GAAAGHHHH!
So, we had minor swell on the edges of some T&G OSB subflooring. I asked one of the guys to sand em down a bit to get them flush.
Next thing I know… I walk in and see him with my porter cable variable speed palm sander (my palm sander??!!) just mashed right to the floor!
Needless to say… when I turn it on it appears to run ok, until I actually set it on the piece to be sanded, then it dies right down.
What do you think? Is the motor just toast or could it be the brushes?
*Sigh*
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at least one of the windings is blown, sorry. Give it a sniff see it smells burnt.
My dad asked my mom to sand some trim boards for a deck and she used his palm sander without any sand paper. It did all right job but it ooked the motor and the hook and loop base.
But it sounds like something inside is worn do to heat build up. Could spell the end if that is the case.
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Is the sander one of the random orbit sanders that P-C makes?
It could just be a bad belt. It is behind the pad. there are screws that hold the pad in place. I had a helper nail mine that way.
Interesting... I havn't taken it apart yet, but it is a random orbit unit,and it actually doesn't have that unique and somewhat unsettling"burnt" smell.
Boy, that would make me happy if it was just a belt. It was my favorite palm sander! Somehow it found it's way into the general use palm sander case.
The hardest thing about being a small business? I'm just not able to separate myself from my tools! When one gets damaged or broken - it saddens me greatly!
Thanks for the input guys!
Remember, for federal income tax purposes a business can depreciate hand tools 100% in the year they're bought.
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