Dust mitigation

[thehermit]

I used a festool sander and vac to sand the bottom of a 20SF down to gel coat. That sander was awesome. It was a loaner and I put some hard miles on it :0

[AlabamaRick]

Originally Posted by thehermit

I used a festool sander and vac to sand the bottom of a 20SF down to gel coat. That sander was awesome. It was a loaner and I put some hard miles on it :0

Hey Hermit, I am strongly considering the festool components, I just can't pull the trigger on it just yet because of price. Ouch!!! They say it is better to hurt once than to hurt again from the repurchase. Do you think that the festool saved you any time on your sanding job?

[thehermit]

Originally Posted by AlabamaRick

Hey Hermit, I am strongly considering the festool components, I just can't pull the trigger on it just yet because of price. Ouch!!! They say it is better to hurt once than to hurt again from the repurchase. Do you think that the festool saved you any time on your sanding job?

It was definitely the tool for the job. It had enough gusto to take down about 4 layers of hard epoxy paint off a 1970 hull. It also had the finesse to not harm the gelcoat when I got down to it. Once I was done I barrier coated and used ablative paint. My normal sanders are Bosh and Dewalt RO's . The Bosh is very good but the Festool was a great product.

Somewhere I have some pix?!

[AlabamaRick]

Originally Posted by thehermit

It was definitely the tool for the job. It had enough gusto to take down about 4 layers of hard epoxy paint off a 1970 hull. It also had the finesse to not harm the gelcoat when I got down to it. Once I was done I barrier coated and used ablative paint. My normal sanders are Bosh and Dewalt RO's . The Bosh is very good but the Festool was a great product.

Somewhere I have some pix?!

The three I am considering are the Bosch, Festool ,and Fein. Both being equally priced, I prefer the Festool over the Fein simply because of the twist lock hose, and location of hose connector. Trying to justify $$$$$$ or $$$, sometimes you get what you pay for...