Are any of the straight line sanders worth it?
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i never use my inline with any thing finer than 36 good for ruffing reverse curves out nothing more….they have a place but not for any finish sanding i have 2 of em a long one an a shorty i use the short one the most it strokes longer :teach they can save ya alot of time when used for what they were intended for
I use Hutchins Hustler and hand block with 80 to 180. For broad areas I use a mud hogg, and again I hand block. I hand block all my mud work. I prefer to use nice new sheet metal, but sometimes….lol.
I have the Viking and unfortunately it’s not stamped with the Alcoa label, so it’s not made in The US. There’s also a shop IR inline here that never gets oiled and it works a lot better than my inline that gets oiled often. I like The IR inline sander and wouldn’t feel it justified to pay more or less for something. I also think an inline sander has a very limited role in comparison to a mud hog. I’d look into getting a mud hog before getting an inline sander but that’s just me. An inline sander to me is just for my initial coat of filler. With a mudhog I can lightly sand the top of a final skim coat if I wanted to, but neither are good for primer.
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