Vacuum da sander

[warren57]

I've been looking for a vacuum style da sander. Found plenty of orbital sanders, but no dual action. Has anyone seen a da that you can attach a vacuum to?

[chevynut]

LOL! When I read the title I thought you wanted to vacuum da shop.

[warren57]

LOL! When I read the title I thought you wanted to vacuum da shop.

Ha ha, I did that the other day when it was a little warmer!
Now I'm looking at sanders that a vacuum can attract to. Haven't seen any dual action, maybe they don't make such a thing!

[markm]

National Detroit sells them.

[Maddog]

Hutchins makes the best quality in the market, check this out: http://www.hutchinsmfg.com/View-Prod...roup_id=217816
Not exactly what you asked for but they are the best in the nation.

[Rick_L]

I always thought that vacuum attachments were for woodworking, at least more popular there.

The other half of DAs and straight line sanders for leveling bondo is that I find them less useful the more of this stuff I do. Lately I've been leveling bondo, even from the start, by hand with a long sanding block and 36 grit paper. Seems to go as fast and less chance of going too far.

Now, I don't have a name brand 8" diameter "mud hog". And I don't have a name brand straight line sander either. So maybe my tools are a bit weak for the initial cuts.

[chevynut]

I actually don't like DA sanders myself. I have one that I rarely use, and when I do it's for cleanup of bare metal. I cut filler with a long board or an inline sander with 36 grit too. I don't see how you can get anything flat with a DA.