Griot's Garage DA Polisher as sander

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I have the 6" DA Polisher and my dad was wondering if he could borrow it to sand our flooring. Is it possible to do as such? If yes, is there a compatible backing plate + sander available to bought out there?
 
rjgervacio said:
I have the 6" DA Polisher and my dad was wondering if he could borrow it to sand our flooring. Is it possible to do as such? If yes, is there a compatible backing plate + sander available to bought out there?
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I just called Griots and asked them this question. They do not recommend using for sanding. They haven't heard of many people trying it for that. The customer service rep said that she had heard that it doesn't get up to the appropriate speed for sanding.

Hope this helps. :dblthumb2:
 
rjgervacio said:
I have the 6" DA Polisher and my dad was wondering if he could borrow it to sand our flooring. Is it possible to do as such? If yes, is there a compatible backing plate + sander available to bought out there?
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I used a PC, (first generation), to sand down an old desk and re-stain it.

From this thread,

The Free Floating Spindle Bearing Assembly - The Story Behind The Story...





The Porter Cable Dual Action Sander with Wood Dust Collecting Attachment for Sanding Wood
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Sanding the old finish off using a Porter Cable Dual Action Sander
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What are you trying to sand off the floor?


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I've used it to wet sand paint but actually I think the PCXP worked a little better for that application. The GG6 has a lot more torque and even on speed 1 it was getting more rotation than I wanted for wet-sanding.
 
I can tell you both the gg and pc do a great job at dry sanding, but without a dust extraction system attached you will have to keep blowing out the air vents as they will start to show signs of dust accumulation, personally on the gg I'd use a foam interface and the pc I didn't feel it was as needed between the backing plate and sanding disc.
 
I just bought an oak desk off cl and want to refinish it.

I see that Megs makes sanding discs but only in 3 inch sizes? Think 800 grit is good enough?
 
embolism said:
I just bought an oak desk off cl and want to refinish it.

I see that Megs makes sanding discs but only in 3 inch sizes? Think 800 grit is good enough?
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You can get all the sanding discs just about any grit at Lowes in 5" size.
 
Wasn't the PC 7336 sold as a sander? It was te same as the 7424- it at least looked the same
 
Twister said:
Wasn't the PC 7336 sold as a sander? It was te same as the 7424- it at least looked the same
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Yes it was and still is at Lowes. Everyone claims that it's same but it did not work for me at all. Took it back and got G110V2. It's like day and night difference.I also see that Home Depot has PC 7424XP.
 
mark58 said:
Yes it was and still is at Lowes. Everyone claims that it's same but it did not work for me at all. Took it back and got G110V2. It's like day and night difference.I also see that Home Depot has PC 7424XP.
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I have an old 7336 and it served me well for years. I've never had a problem with it and it worked great. Once I got a Flex it got moved to back up duty
 
The 7346 comes with a 6" sanding backing plate. Looks like the exact same machine as the 7424XP.
 
I use my old G100 for household sanding all the time. I used them to strip 4 coats of paint off old radiator covers before I resprayed them. I have used it to sand wood work. Just be very careful, it sands very quickly!
 
I would never use it again for automotive use out of fear sawdust would be blown from the vents
 
Rsurfer said:
The 7346 comes with a 6" sanding backing plate. Looks like the exact same machine as the 7424XP.
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I saw the 7346SP at Lowe's yesterday. They have reduced the price to $109 for these. I wonder if they are the same motor as the XP? Does anyone know?
 
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