| Comparisons
We have compared our
floor sanders with the D.I.Y. sanders you could hire from
your local ire shop or in-fact majority of hire shops in England
as they all hire the same sanders.
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Floor
Sander Hire UK |
Most Other
Hire Shops |
| Make of Sander |
Frank &
Lagler |
Higher Teck |
| Type of Sander |
Continuous
Belt |
Drum |
| Price of Sander to Buy |
£3,200 |
£1,100 |
| Dust Generated |
2-5 % |
30-40 % |
| Ease of use |
9 out of 10 |
5 out of 10 |
| Sanding abrasives used |
Long life
cloth belts,
very durable |
Paper sheets
that rip if not tightened or if they touch a nail
/ un-even board. |
| Quality work achieved in 24 hours |
2 rooms |
1 room |
| Changing the sanding belts |
10 seconds |
two minutes |
| Results on Floor Boards |
Excellent |
Chatter marks
(wavy) |
| Results on Hardwood strip |
Excellent |
Chatter marks
(wavy) |
| Results on Pargeuet |
Excellent |
Chatter marks
(wavy) |
Continuous Belt Sander (as recomended by
us)
 This
is a picture of our Belt sander, please note the oversized
dust bag and oversized vacuum motor on top of the sander.
It also has a clutch type lever which makes this sander easier
to use with out gouging big holes in your floors. What ever
floor you sand it will sand properly and quickly normally
with one pass.
Drum Sander (used by other companies)
 These
are like the drum sanders you will get from your local hire
shops and most tool hire shops in England. Very Small capacity
dust bag, you Need to physically tilt the sander backwards
and forward for it to sand and by doing this you will be introducing
gouge marks over your floor.
All drum sanders use
paper notched sheets like this. Not only will you waste time
lining the sheets up on the drum, screwing the sheets to the
machine can also be tricky. If the sheet is slightly lose
the sheet of paper will shred itself in seconds.
Chatter Marks
Our Continues Belt Sanders
do NOT cause chatter marks
Chatter Marks' is a well-known
term in the floor sanding industry all over the world. It
describes a closely spaced repeating drum or 'ripple' mark
which is visible in the floor following the sanding procedure.
Almost impossible to feel with the hand, chatter marks show
up more obviously when the finish (Lacquer) is applied to
the floor and can ruin what could otherwise have been a great
job.
Many floor sanding contractors
literally spend hours sanding these chatter marks out of the
floor with a rotary sander and while they might succeed at
removing most of the 'chatter', they create another problem;
circular marks in the floor which can look even more unsightly
than the original imperfection that they were trying to correct.
In any case, using a rotary sander to remove chatter marks
is one of the biggest time-wasters in the floor sanding industry
today. Understanding the causes of chatter marks and what
type of sanding machine produces these (i.e.. drum sanders)
will enable you to improve the quality of your work, save
valuable time and money.
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