Originally Posted by
John Goodin
Recently, made the mistake of using someone's Festool sander. It was just for a moment but the time has come to spend a lot of money so I can reduce my aversion to sanding. The problem -- the alpha numeric soup of model numbers and fancy features like "Jetstream 2 Dust Extraction" makes determining which sander to choose difficult. My criteria are simple:
5" diameter -- I think that equates to a "125" model
Versatile
One handed model perferred but this may just my comfort with traditional ROS
Only needed for raw wood sanding -- I don't refinish furniture.
My best guess is the Multi Mode Rotex RO FEQ 125 Plus.
Also is there an inexpensive adapter for dust collection to a traditional shop vac? Since my wife hates shopping I will ask her to buy a dust extractor at Christmas.