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Larry,
I'm using one of those on my 320 project. No,
let me rephrase that - I'm using the heck out of one on my 320 project, to the
point of picking up more sanding tubes every time I go by Lowe's
or Home Depot because I know I'll use them. This tool is great
for sanding that extra micro or flox (or even Hysol) that squeezes out of a
joint. If there is a large squeeze-out amount, I'll grind most of it away
with my rotary Dremel tool, and use the sanding tool to get the remainder
off. Several of the attachments can be used to taper the edges of
multi-BID lay-ups in hard to reach places (the wing aft spar area, for
instance). It was also helpful removing some of that peel-ply covered by
lumps of epoxy on the aft side of the wing leading edges (oh, wait, that's
right, nobody has to do that any more. Did I ever mention I HATE pulling
peel-ply?). If you use the detail sanding pad, it doubles as a variable
speed detail sander. I originally bought the tool for the concave sanding
capability, but fot the life of me I can't remember when I used that
capability. I DO remember using it a lot when installing the cap strips on
my wings.
The down side of these tools are 1) the coarsest
sanding pads or tubes sold for these sanders are 80 grit and 2) sometimes the
attachment release handle gets in the way when trying to get the sander into a
tight area. I will admit to once taking some 40 grit sandpaper and gluing
it to an old velcro-backed 80 grit piece, however.
All in all, it's a pretty useful tool, especially
for us standard-build guys.
Gary Fitzgerald
LNC2 std. build ~60%, engine:???
St. Charles, MO
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