Thread: Recomendation for Sander

Hi - I have a Vic Ash bed frame, that I am in the process of striping a BLO finish off. The BLO has become tacky, blotchy and down right unpleasant. I have set about scraping the bulk of the BLO off. Then I am hand planning what I can however the Vic Ash is horrible stuff and it will need some heavy sanding.

I went to my local Total tools and Bunnings in Melbourne. Can anyone suggest what is relative good sander for me to purchase. Now I can get a 125mm orbital sander for between $40 to $500. As far I can figure this would work for the large flat surfaces but would be useless for the corner and tight spots. This AEG orbital sander looks good to me. More solid plastic then the other a viewed at the sub $100 price range.

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What can I expect from an $40 Ozito, with a three year warranty?

I can get a triangular sander again for $40 to $500. This would seem better for the corner and tight spots but I am not sure how it would work for the large flat spaces. Will the triangular sander work for large flat surfaces?

I really do not want to buy two machines, if you could only buy one which one would you buy. Secondly what difference is their between the $40 to $500 models. Outside of RPM speed and disk size I cannot tell them much apart.

I am not a fan of heavy sanding my work (I hate the melted toffy look that often results from careless sanding) however this seems to me as the most sensible way of striping an assembled piece of furniture.

Also can anyone confirm the paint thinner is the best method for stripping BLO that has gone bad?