Thread: Spitting Discs

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Originally Posted by Gumby

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Is there dust caught between the disc and the pad? I have to clean mine occasianally with a blast of compressed air.

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How well does the pad stick on in the first place? Maybe you have dodgy loops on the pad, or maybe crud buildup like said.

I have a B&D KA200 and have used norton disks now use siafast as they seen
to give better value for money

Would anyone have used the sander without putting a pad on and worn the loops a bit

Did anyone try coarse paper 40 grit and go rearly heavy pressure on the ros causing it to slip

As says try cleaning with air or old toothbrush

You can buy new base for the ros

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Originally Posted by Ashore

Would anyone have used the sander without putting a pad on and worn the loops a bit

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I've done that :eek: I sanded for about 3 minutes before I realised that I had taken the old pad off and not replaced it with anything............It still clings to new pads though so maybe that isn't the problem
(nice finish on it though )

I spoke to a guy in a local tool shop who said he often gets customers coming in and saying their B&D ROS is no good because the pads keep falling off. He said the reason is because they push too hard - the hooks get distorted and burnt out of shape with the heat and pressure generated. The B&D's are the worst, apparently, because many of them have small pads which concentrate the pressure. You will have to renew the hook pad, then keep a light pressure and allow the sander to do the work.

I guess sanding is one of those things we all try to hurry through.

Arron

I've got the same problem with my GMC ROS. I think it is a problem with the discs because I can slap on a new disc straight away and it grips like there is no tomorrow. But give it 10 mins of sanding and it sometimes shoots straight off like a discus at the olympics. One shot right out the door into the garden on the weekend.

It could be that I'm using too much pressure or that my GMC ROS is actually a POS, not a ROS.

I might give the compressed air/toothbrush trick a go. I usually find after 10 mins that a fair bit of the grit has come off anyway.

Trav

Thanks for those thoughts ppl.....I will try cleaning the pad first, however, with a new disk fitted it sticks like .........um......glue to a jumper, then replace it if necessary.

The ROS has never been used naked (no disk fitted ) but I may well be guilty of being a bit heavy handed on it.

The coarsest grit I have used is 60 but that may be enough to damage the pad if I AM to heavy on it.

I'll try these things tomorrow.

Thanks for your input

Regards

Neil.

I should also have mentioned that the nylon on the base of the B&D unit might not be as heat resistant as some so excessive heat may cause some failure of the hooks on the base pad



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I had the same problem with an older Bosch. Clean the pad while running with a brass wire brush. This dislodges dust that get in the pads pores. If that does not work, replace the pad.
mike