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How to access this tool

Drop-in use

Drop into the workshop during our opening hours to use this tool, but ask a technician if you need any training first.

Key information

Green tools are our general-use tools. These have either been demonstrated or explained in your New Member Induction, or are safe for use after a demonstration by a technician. Always ask a member of staff before using any green tools for the first time, or if you are not sure how to use these safely.

Our mini disc sanders are ver­sat­ile tools for sand­ing wood, soft metals and plastics that con­sist of a con­tinu­ous abras­ive disc that is driv­en by an elec­tric motor.

They have tilt­ing tables up to 50° down­wards and 10° upwards to allow sand­ing on an angle. The machines can also be secured both hori­zont­ally (with its table) on the work­bench, and also quickly and safely in a ver­tic­al pos­i­tion. They have adapters to con­nect a vacu­um clean­er for dust-free working.

What can I use this tool for?

Suited to sand­ing wood, met­al and plastics for small and fine applic­a­tions and pro­jects. Mini disc sanders are designed to quickly remove mater­i­al in order to flat­ten rough tim­ber, level uneven sur­faces and to shape and round mater­i­al on par­tic­u­larly small work­pieces that would be dif­fi­cult to do on lar­ger machines.

They can remove mater­i­al quickly and are nor­mally used only for the begin­ning stages of the sand­ing pro­cess to rough out the sur­face before using finer sand­ing techniques.

Materials used with this tool

  • Various - For all wood types, steel, non-ferrous metals, precious metals and plastics

Technical specifications

Specification Details
Disc Diameter 125 mm
Sanding Speed c. 250 - 800m/min (corresponds to 1,150 - 3,600rpm)
Table Size 98 x 140 mm