Rant on Inline sander???
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Rant on Inline sander???
Whats up with these inline sanders. Started the body work on my '52 F1 so I went to Harbor Freight and bought an inline. Don't usually go to HF because most stuff they sell is from China and is crap. Went home and read the instructions and went to work.
Pulled the trigger and the sander stroked once and it quit. GRRRRRRRRR!
Took it back, stood in line and exchanged it for a new one. Went back home eager to make some progress. A little squirt of oil, pull the trigger and same thing. GRRRRRRRRRR! GRRRRRRRRR! Chinese Crap!
Took it back and got my money back. Went home and ordered an inline from Eastman Co.
When it came in I was anxious to get started. Opened the box and the sander they sent was identical to the HF sander except this one was blue. Oh well I squirted a little oil in and went to work. It worked well for about 15 minutes where it began to behave the same as the HF ones. I am able to smack the
tool against my work and get it going again for a few more minutes where the same thing happens.
Is this typical of all inlines or am I having my usual string of difficulties.
End of rant.
Pulled the trigger and the sander stroked once and it quit. GRRRRRRRRR!
Took it back, stood in line and exchanged it for a new one. Went back home eager to make some progress. A little squirt of oil, pull the trigger and same thing. GRRRRRRRRRR! GRRRRRRRRR! Chinese Crap!
Took it back and got my money back. Went home and ordered an inline from Eastman Co.
When it came in I was anxious to get started. Opened the box and the sander they sent was identical to the HF sander except this one was blue. Oh well I squirted a little oil in and went to work. It worked well for about 15 minutes where it began to behave the same as the HF ones. I am able to smack the
tool against my work and get it going again for a few more minutes where the same thing happens.
Is this typical of all inlines or am I having my usual string of difficulties.
End of rant.
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Sounds like you're just having a rash of bad lluck with tools. Personally, I'll spend the few extra bucks to buy a better quality tool but it's also what I do for a living so I need my tools to work. Harbor Freight can be hit or miss at times but you really do get what you pay for in that regard. You can get a decent inline sander at Napa or even Lowes. Much better than a cheapo model.
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Whats up with these inline sanders. Started the body work on my '52 F1 so I went to Harbor Freight and bought an inline. Don't usually go to HF because most stuff they sell is from China and is crap. Went home and read the instructions and went to work.
Pulled the trigger and the sander stroked once and it quit. GRRRRRRRRR!
Took it back, stood in line and exchanged it for a new one. Went back home eager to make some progress. A little squirt of oil, pull the trigger and same thing. GRRRRRRRRRR! GRRRRRRRRR! Chinese Crap!
Took it back and got my money back. Went home and ordered an inline from Eastman Co.
When it came in I was anxious to get started. Opened the box and the sander they sent was identical to the HF sander except this one was blue. Oh well I squirted a little oil in and went to work. It worked well for about 15 minutes where it began to behave the same as the HF ones. I am able to smack the
tool against my work and get it going again for a few more minutes where the same thing happens.
Is this typical of all inlines or am I having my usual string of difficulties.
End of rant.
Pulled the trigger and the sander stroked once and it quit. GRRRRRRRRR!
Took it back, stood in line and exchanged it for a new one. Went back home eager to make some progress. A little squirt of oil, pull the trigger and same thing. GRRRRRRRRRR! GRRRRRRRRR! Chinese Crap!
Took it back and got my money back. Went home and ordered an inline from Eastman Co.
When it came in I was anxious to get started. Opened the box and the sander they sent was identical to the HF sander except this one was blue. Oh well I squirted a little oil in and went to work. It worked well for about 15 minutes where it began to behave the same as the HF ones. I am able to smack the
tool against my work and get it going again for a few more minutes where the same thing happens.
Is this typical of all inlines or am I having my usual string of difficulties.
End of rant.
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Astro pneumatic makes a pretty bulletproof inline sander, they are made for everyday use. Most of the bodymen at our shop love them and are reasonable in cost. You want one you can give to your kids in 10 yrs get a hutchins... They however will hurt the wallet a bit more
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I totally agree on the Hutchins and for what you get they really aren't that bad. My da, waterbug and iinline Sanders are all Hutchins equipment. I think the Northern tool catalog had Hutchins da Sanders for under $300
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How much air is your compressor putting out? I have a Hutchins in-line sander and it uses a lot of air but works great. I have a large compressor so low air pressure/volume is not a problem. I know that quality tools can be expensive when bought new. You can find good quality used tools too. I bought my Hutchins for $8 dollars at the flea market. I saw the in-line sander in his booth and asked him what he wanted for it. The guy wanted ten dollars. Great! I set it back down to look at his other tools and I guess he thought I didn't want it. Then he said $8 bucks and its yours! SOLD! I also have a Dynabrade D/A I bought on Ebay. Also works great.
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Well, I first thought of my compressor but then it will not go to begin with. My compressor shuts off @ 135 PSI and it won't start at that pressure. I have since found that if I strike it in a straight line motion it will start. I am able to use it this way. Thanks for all your input.
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