Author Topic: Abrasives search tool - find the right abrasive for your sander and sanding task (Read 197641 times)

Festool USA · « **on:** March 31, 2014, 12:20 PM »

I have added a search tool to our website that will allow you to select your sander model, application and optionally preferred grit range. The website will then display abrasives that match your search criteria.

I hope you all find this useful.

http://www.festoolusa.com/abrasives

Shane

Bob Marino · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2014, 12:25 PM »

Very helpful. Well done.

Thanks.

Bob

Sean Ackerman · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2014, 01:23 PM »

You are the man. Awesome stuff.

neilc · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2014, 02:15 PM »

Nice addition, Shane! Thank you.

Do you have application recommendations for Stone or Metal?

I did not see them in the options and know there have been questions on FOG in the past about both of them. I've used Granat on limestone in the past with great results.

neil

Festool USA · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2014, 02:22 PM »

Quote from: neilc on March 31, 2014, 02:15 PM

Do you have application recommendations for Stone or Metal?

Neil,

We do have stainless steel and non-ferrous metals as an option.

Stone is not listed (yet), but I will see about adding it.

The purpose is to cover the top 95% of applications. There will still be some tasks that are too specific to cover everything, I'm sure.

Shane

JimRay · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2014, 03:23 PM »

Super job, Shane! Well organized and easy to use.

Jim

Festool USA · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2014, 03:24 PM »

Quote from: JimRay on March 31, 2014, 03:23 PM

Super job, Shane! Well organized and easy to use.

Thanks, Jim. Almost a throw back to the old Select-A-Screw.

RDMuller · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2014, 03:31 PM »

Nice!!!!
Any chance of converting it to a smart phone app??

NYC Tiny Shop · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2014, 03:35 PM »

Great service! A page to bookmark! Thanks!

gkaiseril · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2014, 03:58 PM »

Quote from: RDMuller on March 31, 2014, 03:31 PM

Nice!!!!
Any chance of converting it to a smart phone app??

Works great with Opera, FireFox, Chrome,, and the provided web browser on a Samsung S3. But this requries an internet connection.

Shane,

Very nice.

dicktill · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2014, 06:08 PM »

VERY nice Shane, thanks a bunch! I'm sure a lot of work went into this already, but one request: When multiple abrasives such as Rubin, Granat, Brilliant, and Cristal all show up, say for the ETS 150 for sanding bare wood, could you have some sort of "1st choice, 2nd choice, etc."?

Regards, Dick

Festool USA · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2014, 06:12 PM »

Dick, maybe I need to make it clearer, but they are in order of recommendation.

dicktill · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2014, 07:15 PM »

Quote from: Shane Holland on March 31, 2014, 06:12 PM

Dick, maybe I need to make it clearer, but they are in order of recommendation.

I was wondering if that was the case, but it didn't "hit me upside the head". Thanks again!

gnlman · « **Reply #13 on:** March 31, 2014, 07:25 PM »

Sandpaper for dummies(j/k)....perfect for me....thank you very much, a great tool to make our choices easier....especially for us non pro's...that would be me.....

Greg

TelcoRandy · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2014, 07:25 PM »

Finally something that isn't NAINA!
I'm an abrasives newbie so I'll definitely check it out.

Thanks Shane!

JimRay · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2014, 11:29 PM »

Quote from: Shane Holland on March 31, 2014, 03:24 PM

Thanks, Jim. Almost a throw back to the old Select-A-Screw.

Embarrassed to say that Select-a-Screw never worked as well as this new "Select-an-Abrasive"

Jim

Chip S. · « **Reply #16 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:42 AM »

Awesome. Super-useful.

Chip

SRSemenza · « **Reply #17 on:** April 01, 2014, 12:15 PM »

I like that it places the results in order of best for the task.

Seth

Festool USA · « **Reply #18 on:** April 01, 2014, 01:04 PM »

Added backing pads to the search results to make it easy to see what pad(s) are available for your sander.

grbmds · « **Reply #19 on:** April 01, 2014, 01:09 PM »

Is there a significant difference in results or paper life between Granat and Rubin for prepping bare wood for staining and/or finishing? In my one use of the 125 I thought the results were great with the Granat I bought as a set with the sander.

