Hey Guys, I have a Makita 922CY 7" Sander/Polisher. I was wondering if anybody knew where to get proper sanding pads for it? I spent some time talking to Joe Roper and he told me to get some soft pads? Anybody know anything about those? I live in San Diego, Rancho Penasquitos area…
Thanks for your time.
-Andrew
i get all my stuff from surf supply, there based up in ocean side but they make runs down here a couple times a week in a big truck that has everything in it, i know they meet up with Joe on wendsdays if you want i could get you the drivers # and you could meet up with him, just let me know
Greenlight surf supply has Powerpads soft, medium, hard, 6"-8" for $45.00
HEy!
I like the Power Pads, there are 3 diferent densities and they come in 6´´and 8´´. I use the medium for the first steps, 120/220 grit and then the soft pad for 320+…
You can get them here http://www.foamez.com/glassing-surfboards-sanding-pads-c-3_74.html
Use the right glue and they will last long!
never thought I would say this but " I will never buy another powerpad as long as I live". Thank God.
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contact jerry mowe.
herb
Thanks for the responses guys! What have you found wrong with Power Pads? Herb, who is Jerry Mowe, why do flex pads work best for you, and how do I contact him?
Thanks!
Hi, I´ve a power pad that is 10 years old and still works great. I bought last year 2 more and no problem so far.
Power pad was and is the industry standard! Just give a look to the diferent sanding rooms and you will see… Maybe not in Australia because they have other brands.
Thanks Slash, how do you generally adhere them to a sander so that they last a long time?
you mean the pad to the machine or the sandpaper to the pad?¿
You have to make sure that you are using the right thread. US sanders (Milwaukee/Dewalt/Roby) are usually 5/8, here in southamerica we use the M14 thread, I guess in Europe too. So I have to use an adapter when using powerpads. You will see that it fits without the adapter, but, soon or later it will break because it´s not tight.
The powerpads comes with a female 5/8 thread.
When glueing the sandpaper to the pad I recomend you, to extend de life of the pad, that you use the right glue. If you are in US, Hawaii, France, Spain or Australia you can get it from your shaping/glass shop direcly (fiberglasssupply, foamez, fiberglasshawaii, floridafiberglass, surfsource, shapersaustralia, ViralSurf(france), SeaBase, etc…).
If not, I dont know how to translate it in english, but it is a contact glue that is used in the shoe industry. It´s quit viscous. It will hold the sandpaper perfect to the pad and as soon as you finished sanding it will come out easily. After some amount of sanding session make sure to clean the pad.
powerpads pale in comparison to the flex pad.
you can contact him here.
try this http://www.southshoremfg.com/
herb
…hello Herb, flexpads have a better manufacturing but are not weight wise as the power pads.
-Slasholaf, if you have that pad for that long time seems that you do not sand too much…a power pad only last 30 boards or less
Don't understand what you mean by "weight wise". I Know sanders in production shops in So. Calif and Hawaii that can get at least a year or two out of a "Power Pad' sanding daily. In other words; Hundreds of boards. Power pads have their weaknesses as do Flex-Pads. Drop your sander with your Power Pad on it and the metal backing plate will bend and render the pad a useless "wobbler". Press too hard doing ding repair on some old '60's glass job and the backing pad can bend. Leave the pad on your sander and lay it on a shelve face down and the foam on the pad will be screwed up. Run a Power Pad at too high of RPMS and it will fly apart. Snag the edge of it on some jagged glass and you might as well $#!t can it. Flex-Pads are prone to many of the same issues. Drop your sander with a plastic Flex-Pad on it and most likly the plastic backing pad will crack or break. It all comes down to treating your tools right. Refrain from doing any of the above mentioned careless mistakes and a Power-Pad or Flex-Pad can last for a # of years. PS ------- Take care in removing old sandpaper from your pad. Just grabbing it and carelessly ripping it off could result in tearing the canvas cover off of the pad and potentially take the foam with. Better to use a blow dryer or a heat gun to soften up the adhesive. It comes off alot easier. Clean the pad with some adhesive remover once in awhile. Care of your tools will result in years of service.
Well said, Ding…
I´ve sand more than 50 boards with that pad, 100% (120 grit up to 1200 sometimes) it was my first power pad and it still works fine. It´s a little bit deteriored and has some knif cuts on it, but it works.
Now I still use it, but I could manage to get new ones and diferent densities. Since they worked great for me I decided to continue buying powerpads. I never tried the flexpads, had never the chance.
Are u from uruguay, aren´t you?
…hello Mcding, you are right about all the care about them, but a soft power pad (yellow, now almost all seem white) cannot hold more than 30 boards alone; the other I do not know.
What I tried to say is that the weight of the power pads are better than the flexpads to properly (technique) sand the boards.
If can actually buy a soft power pad that spins true; it is an awesome tool! The Power Pad lost it’s quality some years ago. I have and do sand and polish a lot of boards with Flex Pads and love that I can take it right out of the box and have a tool that works like it is supposed to. There is nothing more taxing on the body than a pad that wobbles. Not to mention that it’s not too good on the surfboard either.
I still have a hard Power Pad I use every day… At 5ooo rpms it runs well. But if you want to get your moneys worth and buy a pad that works correctly right out of the box every time, a Flex Pad is the only way to go!