Sander Sitter?

Numerous people listed it as the “most useless item in their shop.”

I think the consensus was … it falls over.

I just set mine down. If it shakes … I giggle, a little bit ;-)

-- -- Neil

Why not use double sided tape and attach it to the shop vac cart or workbench then?

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I don’t have the Sander Sitter, actually.

I just set the ROS down on … whatever.

Works for me. YMMV ;-)

-- -- Neil

knucklenut: I’m just going to leave that though alone. Seems smarter ;-)

-- -- Neil

My orbital sander sitter is a used piece of sandpaper lying face up on bench. (I use hook and loop sandpaper.)

-- Joe

Here are a couple of you tube video’s that may help answer some questions about the Sander Sitter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYGgLwP48Ok and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-an9yuEvX4k&feature=related

I made a homemade version of the sander sitter that was designed so that I could clamp it to the workbench. It worked pretty well but more times than not I forget to get it out and use it.

I ended up purchasing one and screwed it to the top of the shop vac cart I made. I actually really like it, it works great and I use it all the time.

I guess to each his/her own

Thanks for all the comments
Angela

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—Gerry

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I have one I got when they first came out. It worked fine for me
for my 5” sander. I switched to Festool 6” sanders though so I mostly
stopped using it.

In my opinion it does extend sandpaper life.

Angela:

My review was probably one of the ones you saw that said I Liked it.

I use it with a 5” ROS. The instructions say to “Aggresively” sit the ROS in it right after you turn it off. I JAMB mine in HARD! ROS’s are known for run on, this slows them real quick and as Loren said it does extend the life of the sandpaper because of the Crepe piece in the bottom of the Sitter which is the reason for Aggresively putting it in.

Mine doesn’t fall over and I let go before it stops. If it did it would sem to be an easy situation to remedy.

Instead of using a Crepe Block to clean other “Sanding Items” ie. 10/12 D Press Sanding Drums, Small Belt Sander, I use the Crepe Liner from the sitter to do so.

Had mine for 3 years now, still haven’t used the extra Crepe Liner I got when I bought the Sitter originally.

Very happy with it.

Rick

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