Used to sand everything by hand like a fool for years

Switched to a used $50 orbital sander last month and finished a full walnut dining table in 2 hours instead of 12, has anyone else had that 'why didn't I do this sooner' moment?

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wade_perez5mo ago

A whole walnut table sanded by hand? That sounds like pure suffering man. I did one small walnut desk by hand once and my fingers were numb for two days, I can't even imagine a full dining table. That $50 sander probably paid for itself in elbow grease alone on that first project.

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verap525mo ago

Honestly, a good sander is worth its weight in gold for projects like that.

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emerycarr5mo ago

@verap52 which sander do you actually use for stuff like that... I've been going back and forth on getting one for bigger projects but can't decide if the expensive ones are really that much better...

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