You can greatly reduce the swirl marks you’re getting by slowing down a little bit with your sanding. You should be moving at a rate of about 3/4 of an inch to an inch per second.
I just refinished 27 raised panel cabinet doors and I can say this tool would have saved me a considerable amount of time! I had to do a lot of the fine sanding by hand because my mouse sander wasn't able to get into the corners and contour the coves. If you can afford it, buy it!
@@ShopTalesandLoreI didn't mind the hand sanding that much BUT if you have a system like this, the vacuum reduces the dust so much that you can do it in any shop without making a huge mess. I bought a $15 mouse sander from harbor freight and a $45 hose from Amazon to hook to my shopvac. It worked great. The only thing it didn't do was allow me to sand the contours. Truthfully if I had shaker style doors it would be a moot point because it would've been clean sailing from start to finish.
@nick gaming 101 -- Thanks for commenting! The Ekasand is meant for fine finishing (cabinets and furniture). There are a lot of good and powerful sanders for house painting, but the 5" Makita GV5010-5 and 7" GV-5010 have a good reputation. The motors are built for long run times, which is important for big jobs. Years ago we used sanding discs chucked in 1/4" electric drills, but the motors would burn up pretty fast!
You can greatly reduce the swirl marks you’re getting by slowing down a little bit with your sanding. You should be moving at a rate of about 3/4 of an inch to an inch per second.
I just refinished 27 raised panel cabinet doors and I can say this tool would have saved me a considerable amount of time! I had to do a lot of the fine sanding by hand because my mouse sander wasn't able to get into the corners and contour the coves. If you can afford it, buy it!
Thanks for commenting! Makes my fingertips sore just thinking about sanding all that detail by hand.
@@ShopTalesandLoreI didn't mind the hand sanding that much BUT if you have a system like this, the vacuum reduces the dust so much that you can do it in any shop without making a huge mess. I bought a $15 mouse sander from harbor freight and a $45 hose from Amazon to hook to my shopvac. It worked great. The only thing it didn't do was allow me to sand the contours. Truthfully if I had shaker style doors it would be a moot point because it would've been clean sailing from start to finish.
@stevefrey1638 -- Yep. It's on the coves and other contours where the Ekasand really shines.
Great video. Concise and right to the point.
Thanks!
Just spoke with a rep at Uneeda, yes the Ekasand and Surfprep are identical. They use the same supplier for the parts and they assemble it in USA.
Good to know. Thanks for commenting!
AirVantage also comes from the same factory with the same parts.
Can this sander be used to remove exterior house paint? I've mainly seen videos of this tool on cabinets.
@nick gaming 101 -- Thanks for commenting! The Ekasand is meant for fine finishing (cabinets and furniture). There are a lot of good and powerful sanders for house painting, but the 5" Makita GV5010-5 and 7" GV-5010 have a good reputation. The motors are built for long run times, which is important for big jobs. Years ago we used sanding discs chucked in 1/4" electric drills, but the motors would burn up pretty fast!