January 1, 20188 yr Author 3 hours ago, kmealy said: I also always connect up the shop-vac to the sander to keep the dust down, so I want the holes. Thinking about the H&L with holes, it makes me wonder if it's best to always have a vac attached to it, otherwise the pad may get dirty faster around the holes. Does that make any sense ? Or has anyone experienced that ?
January 1, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, CharlieL said: Thinking about the H&L with holes, it makes me wonder if it's best to always have a vac attached to it, otherwise the pad may get dirty faster around the holes. Does that make any sense ? Or has anyone experienced that ? I don't know ,Charlie, I have never hooked up the shop vac, just use the canister on the sander and also a good way to collect some sanding dust to mix with a little shellac to repair defects in the piece being sanded. Herb
October 19, 20196 yr Cabinet shops have used porter cable and Dewalts for years. Personally I use the PC 332 or 333. H&L or PSA dont matter. Know sandpaper does. Sander is only half the problem.. I'very got sandpaper that's $15 a 100 to $85 a box of 100....depend s o what I'm after on looks
October 19, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, BillyJack said: Cabinet shops have used porter cable and Dewalts for years. I have had a DeWalt for 20 years, works great. Recently had to invest in a new H&L pad. Easy to get, easy to replace, back in business and did not have to buy a new one.
October 20, 20196 yr Problem I'm having is the pc 332 and 333's are getting expensive even on Ebay. Those things could be found for $15 with good pads now everyone wants $30 plus...
October 20, 20196 yr My bosch 5" ros has performed really well for the past 20+ years. I did have to replace the h&l pad a couple of times.
October 20, 20196 yr In the 90's Dewalt push hard. They had a Dewalt trucks in every neighborhood and representatives In HD everyday. Trim carpenters bought into this pretty quick. Milwaukee was a little behind but got in towards the end. There sanders were in every trim carpenters hands at that time, but not in the cabinet shops. Dewalt got pretty strong doing this followed by followed by Milwaukee. Ryobi dropped the ball and Ryobi went on the cheap. PC played the cabinet shop but when it came to nail guns they were beating out Senco because Senco nail guns took PC nails. Eventually trim carpenters were offered PC staple gun /compressor combo. Makita stayed into the construction side.... For many years I installed in the 90's . It was fun seeing Dewalt bend over backwards in those days yet deserve credit as they were there when trim carpenters needed the breaks as it got competitive.... So even though I prefer PC Dewalt has done a good job.... Edited October 20, 20196 yr by BillyJack
October 20, 20196 yr 40 minutes ago, BillyJack said: For many years I installed in the 90's . It was fun seeing Dewalt bend over backwards in those days yet deserve credit as they were there when trim carpenters needed the breaks as it got competitive.... Interesting to hear about how this evolved. From a hobbyist perspective they just seemed to flood the market with advertising and a lot of deals.
October 20, 20196 yr Each company flooded the market in there own way. PC- routers, nail guns, compressors, Dewalt-miter saws, sanders Milwaukee- miter saws Levels-crick levels Nail bags- occidental Craftsman- in the beginning craftsman, then dewalt,makita,etc Edited October 20, 20196 yr by BillyJack
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