A floor edger is a powerful type of disk sander that helps to sand the edges of a floor.
Proper use of floor edger.
A flooring edger is a type of disk sander and with a drum sander is one of two heavy duty sanding machines that refinishers use to sand a wood floor.
It s the power of these machines that definitely make them first choice.
Use your power edger or weed wacker primarily around sidewalks and footpaths.
Most edgers are set up at the factory in a neutral position or noon assuming the operator is standing behind the machine.
City floor supply sells a number of hardwood floor edgers including standard and toe kick edgers.
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You can use an electric or gas powered edging tool or you can use a manual edging tool.
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The purpose of the rough cut is flattening out the floor while removing as much finish as possible.
How to use a floor sander.
How to properly use an edger.
Edging begins with the first rough cut and 36 or 40 grit paper after the first run on the drum sander.
These products give you the precision you need to get the results you want.
You can do more damage to a floor with an edger than with just about any other machine so it s better left to someone who understands it and has had some practice.
Like all sanding equipment the purpose of the edger is to get the floor flat.
The floor sander you should use for sanding the edges of the floor is a 6 or 7 inch disk sander.
The disk is installed on the weighted.
Watch 10 different contractors and you ll see 10 different techniques from the j pattern to ovals.
Less powerful tools can just leave you working hard for hours and hours.
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How to use an edge floor sander.
It is much safer to correct edger swirl by sanding with the grain using a fresh piece of 80grit sandpaper and your own arm because your own arm just isn t capable of burnishing the floor.
If you insist on using a palm sander either use it over the entire floor not recommended or hand sand with 80grit over the areas that you palm sanded.