discs (like a Philishave electric razor with three adjustalbe heads) and with 100 Watts is also meant for light jobs only. The Dremel 6000 drive insertable attachments of various shapes.

I also addedsome links, one discribing an inflatable aur cushion sanding cylinder (to be powered by an electric drill) and the other one describing DIY-building of a contour sander:

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/browseproducts/Inflatable-Cushion-Contour-Sander--6--x-8-.HTML

http://www.airfieldmodels.com/inform...nder/index.htm


I'll have a look out for more options and i'll post them when i run into worthwhile ones. I will also keep a lookout for the palm sander you mentioned.

greetings

gerhard

WOW thanks! You really went all out. I really appreciate all the leg work you put into this. You found a couple of models that I haven't run across too. Really, thanks for all of your help! I'm looking forward to reviewing all of these.

It is Bohler that was available at SuperCheap auto. I picked one up cheap when they were clearing them out. I haven't used it yet. It's saved away for when I finally get around to making that mandolin. It would be perfect for sanding a mando I think.

Peter