DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[wokkaboy]

yeah Doc it's all a learning curve and an orbital sander will be a very worthwhile purchase. They are a bit noisy and dusty so you will have to use it daylight hours

[DrNomis_44]

yeah Doc it's all a learning curve and an orbital sander will be a very worthwhile purchase. They are a bit noisy and dusty so you will have to use it daylight hours

How much do you recon a good Orbital Sander will cost me?, I might go to the Bunnings Website and check out their pricing, my local Cash Converters store may have one I could buy at a good price, but maybe it's more worthwhile if I can invest in a brand new one, I do have a Dremel Tool with a long flexible hose-attachment on it, it also has a speed adjuster on it, I bought it at my Local Jaycar Electronics store.

[wokkaboy]

Doc here's the range here. Don't get the $49 Ozito one as it doesn't have speed control.
I've used two or three of the $76 Bosch one is pretty good value

https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-rang...rbital-sanders

[DrNomis_44]

Doc here's the range here. Don't get the $49 Ozito one as it doesn't have speed control.
I've used two or three of the $76 Bosch one is pretty good value

https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-rang...rbital-sanders

Cheers mate, that $76.00 Bosch Random Orbital Sander sounds like it's well within my price-budget, I was hoping that a good Orbital Sander wouldn't cost me any more than $100.00, so next Fortnight, I might see if I can buy myself one, assuming my local Bunnings store has some in stock.

[wokkaboy]

no worries Doc, you will need some packets of papers, get the 125mm diameter ones, they should stock 40, 80, 120, 180 and 240 grit. They are about $6 each for a pack of 5 papers. Also worth getting a decent dust mask

[DrNomis_44]

no worries Doc, you will need some packets of papers, get the 125mm diameter ones, they should stock 40, 80, 120, 180 and 240 grit. They are about $6 each for a pack of 5 papers. Also worth getting a decent dust mask

Cheers, I might also buy a couple of clear safety-glasses too, so that stuff doesn't get in my eyes, Dust won't be much of an issue cause I can do the sanding out on my balcony, so, I'll draw up a Bunnings Shopping-List later on tonight so it's all organized for next Tuesday, and I'll go see if I can buy one of those $76.00 Orbital Sanders, and those extra papers and the mask too, looks like next week will be full-on for me, that's good cause I get bored when I'm sitting around doing nothing.

[HoneyBadgerJM]

Cheers, I might also buy a couple of clear safety-glasses too, so that stuff doesn't get in my eyes, Dust won't be much of an issue cause I can do the sanding out on my balcony, so, I'll draw up a Bunnings Shopping-List later on tonight so it's all organized for next Tuesday, and I'll go see if I can buy one of those $76.00 Orbital Sanders, and those extra papers and the mask too, looks like next week will be full-on for me, that's good cause I get bored when I'm sitting around doing nothing.

If money tight dont forget Cash Converters....Always got power tools

[DrNomis_44]

If money tight dont forget Cash Converters....Always got power tools

I could do that, but I've elected to buy a brand new one, I've bought things from Cash Converters before only to have them go faulty a couple of weeks later.

[HoneyBadgerJM]

I could do that, but I've elected to buy a brand new one, I've bought things from Cash Converters before only to have them go faulty a couple of weeks later.

Yeah I hear you....And was probably a tool from the back of some poor blokes Ute that was nicked....Big problem here in Melbourne...

[FrankenWashie]

Cheers, I might also buy a couple of clear safety-glasses too, so that stuff doesn't get in my eyes, Dust won't be much of an issue cause I can do the sanding out on my balcony, so, I'll draw up a Bunnings Shopping-List later on tonight so it's all organized for next Tuesday, and I'll go see if I can buy one of those $76.00 Orbital Sanders, and those extra papers and the mask too, looks like next week will be full-on for me, that's good cause I get bored when I'm sitting around doing nothing.

Nah Doc, seriously, get a decent dust mask, something half face with replaceable filter cartridges. Its the fine dust that causes the issues and if you are sanding, then you are already breathing it in, outside or not.