Festool USA · « **Reply #20 on:** April 01, 2014, 01:10 PM »

Quote from: grbmds on April 01, 2014, 01:09 PM

Is there a significant difference in results or paper life between Granat and Rubin for prepping bare wood for staining and/or finishing? In my one use of the 125 I thought the results were great with the Granat I bought as a set with the sander.

No, for bare wood, the results and paper life will be very similar. You will save slightly on price with Rubin.

Gerald_D · « **Reply #21 on:** April 01, 2014, 01:24 PM »

Thanks Shane- appreciate the efforts in creating this! I will be using this frequently (and also very soon as I have a new DTS400 on the way).

Regards,
Gerald

Michael H · « **Reply #22 on:** July 27, 2014, 08:41 PM »

Thanks for the link. Very helpful.

Tinker · « **Reply #23 on:** September 28, 2014, 05:05 AM »

This is great, Shane.
I am slowly getting to bottoms of piles of discs I bought many moons ago and renewing as i go.
Your hard work will make my work so much simpler and much easier.
Thanks
Tinker

Cabenth · « **Reply #24 on:** October 17, 2014, 07:20 AM »

Didn't know where best to put this question so here it is...

I just received my RO90. It is advertised to come with an abrasive 'sample pack' but I only see 2 pieces, both the blue, course grit, one for the delta, one for the round. What is supposed to be in that pack, and are the sheets just tossed in the systainer, not wrapped in a bag or anything?

All the product images indicate 6 pieces, 1 blue and 2 white for both round and delta.
If what I got was correct, why bother?

While we're on the subject, it would be nice if Festool offered an abrasive progression pack, maybe 7 sheets each of 60, 100, 150, 220, 320, 500, and 1k. That's one piece less than your 50 sheet packs, but far more useful for someone who doesn't have a floor to sand (in my opinion).

Thanks for your help

mike_aa · « **Reply #25 on:** October 17, 2014, 09:14 AM »

Cabenth,

If you need a small assortment of abrasives for the RO90 or any sander, Tom Bellemare at Tool Home will gladly make one up for you in the quantities you need for each grit. He helped me with my RO90 and other sanders I have. In fact, as soon as I recover from this Recon sale I'll be calling him myself to get one for the recon RS2 I got.

Mike A.

Tom Bellemare · « **Reply #26 on:** October 17, 2014, 10:00 AM »

Quote from: Cabenth on October 17, 2014, 07:20 AM

Didn't know where best to put this question so here it is...

I just received my RO90. It is advertised to come with an abrasive 'sample pack' but I only see 2 pieces, both the blue, course grit, one for the delta, one for the round. What is supposed to be in that pack, and are the sheets just tossed in the systainer, not wrapped in a bag or anything?

All the product images indicate 6 pieces, 1 blue and 2 white for both round and delta.
If what I got was correct, why bother?

While we're on the subject, it would be nice if Festool offered an abrasive progression pack, maybe 7 sheets each of 60, 100, 150, 220, 320, 500, and 1k. That's one piece less than your 50 sheet packs, but far more useful for someone who doesn't have a floor to sand (in my opinion).

Thanks for your help

When the RO 90 first came to North America, it included very generous abrasive packs in both configurations. For quite some time now, it has only had one sheet of Granat in each configuration.

Tom

Cabenth · « **Reply #27 on:** October 17, 2014, 10:15 AM »

Thanks Tom.

One area where Festool sorely lacks... 2 pieces of paper isn't a 'pack' and it's not even a sample since there's only the one kind of the one grit. At best, it's 'starter paper.' Just enough to be able to make sure the device works. Maybe they should call it 'Proof of Function Abrasive.' (POFA) that's all it is. Suppose the bosses tissue is they advertise a pack, show a picture that should get you started, but I could not find any place where it actually laid out what was in the box.

grbmds · « **Reply #28 on:** October 17, 2014, 11:55 AM »

I don't remember every buying a sander (and I own older sanders from Makita, Rockwell (really old), and Dewalt) that included any sandpaper. I wouldn't even expect it.

rst · « **Reply #29 on:** October 17, 2014, 05:32 PM »

Bob Marino sells many grits in 10 packs. Bob is GREAT!!