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My son has just bought a house and moves in today. He wants to hire equipment to sand the two parquet type floors downstairs over the weekend ( they'll be living upstairs while all this is going on!)
Any tips on how it should be done? My first thought is that after the first pass with the belt sander will clog up the grit rapidly, and so one of those belt cleaners would be worthwhile. I've also heard of alternatives like an old tennis shoe, but am not sure what kind of material is needed -ie type of rubber.
These large industrial type belt sanders come with a dust bag. How efficient are they? Would I be better to take over by dust extractor? I don't know what size of hose connection I would need.
Also, is there an urgency to seal the floor after sanding? My son thought that he could just put the old carpet back on top to protect the floor as he's getting a plasterer in to skim the walls next!
Alan
PS long time no post, but I've been watching regularly!
Any tips on how it should be done? My first thought is that after the first pass with the belt sander will clog up the grit rapidly, and so one of those belt cleaners would be worthwhile. I've also heard of alternatives like an old tennis shoe, but am not sure what kind of material is needed -ie type of rubber.
These large industrial type belt sanders come with a dust bag. How efficient are they? Would I be better to take over by dust extractor? I don't know what size of hose connection I would need.
Also, is there an urgency to seal the floor after sanding? My son thought that he could just put the old carpet back on top to protect the floor as he's getting a plasterer in to skim the walls next!
Alan
PS long time no post, but I've been watching regularly!