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….id be scared of marking it when I used it though 😱

Update ….the seller has now offered to cover the cost of the pad as a partial refund 👍👍👍

I got a replacement pad next day from Amazon (£21) …might just bite on the bullet and stay away from this seller for future purposes

Fair enough …but a week off work this week to move a few projects forward and I loose the use of the sander until next week in reality

Was in comms with the eBay supplier today concerning the backing pad that fell apart after 4hrs use. The supplier wants me to return the whole unit inc case etc back to them !!! That’s a potential 4 days loss of use for a simple backing pad …..not acceptable in my book

An old friend of mine was at one time the Head of R&D for Fibreglass. As they were developing the plasterboard/ bonded on fibreglass idea for retrofit house insulation (this was the 1980’s) they did an experiment using two std rawlpug plasterboard fitting (the plastic type that expanded behind...

Another idea if this is a ‘floor level’ drawer with by wheels (suitable shimmed to touch the floor etc) underneath the base to take the load and the side rails then are purely guides.

Or just use one set of heavier duty slides

….and then we have an issue ☹️ after almost finishing the second slab of chestnut today …on 40 grit discs in the forced rotation mode the backing pad split in two. The white side rubber layer between the hook/loop pad and the steel mounting plate has ripped off the steel plate. After around 6...

Two 2400 long 40mm thick slabs of chestnut milled off on my table and a 1st wipe over with finish …trip to my mates commercial table saw ahead to trim it up/ create a centre joint line

Larks tongues in aspic jelly was a Victorian delicacy

Sweet Chestnut cookie 1200mm x 700mm after flattening and first coat of finish

Been on holiday all this week so with the fine weather today it was another chance to test out the 6050. I needed to prep up a pair of chestnut slabs - 2400 x 400mm for a show I’m attending in late June, so after milling flat one slab out came the 6050 instead of my monster Wolf belt sander to...

Spent 90 mins or so with my newly bought Makita 6050 this afternoon….quite impressed so far

Fast delivery …the Makita arrived mid morning 😁 On unpacking it …first impression is what a cheap affair the Makpac cases are. The 6050 is nicely balanced and feels rugged etc. On with one of the supplied 60 grit discs and a test on my chestnut cookie slab. I set the sander of its...

Machine skates woukd be best for 600Kg as long as you have a smooth floor too https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394773659986?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=utnvazdbsq6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=FP1t1LtiSuK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Plus bacon butties and tea I assume

Threw my hat in with the 6050 in the end …good deal from Howe Tools on eBay at £288 inc the makpack 3 too. I’ll give feedback on its performance once received as I’ve two large sweet chestnut cookies to work on

I’ve found this link from a devious thread ….its helped me make a more reasoned decision on a similar issue https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/best-6-random-orbital-sander-or-should-i-get-a-forced-rotation-geared-sander.128261/page-2

The Makita 6050 has metal gears … yet I’ve seen reports of it not being as balanced to use as the Bosch equivalent….but that’s £120 more ☹️