I need to sand the top of a large slab even, in my own shop using a hand-held tool.
I have used a belt sander before, but it's slow going. I got to thinking about a floor edger (first photo), or the Festool Rotex.
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It's been a long time since I used a floor edger but I think I remember them being fairly controllable. I haven't used a Festool Rotex.
The slab was surfaced way back, but since then it has twisted a little. I don't want to use a router and sled - this wood is very brittle and chips out so much with a router - it's Blackheart Sassafras with the grain running at maybe 20* across on the edge. Nice looking wood but I'm not real used to working with tropical lumber.
I'd love to hear for any of you with more wisdom on this than me, which really opens up the field, which way you'd go on this.
thank you, Mark