I notice that i the boatyard here in Port Townsend, the sanders that
get used are the big Fein (see Amazon) random orbitals with a powerful
vacuum attached. Since sanding bottom paint can make you pretty dang
sick, not to mention most other living things, the vacuum, which
claims to capture 98% of the dust, is a real advantage.

Aaron Tinling
www.navagear.com - the gear and gadgets blog for cruisers
s/v Sweet Destiny

Aaron wrote:
I notice that i the boatyard here in Port Townsend, the sanders that
get used are the big Fein (see Amazon) random orbitals with a powerful
vacuum attached.
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Big bucks, but Fein definitely sets the gold standard if you package
both their vacuum and the 8" sander together.

Lew