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Best sanding tool?
(sh.itjust.works)
Our roof has these wooden support beams which are a pretty rough cut wood, I was wondering which electrical sanding tool would be the best for something like this, an orbital sander, belt sander...? Thanks!
If you have several tools on hand, just try each of them out on it and see which you like best. Don't overthink it.
Aside from that, in general a belt sander tends to be a more agressive tool than an orbital sander. You might use the former first, then switch to the latter for the final smoothing.
I second this. Doesn't look like there is much to remove to get it smooth. I'd be starting with a belt sander and you might get away with a single pass with a medium grit. But if taking too long, use a coarse grit with belt sander and switch to orbital for final finish. Depending on what finish is going to be applied (if finishing is the intent), finish sand with #180 for oil based or #220 for water based.