Re: Purchasing a new ROS

On Jan 24, 8:56 am, "Joe" <i...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Robatoy" <Counterfit...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Jan 24, 6:14 am, "Joe" <i...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



"Lew Hodgett" <lewhodg...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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"Roger Woehl" wrote:

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My PC VS 5" ROS is starting to show signs of failure after 10 years.
I have
been watching the Festool conversations and wonder about the Festool
ets
125 eq 5" at $165. Is it worth the expense?

Can't comment on Festool, but suggest you consider a 6" unit as a
minimum.

I have beat the crap out of a 3727 Bosch, had a couple stolen and next
time would look at an 8" unit.

Just for reference:

36/25 = 1.44 or 144%

IOW, a 6" unit provides 144% as much sanding area as a 5" unit.

Have fun.

Lew

Good advice, bad math <g>

pi r sq=

5" 15.625 sq in
6" 28.26 sq in
= 180.8% more sanding pad area.

hagd,

jc

( psssssst...oops, Joe. You may have had a slip of the keyboard, but
think of the bright side, you have made somebody's day, because some
of our illustrious members lie in the bushes all day waiting for
somebody to make a typo so they can show off their artificial and
shallow brilliance...<G>)

IOW, about half again as much as a 5" or thereabouts. *IF* one deducts
the 9 holes in a 6" Festool pad...assuming one doesn't use Abranet,
which is a screen, but doesn't have any holes, and stroke isn't the
same as others, ohhh the math-horror, the HORROR!!!

<G> (I get 19.64, not 19.63 because I use metric roundovers @ -5-
degrees C)....LOL)
.
*wanders off to have yet another productive day.*

LMAO!  I guess I'll make a mental note not to do corrective math pre-coffee.

*wanders off wondering what the diameter of the dust holes are and cursing
j.clarke for making him think of such things......*

;-),

jc

hehehehe... here's one to keep you busy..the Rotex 150, has one hole
in the pad of a slightly larger dimension that the 8 holes elsewhere
in the pad.
.

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