Will a random orbital electric sander like Craftsman or DeWalt make work like an air D/A sander? I have an air one and it works my little compressor to death. If they work the same, any recomendations on a $50/$70 one, maybe Craftsman. I have a little room on my Sears card. Thanks, Po'A$$
--about once every 5yrs or so I forget how frustrating body work is and try it again. I'm going to try to grind and plaster some of the lumps & bumps on a rusty '68 for my younger son and maybe squirt some paint on it. ANYTHING would be an improvement. The local cheapo paint place wants $1500 to paint it and they do some nasty bodywork.

[This message has been edited by Rusty Bucket (edited 07-01-2002).]

I had the same problem.

I used a Makita Electric da until the velcro went bad and wouldn't hold. Then I tried a Porter Cable.

The Makita worked the best, the Porter Cable leaves circular scratches sometimes. From what I have learned since you must have a certain stroke on the da to reduce/eliminate the circular scratches. I found a replacement velcro pad for the Makita and finished the job with it and scratches were not a problem.

MARTINSR can probably give you more info on this.

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Electrics work, but are painfully slow. I stripped my quarter panel with a random orbit sander and it probably took three times longer than it would have with an air powered DA sander.

Dewalt all the way. I have had for 5 years now and it works perfect. Also comes in handy when I do brushed aluminum panels.

Later
Steve