Cordless sander opinions

[alien]

I have a bunch of trim that I need to prime and paint on my house. Some of it has some old paint that just needs to be scuffed up. I’m invested in Milwaukee 18 and 12 V tools. I’ve been looking at both the round orbital hand sander and a quarter sheet hinge sander. I don’t really have a lot of use for sanders and this is mainly going to be for this project. For availability of sandpaper and grits and the usefulness in this situation which of the two Sanders would you prefer?

Thanks
Mark

 

[stonesfan68]

I’d use the 18V tool as you‘re likely to get a longer runtime with it. A quarter sheet sander is pretty gentle, relatively speaking, and I find that I use it more often then the orbital type. The full sheet of paper is also cheaper.

if you’re sanding the installed trim then consider getting a multi-tool with a sanding attachment. It’ll get into some pretty tight places.

You might want to consider buying the corded version of either tool since sanding can take a long time and I wouldn‘t be happy waiting on a battery to charge.

 

[lardy1]

I have Bosch but if you're already invested in another platform...........

 

[Davefr]

I’d use the 18V tool as you‘re likely to get a longer runtime with it. A quarter sheet sander is pretty gentle, relatively speaking, and I find that I use it more often then the orbital type. The full sheet of paper is also cheaper.

if you’re sanding the installed trim then consider getting a multi-tool with a sanding attachment. It’ll get into some pretty tight places.

You might want to consider buying the corded version of either tool since sanding can take a long time and I wouldn‘t be happy waiting on a battery to charge.

Sanding is typically high duty cycle and high power which is a bad combination for battery tools. I'd go corded for what you're describing.

 

[dnschmidt]

Bosch is the answer. Lowes has a super deal on it where you get a free battery and charger. It's weight distribution and handling is miles beyond the Milwaukee and I had both (gave the Milwaukee M18 away to a friend). I posted on this board about this sander and you should be able to find my post and the comments others made after following my advice. The Bosch handles just like a Dynabrade air sander, which is the world standard, whereas the Milwaukee it unbalanced and top heavy.

 

[Voi]

I have Bosch but if you're already invested in another platform...........

There is an adapter for using M18 batteries in Bosch tools but not sure it would work with the low profile design of the Bosch sander.

For what it is worth.

 

[4xdog]

I love my Festool DTSC 400. I've used it restoring trim on my house too, where battery at the top of a ladder is definitely the way to go. I got the kit that also lets one use it corded, and I'm about 50:50 in use between Li-ion or cord.

It's ALL the money. Maybe more than all the money. But, dayum, is that a nice tool.



I really like the Festool Granat sandpapers, too. Longest lasting I've ever used.

 

[subroc]

I have a bunch of trim that I need to prime and paint on my house. Some of it has some old paint that just needs to be scuffed up. I’m invested in Milwaukee 18 and 12 V tools. I’ve been looking at both the round orbital hand sander and a quarter sheet hinge sander. I don’t really have a lot of use for sanders and this is mainly going to be for this project. For availability of sandpaper and grits and the usefulness in this situation which of the two Sanders would you prefer?

Thanks
Mark

What kind of project? Is this an exterior project or an interior project? Is the trim attached or removed as maybe for window/door replacement or floor sanding/room painting? Are you doing this all at once or a room, door, or wondow at a time?

Anyway, I have both a Dewalt corded and 20v max ROS, a Dewalt corded quarter sheet sander and a Craftsman 4" belt sander. So, as a DIY guy I am ready to go to war with most sanding jobs. Most of the time I grab my cordless ROS first. Just the convenience of cordless generally sways my decision as what to grab first.

One thing I would use to sway my decision would be if had a battery platform and a good quantity of batteries, I would just get a battery powered unit. Convenience. I suppose if much of trim was removed and was together on a bench a case could be made for a corded ROS. Then again, why bother.

 

[seber]

This is a job for a corded sander. Save some money and get the extended work time you will need.

 

[alien]

What kind of project? Is this an exterior project or an interior project? Is the trim attached or removed as maybe for window/door replacement or floor sanding/room painting? Are you doing this all at once or a room, door, or wondow at a time?

Anyway, I have both a Dewalt corded and 20v max ROS, a Dewalt corded quarter sheet sander and a Craftsman 4" belt sander. So, as a DIY guy I am ready to go to war with most sanding jobs. Most of the time I grab my cordless ROS first. Just the convenience of cordless generally sways my decision as what to grab first.

One thing I would use to sway my decision would be if had a battery platform and a good quantity of batteries, I would just get a battery powered unit. Convenience. I suppose if much of trim was removed and was together on a bench a case could be made for a corded ROS. Then again, why bother.

Exterior trim, much of it on the second floor. I am not going to fight a cord outside on a ladder. I have 6+ Milwaukee M18 batteries. I will need to come down often to move the ladder. Changing batteries should not be a problem.

 

[Renegade1LI]

It’s nice to have the 1/4 sheet and orbital and they’re cheap enough, I have the dewalt and use them all the time. Working off the ladder i would definitely go cordless, believe it or not you get alot of run time, more than I expected. I’m in deep with both Milwaukee and dewalt, i don’t think you could go wrong with either one.