Skeezix
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Eleven years ago I bought a Sander, Craftsman 5" Dustless Random Orbit Sander for $37 but I've only used it 5-6 times. The last time I used it was a few years to remove the paint from some 4x4 landscape timbers. I used 80 grit paper. I did not use excessive pressure, just enough to keep the sander on the wood. The "fuzz" on the back of the paper disks kept wearing off and after 3-4 minutes of use and although the grit side was still in good shape, they kept coming off the platen. So I got a new platen and put the sander back on the shelf. That was in 2016.
This morning I got the sander out, put a new Ryobi 80-grit disk on it and started to clean/roughen the surfaces of a 4-foot-long railing that I made for some 3-tread steps that I made in 2014. The paper would wear out and not stick to the platen. Paper still good but won't stick to the platen.
Why does the backing on the sanding disks wear off so quickly? I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe using too coarse a grit??? I'm using Ryobi and Porter-Cable paper disks. Please help me out here.
This morning I got the sander out, put a new Ryobi 80-grit disk on it and started to clean/roughen the surfaces of a 4-foot-long railing that I made for some 3-tread steps that I made in 2014. The paper would wear out and not stick to the platen. Paper still good but won't stick to the platen.
Why does the backing on the sanding disks wear off so quickly? I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe using too coarse a grit??? I'm using Ryobi and Porter-Cable paper disks. Please help me out here.