Does anyone take their pads up to 5,000 rpm? I’m looking out for a 8" medium pad that can handle up to this speed. Any suggestions for manufacturers?
Howzit deanbo, Medium power pads are rated at 4000rpms. hard pads are rated at 5000rpms. I once tried using a softpad ( rated at 3000rpms) and what happened is the pad expands and the paper goes flying off. Also 5000 rpms is a little to much speed for sanding. Your choices are to either get a variable speed grinder or a transformer to lower the speed. Personally I would get a new grinder>aloha,Kokua
That would explain the 2800 rpm rating. Thanks.
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Does anyone take their pads up to 5,000 rpm? I’m looking out for a 8" medium pad that can handle up to this speed. Any suggestions for manufacturers?
Hi deanbo, Power Pad has a 8" pad that goes up to 5,000 rpms. Burford Foam carries Power Pads in Oz. Mahalo,Larry
Thanks Larry. Are they metric or imperial?
Imperial
I’ve blown up a couple pads,trying to run them at speeds of 6 grand or better.Tore them right out of there seats.
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Howzit Larry, That would be the blue hard pad, which works great for making smooth surfaces.Aloha,Kokua
Howzit my friend Herb, Yeah I put a yellow soft pad on my 5000 rpm grinder once and watched the pad bulge and throw the sand paper across the room. Aloha,Kokua
Just got an email back from FlexiPads.
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We have 200mm M14 PSA rated to 6,650 RPM it's our item 36085. If you are using this item you can purchase it using our shop www.flexipadshop.com, for the shipping charge rate to NZ select from the drop down box USA as we do not have one set up yet for NZ, but the amount will be roughly the same. You can pay by CC and we will ship the same day we receive your order.
Could be just the pad I was looking for.
deanbo, Below is a copy from Deadshaper about his experince with different pads including flexpads and Power Pads. Thought I would share this with you to save you some head ache later. Deadshaper has been around awhile and knows his sanding pads well.
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That’s smart to have it checked for trueness…I’ve never done that but it was basically because I had distributors coming to me and dropping off a bunch of stuff at the same time.
Some really great people sent me different pads to try out and it was a great experience. After doing this I have to say the Power Pads reign supreme by a long shot. Probably the only other pads I would consider using are some softee ones that you have to run at very low rpms…and the slowest machine I have is a Milwaukee 1750 RPM polisher…although I have a dial down Makita lightweight, it’s currently outta commision at the moment.
The Power Pads are superior because of the bevel…it’s easy to float the sander along (even with one hand while grabbing a squeeze bottle of soapy water while wetsanding or whatnot. For a novice it’s the best choice too because you are far less likely to ‘dig’ into your work causing sanding cuts that you will be tearing your hair out later when you gloss the board…you will never get those cuts out once you discover them under the gloss…just figure you will be resanding the whole damn board and reglossing. What fun.
To each their own. Just my two cents worth.
Mahalo, Larry
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Howzit Larry, That would be the blue hard pad, which works great for making smooth surfaces.Aloha,Kokua
Hi Kokua, You are right, Blue is a Hard Power Pad. All is well, thanks for asking (-: Mahalo,Larry
5000 rpm novice not a good mix what are you building dumpsters
Howzit darkerside, Does the words sand through come to mind. I don’t think even the most competent sanders would use a 5000 rpm sander. I prefer one that runs arpound 2000 rpm’s.Aloha,Kokua
Beveling dings is all the 5,000 rpm’s is for. Would use a grinding disc but there’s no give to them.
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5000 rpm novice not a good mix what are you building dumpsters
Hi darkerside, my post might be alittle confusing, below the line is a qoute from Deadshaper then I signed at the end Mahalo,Larry. I my self perfer a Red Power pad 4000 RPM for all around use. Even if I am using a slower RPM machine because I like the density not to hard not to soft, which helps me get a smooth even surface without doing alot of work.
Also darkside I don’t believe Deadshaper was referring to a novice using a 5000 RPM machine exactly with a Power Pad. He was referring to the bottom contour of the pad for the ease of use for a novice.
Thanks for your comment, because alot of people make the mistake of using the wrong Power Pad on the wrong RPM machine. Mahalo,Larry
well larry i dont want to be a wet rag here butt the thread heading reads
geting a 8’’ pad for 5000 rpm to ask that question your 1 of 2 things a novice
or takeing the piss out of those who answer
larry i have a cupboard full of pads ( burfords i asume are yours) & others
i am well versed on there use under 2000 rpm is a beter speed
Aloha Larry,
What is the best disc adhesive to use on Power Pads? I’ve only used the Norton Disc Adhesive with good results but sometimes when the pad heats up the disc slips a bit…
Wondering if I should go with the good 'ol Stick-E or try the 3M Feathering Disc Adhesive Type II I found.
Thanks,
~Brian
I’ve always had good luck with the 3M FDA stuff myself, comes in a red tube…they carry it at the local Tool Depot too.