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As I wait for my book and eventually plans I am softening the Director of Finances (Wife) up for a few new tools. I know for sure I will be getting some type of handheld sander. Currently all I have for a sander is my little black and decker mouse. In addition to the handheld sander what else would be the best type. A bench mounted disc sander or a spindle sander.

an orbital sander either 5 or 6 inch would be good which ever brand you can afford or like and if it were me id go for the spindal / belt sander that home depot sells it is made by rigid and its a bench top model i think its about 100 bucks or so a few on here have them and seem to realy like them if you have a big enough compressor like a 5 hp with 60 gal tank or so you can always use a da sander it would probably out perform all the electric orbitals on the market but most people dont have a big enough compressor or want pay what one costs that will run a da very well.

This is the sander Red was talking about....I as well as some others here,have one and love it

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... oreNum=256

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I used a BD Mouse on a lot of different areas of the build but it is much nicer to have a palm sander with some sort of a dust collection system and that is a little larger and takes standard size hook and loop or stick on sandpaper. The cost of those triangular Mouse sanding pads will eat you alive since youll likely use a couple hundred of them. A big sander like the guys suggested above is a must have. I used a similar Craftsman bench top combination belt/disc sander and it barely lived through the build, youll use it everyday of the build so get a nice one.

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A random orbital sander is essentially a must have, and will get lots and lots and lots of use. You will likely want to look very seriously at a belt sander, one of the 'go to' tools for fairing.

Since I happen to have a drill press I just pop a drum sander in the drill press chuck and have the drill press do double duty as a drum sanding station.

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I hate to admit it but I think I have every sander known to man and have used each of them at one time or another. I think you could easily get by with out that many but I have collected them over the years and didnt buy them just for this project. I did buy the red orbital seen earlier and have used it a lot. The best one I have is the Huggins straight line sander but you have to have a large supply of constant air for it to be of any use. The one I used the least is the belt sander. It does too much damage in a short period of time for me. I also have a stationary belt and disk sander that I use a lot. It was a Big Lots special a long time ago.

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Maybe it will be done by G6 and maybe not.

I use my portable belt sander a lot....I like it for fairing esp,while others use a power planer for that.

I find with a belt sander,when you discover a screw or nail, it just keeps sanding,..... the power planers don't like screws or nails much!

I have hit a few!

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Spindel or 12" disc sander for the bench? Which one would give me the most bang for the buck?

Check this one out...it gives you the option of the spindle and you can change over to the belt function easily.

The bed tilts, so you can do angles.

I've never used a bench disc sander, so I can't compare to that, but those of us on here that have this one love it


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This is the sander Red was talking about....I as well as some others here,have one and love it

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... oreNum=256

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I even pre-beveled the curved stem for my skiff on it, and it required very little touch-up when fitting the plywood side planking

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I do like the look of that one but we do not have a home depot close. It closed a couple of years ago and I am not a fan of buying tools online. I like to have a hands on look at them and be able to get parts for them locally

If it were me between the two id have to go with the disk sander this is just my opion i think you will get more use out of the disk sander over the spindal

Don't forget your long boards. If you really want that fair side you will have to long board it by hand. Mine is 30" long.

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Can you explain or is this something I will read about in the book?

Long boards you can make....use long sheets of sandpaper stuck or fastened on to smooth out the hull

some pics of using them:

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff35 ... ts/005.jpg

http://www.glen-l.com/picboards/picboard9/pic503e3.jpg

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