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silverstilts

So How many sent for there New Black Widow sander ? Got mine today don't know if it will get any use though.

Whitey97

uh oh, I'm out of the loop. What is it? show me a link!

silverstilts

The link is somewhere on this forum just can't find which one it is yet , I will look on my office computer later I think i bookmarked it on there , maybe someone else will recall where it was posted , don't feel like going through all the posts tonight , some of them were starting to piss me off and I was just cooling down don't need to get flared up today .

silverstilts

Here try this link http://www.trim-tex.com then just click on FREE SANDER

Bevelation

I won't bother. It's proprietary, and I don't like the look of that soft foam. Looks like it would cause blowout as opposed to your standard BTE or A-W sander.

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silverstilts

I thought it would be another one of those gimmick tools too , but thought what the hey its free , well got one and tried it out on some butts for the hell of it guess what , it works great , really flattens butts seams out like you wouldn't believe , one of my guys has used it quite often and still has the original sanding pad on it , hardly any wear on the pad and no blowouts yet. works great in the angles and floats over outlets with ease without any snags again i to was hesitant about the foam but it works .

JustMe

I'm with silverstilts on this, Bevelation. Some of the tapers I've worked with leave a bit of a peak when doing their butt joints by hand, and I found it nice for flattening even them. Its big sanding size also works nice when wanting to quickly sand the 10" coat by hand, before putting on 12".

As I mentioned somewhere previously, though, the Black Widow I first bought to try fell while leaning against a wall, and broke where the metal pin and plastic meet. I'll use the free one I got to replace it.

Bevelation

That's good. On par with the standard sander.

I'm now convinced to keep using what I've got. One sander I had survived a 25 foot drop onto concrete off a scissor lift.

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silverstilts

So its true you can't teach an old dog new tricks....

JustMe

I should've maybe said "niceR", as in "I found it niceR for flattening even them", and "Its big sanding size also works niceR when wanting to quickly sand the 10" coat by hand". I'm comparing it to my BTE pole sander.

My Black Widow took somewhat of a beating while I was using it. The way it broke seemed just a freak accident. Maybe it'll happen again. But till then, I'll enjoy the added benefits from my FREE Black Widow. ~

When I think of the added benefits, I'd say it can cost someone productivity to not use the Black Widow in situations like the one I've described. Giving it an honest try would allow one to find out. If it doesn't work for you, it might work for someone else in one's crew.

Bevelation

^Practice makes perfect with everything.


I'm 26 and have my mind set on getting an orbital sander.


Maybe I'll get it, but I'm not sold on choice of paper yet.

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Whitey97

I just sent in for mine, we'll try it out and see if we can't f' something up with it!

Mushin Drywall

I've been using the radius 360 head. No complaints so far, great for sanding lids. I like the look of the Black widow. Hope to here a review from you guys.

Whitey97

Believe me, I'll let you know the day it's delivered how much I hate/love it. I just hope there aren't any strings attached with sending for this thing.

Whitey97

Got it, like it.

Only drawback - you can't dig into the corners like you can with the conventional pole sander, it just wants to do circles. The paper it comes with, I was using 150, kicks ass and doesn't leave a single scratch mark.

I give it a thumbs up.

Except I don't know how much replacement pads are.

Darren@Partners

Found 'em at my supplier 4 for $6.00, all grits. and that's list, I cop a pretty good discount.

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Whitey97

Well, if I can't find them on the internet, I know if I butter you up, I can get you to send 'em to me

Darren@Partners

For you Whitey, anything!

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Whitey97

I love you guys!