"The drum sander receives a sleeve piece of sanding paper that slides on to a drum which is lowered to the floor using a drum lowering handle," explains Paul Albrecht, national rental manager at ...

On large jobs, three tools are used to prepare the old hardwood floor for a new finish. A large drum sander cuts a wide swath on each path it takes down the field of the floor. An orbital edging ...

Fill small damaged areas with the putty knife and wood filler. Sand the main part of the hardwood floor with the drum or belt sander with 40-grit sandpaper. Maintain about six inches of space ...

The first step in refinishing an existing hardwood floor or sanding virgin hardwood is to do a rough cut with a massive drum sander. These machines weigh well over 100 pounds. They require a ...

He had rented a commercial drum sander to begin a floor refinishing project. Like many before him, James was a bit too aggressive with the drum sander in places. The uneven stripes didn’t show ...

The sander is so powerful that it takes a 220-volt outlet, like the one for your dryer. It requires that much oomph to spin the 8-inch drum inside. OJT FACTS Hardwood-floor refinisher Fear factor ...

Learn More › There are a wide range of sanders and each is designed for specific uses, such as a detail sander for fine ...

A set of floor sanding equipment includes a drum or orbital sander and a powerful disc sander, called an edger, for sanding ...

Or would you root around in your junk pile and slap together a quick and dirty floor sander from an old angle grinder? That’s what [Donn DIY] did when looking at the wide expanse of fresh ...

The Essex Silver-Line SL8V uses patented hook and loop technology to attach sand paper to drum for maximum ease of use. The Essex Silver-Line SL8V features a constant speed motor, standard 8-in.- ...