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It's one of my Makita GV5000 sanders from work. I use them for exterior sanding during house paint jobs. I think they are on to the model GV5010 now but I'm sure it's the same animal. I always used it with ceramic resin 36D discs. In the pic, I was showing I used it to grind off the plastic welds holding the two panels together.
Thanks for the model number. I found it online, looks like only Makita makes such a creature. Think it would have the power to grind steel with a 24 or 36 grit disc? Looking for something to replace an air die grinder at home. It doesn't even come close in terms of RPM, probably closer to my much slower 5" air sander, but for $100 I'm tempted!
It absolutely could. I have an older one that I put a hard grinding wheel from my bench grinder on to fitness a misshapen area on my mower deck. It took off 1/2 of steel without blinking. That's not really it's primary function but it can grind when needed.
It absolutely could. I have an older one that I put a hard grinding wheel from my bench grinder on to fitness a misshapen area on my mower deck. It took off 1/2 of steel without blinking. That's not really it's primary function but it can grind when needed.
Sounds like I'm buying one, well in a week work is. LOL. Not really looking for a grinder, I just got a new 4.5" Milwaukee, more looking for something to finish edges after I've made the rough shape with the grinder, most times an 80 or 120 disc. The occasion to hog with a 24 disc would likely be rare. Looks like from your experience this will likely do the trick!
I've spent more time with a GV5000 than I care to remember and have worn out a few in my career. Running one for 8-9 hours a day for the first week of a job and going home covered in dust has been the way of exterior jobs for me for years. These things are workhorses and you can really cover a wide range of tasks with them depending on what disc you use. I would caution about using standard paper backed discs. You'll tear them up VERY easily. If the job requires any pressure at all, use only resin backed discs.
The RV dealer estimated $100 in labor to reseal my RV window. That seems reasonable, but they're at least four weeks behind. I think I'm going to try doing it myself. Now I need to figure out what width of Butyl tape to buy. The dealer said it's usually 3/4" but that seems a bit narrow to me.
It will be interesting to see, once the window is out, if you can find where the water intrusion was. Leaks never seem to originate where you see them. It seems like the water always follows some strange path before you see it inside...
I inspected the caulking at the top and top corners of the window. It could stand to be replaced. But I don't think I want to take any chances. A complete reseal is in order. Fortunately, I have only two large windows in my trailer. The largest is 3'x5', which, compared to other trailers, probably isn't that big.
Roy's work on his trailer(s) is making me think I'm not spending enough time on mine.
Maryann was feeling patriotic today... as usual... and insisted I get her the flag and pole for the RV that she's been requesting. I talked with Monty who said he uses the 2.0 Flag Pole buddy which seems to be the popular choice. However, I'm not sure how it would work on my collapsable ladder as opposed to the stationary ladder that it was designed for. So, I decided to give a try to something that may disappoint. (Hopefully not..) I ordered the new suction cup 2.0 version. Each 6" cup has a built in pump and vacuum indicator to show if it's fully sealed or needs more. So, just check it once in a while during the trip and adjust as necessary. It comes with the adjustable pole, clips for 2 flags, and a 3X5" American flag. What I like about this one is there is nothing permanent mounted to the rig and I can place it front, back, or anywhere in between based on how the camp site is laid out. Will report on it once it lands...
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