Do you have to strictly use Dewalt sandpaper disks or can you use another brand with this?
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You can use any five inch discs. I've accidentally bought some discs where the holes to vacuum up the dust as it flies off didn't meet up with the sander's and even those worked, the dust just didn't go in to the bag.
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any hook and loup'' paper works as long as the holes are available for dust collection...
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Although I don't own the DeWalt, I bought this item to help with some detail sanding at the time. My application was with the Dremel 395 and it worked wonderfully well. I can't think of any cause for incompatibility other than a possible mismatch of connection fitting threads. Good luck.Bill Overdorf
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yes u can but why would u? u can buy bosch 6" discs from amazon its the best abrasive's I've ever used, second best is from home depot the red ones.
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I don't know. I have tried other spindle sandpaper from other manufactures for the Rigid and they did not work. To loose.
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No, you will need to buy the sanding discs. heres a link with many options http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=5%22%20sanding%20disk
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No you have to use the stick on "GLUE TYPE " disqs or the plain disqs that you put glue or spray disq adheasive, but the Ingersol Rand is as good as any other sander of its type, I have used them for years & would rate them as the best .
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You probably could, but why bother? The sanding pad has two hold down clamps, one front and one back - so there is no need for adhesive paper. Simply get your favorite flavor (grit and make) in normal size (9x11) sheets, cut into quarters and fit them on the sander. 3M has something called "no-slip grip" that supposedly holds them to the sanding block. Perhaps that is what you are thinking of. FYI - The sander comes with holes in the pad and a full-pad punch, so you can hook it to a vacuum and cut down of the dust. Handy feature. The little dust can on it is pretty useless.
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If you want to use the dust collection ports. Sanding discs are easily available on Amazon
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We used a Dewalt DWE6401DSR Vraibale speed disk sander to dry polish some countertops. Ideally one would use something along these lines.....Toolocity WEP110_VX Wet Granite/Concrete Polisher with Diamond Polishing Pads Package
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Sanding disks come in different grits, even 60 and 40 and they take of a lot of material quickly. I have used 150 grit...not sure if you can buy 240???...wear some gloves or attach the guard (if possible because these grinding/sanding wheels are aggressive and will take a slice from your hand if you do not respect it. Also try to use a rubber washer, it flexes while supporting the cardboard sanding/grinding disc. PS there is not such thing as a stupid question!!!!
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No, They are designed specifically for SDS Plus type rotary hammer drills, not standard drills/hammer drills. They're built to slide up and down, and are not round where the a regular chuck would clamp them. If you need to drill into concrete, though, an SDS type drill and bits is the best way to go. It's night and day in the difference between using a regular drill with a hammer function and a rotary hammer drill and bit. Rotary hammer drills and bits cut like butter...at least my Bosch does. The bits last far longer and it cuts my labor time tremendously.
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You can use the sander in any direction. Others have suggested an orbital sander, but if you're looking to get your work done quickly, this will certainly do a quicker and more powerful job.
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Personally, I wouldn't use either of those products with this sander. I would recommend using some 1/4 sheet sandpaper such as "PORTER-CABLE 762800815 1/4 Sheet 80 Grit Adhesive-Backed Sanding Sheets (15-Pack)" or a full sheet and cut it into 4 equal pieces.
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No, I use any commercial available CD-R blank discs's without any problems at all. I am cuurently using Memorex 100 disc spindle. I hope that helped.
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It depends on how damaged the disc is. You may or may not need to use the sanding pad first. The step that you will always need is the buffing step using the white solution. I disagree with the other response in that it is very messy. You will get a little bit of the white solution on your fingers, but it is easy to wipe off. The blue solution step is optional. I never use it. After the buffing step I just spray the disc with disc cleaner and wipe it off. It has restored a couple CDs and DVDs that would not play to perfect working order for me.
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Do you mean the pad that you clamp the sand paper to? I have not worn mine out as of yet but to my knowledge you have to order it from Dewalt.
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I don't know why you couldn't use any brand. I have only used verbatim brand