I just rented this machine from Home Depot. I had a 100 year old floor with paint and sealer, not sure how many coats, but it was thick. I started off with a 23 grit sand paper, the sander tore through all the layers down to the orginal 100 year old floor. I watched these video's, the floor has turned out great. What a GREAT American made product. Thank you Clarke
I'm helping a friend who is a floor sander. He has me doing the edging. We usually will only do two cuts (rough and finish). Being new to this trade, I was wondering is this standard practice?
Most of the jobs we do he'll have me start with 20 (too much most of the time) and finish with 80. He also tells me you can "run" with the edger down the sides where the boards run length ways. This just seems like a quick way of doing things and not the right way. Judging by the edger marks it leaves most of time, I'm proably right.
haha lol you dont really have to run is better you take your time so the edges can be all level and nices like the rets of the floors i always use 60 and 100 doesnt matter which way you use it across or 45 angle when i use it i always forward to the right then go back to the left and then doing like circles and you going to see how nice they look it look like you're not using a circular machine and for the marks use a band sander wit a 100 grain it will help a lot
ive been doing this job for many years and 2 years ago we started to use red heat norton paper.. so we use almost 85 % of the time 50 grip paper with 100 to finish ..
are you supposed to use the edger along with each grit you use with the main sander? So if you are using a 60 grit on the main sander you do the same on the edger and then again with the other sanding paper as you move up the grits or can you use the edger at the end after the sanding is done with the main sander and just over lap?
it depends how bad is the floor really scracht you might use 40 grit but i always use 60 grit and 100 grit and i recomend to use 1st the edger and then main sander or the drum sander cause they are always going to be edger marks and also you can use a band sander wit a 100 grit on the edges after you finsh wit the main one to take the edger makrs dat the main one wont reach
I just rented this machine from Home Depot. I had a 100 year old floor with paint and sealer, not sure how many coats, but it was thick. I started off with a 23 grit sand paper, the sander tore through all the layers down to the orginal 100 year old floor. I watched these video's, the floor has turned out great. What a GREAT American made product. Thank you Clarke
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gotta say your teaching method is very good. I feel much better about the possibility of doing something like this myself.
peterjamesdonnelly 6 months ago
Sir i would like to point out that you are notr using safety gloves, dust masks or googles.
lookm8 1 year ago
thanks so much for these videos. They're great
obladiobladalifegoes 2 years ago
I'm helping a friend who is a floor sander. He has me doing the edging. We usually will only do two cuts (rough and finish). Being new to this trade, I was wondering is this standard practice?
spdskte 3 years ago
yeah when you start sanding mostly well i will 95% they will tell you to do use the edger lol 1st then when you know you can use other machines lol
tonybuitrago123 2 years ago
Most of the jobs we do he'll have me start with 20 (too much most of the time) and finish with 80. He also tells me you can "run" with the edger down the sides where the boards run length ways. This just seems like a quick way of doing things and not the right way. Judging by the edger marks it leaves most of time, I'm proably right.
spdskte 2 years ago
haha lol you dont really have to run is better you take your time so the edges can be all level and nices like the rets of the floors i always use 60 and 100 doesnt matter which way you use it across or 45 angle when i use it i always forward to the right then go back to the left and then doing like circles and you going to see how nice they look it look like you're not using a circular machine and for the marks use a band sander wit a 100 grain it will help a lot
tonybuitrago123 2 years ago
There is no way we would put that much time into the job(s), but that sounds much better with much better results.
spdskte 2 years ago
ive been doing this job for many years and 2 years ago we started to use red heat norton paper.. so we use almost 85 % of the time 50 grip paper with 100 to finish ..
oxyg3ne23m 2 years ago
what if the floor is in pretty bad shape?
spdskte 2 years ago
These videos are awesome. I was thinking of renting some clarke equipment from our local store and these videos are very helpful.
atestaccount 3 years ago
are you supposed to use the edger along with each grit you use with the main sander? So if you are using a 60 grit on the main sander you do the same on the edger and then again with the other sanding paper as you move up the grits or can you use the edger at the end after the sanding is done with the main sander and just over lap?
QuietBullet 3 years ago
it depends how bad is the floor really scracht you might use 40 grit but i always use 60 grit and 100 grit and i recomend to use 1st the edger and then main sander or the drum sander cause they are always going to be edger marks and also you can use a band sander wit a 100 grit on the edges after you finsh wit the main one to take the edger makrs dat the main one wont reach
tonybuitrago123 2 years ago
very helpful
ShapeReciprocity 3 years ago