Sander stopped working

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aboard_epsilon wrote: »

What can and does happen to them ..if it is a DA sander... dual action ..meaning it functions by vibrating and turning.

What goes wrong ...
The bearing inside the oscillating disk can get full of sawdust ..or dry out despite it being sealed .

What happens then, is the machine takes more and more power to turn and vibrate the disk .....untill the field windings begin to burn and the brushes arc more .

If you've not used it too much after the sparks and smoke.......you can save it by. pulling it apart.... getting at this bearing ....pulling off seals ..washing out..re-lubing with good grease ..putting back sealsand rebuilding it .

Ive had a couple of Bosch PEX machines..very good machines ..but ..after about 20 hours use ..this has to be done ..or i would burn the machines out.

watch out for left hand threads .

and learn to recognise by the sound of the motor ..that this is about to happen

all the best.markj

That's very interesting thanks and it sounds about right. It's definitely burnt out, I tried helping it turn with no load on it and it still doesn't want to know.

Peartree wrote: »

How much did it cost? How much is an hour of your time worth? How much time will it take to mess around with it? How much, if available, will any parts costs? How much is a new one? Frankly, is it worth it? Whilst we are at it, given what a sander costs, is it worth a whole pile of discussion and anghst about being heavy handed or light handed on it.

Personally, I'd just buy a new one. I've only ever had a couple of years intensive use from a sander and I don't think it is bad value. And as a girlie, I doubt anyone could accuse me of being heavy handed.

However, if you have time on your hands.....

I think most people on here don't like throwing things away, not only because of the cost, but also because of the throw away society we are all a part of, but some don't like.