Temp Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I'm looking for a good rotary sander, can anyone recommend a cheaper alternative to something like a Festool Rotex 90 or 150? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkH Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 26 minutes ago, Temp said: I'm looking for a good rotary sander, can anyone recommend a cheaper alternative to something like a Festool Rotex 90 or 150? If you're going to be using it a lot, the Festool is well worth the money. I've done more sanding with a 150mm rotary than any sane person should and I've killed four Bosch and a Makita and tried most of the other brands. I eventually bought a Rotex 150mm for a worrying sum, it turned out to be a bargain - powerful, refined and very effective) especially with good extraction. A day of sanding is almost (but not) a pleasure and I never had the numb vibro-hand I had with ALL other sanders. Plus the Festool warranty is excellent: 3 years (not that you're likely to need it) during which time they'll fix your tool and get in back to you in short order. Mine developed a bad connection (turned out to be the power lead), it was collected and returned to me in twenty minutes by a butler who arrived by jetpack. My Rotex outlived every other 150 RO and was as good as new after three years of very, very hard use. Sadly it died in a swimming accident. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 RIP. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The Rotex dust extraction does appear to be superior to all the other makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysimon Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 also good for polishing the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) In the end I couldn't really justify a Festool (>£450) and went for totally the opposite end of the range and got a 1500W Silver Storm 180mm sander/polisher for £42 off ebay. Been using 40 grit and it's made short work stripping 10 years worth of Danish Oil off a load of exterior oak posts and beams. So far I've done the equivalent of about 30 meters of 200mm square. Seems to be standing up to the hard work. Edit: Main problem is stopping my goggles misting up. Edited July 12, 2017 by Temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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