[Andy Graves]

Anyone know of a generic Festool sanding pad for the RO150? The Festool brand is extremely expensive.

Thanks in advance,

Andy

[Dani Homrich]

Andy,

No such animal, it’s called you got to buy our pad, that’s why it is soooooooooooooo expensive.

[Karl Crooks]

Andy whats wrong with the old pad ?

If its just the Velcro then just replace the Velcro, that’s cheep

[John Christensen]

Karl:  

Do you have a trick for getting the old velcro off?  In the past I have tried to put it against my stationary disc sander; a bit less than effective.  Also I have tried to use a heat gun to melt the old “hooks” down to gain a smooth surface to glue the new velcro to; a bit more effective but not great.  Removal of the old velcro would be ideal.

I have found new velcro at upholstery retailers in various widths.  Spray adhesive to attach, and there you go.

Johnny C 

[KCWOOD]

Posted By John Christensen on 03 Apr 2012 04:09 PM
Karl:  

Do you have a trick for getting the old velcro off?  In the past I have tried to put it against my stationary disc sander; a bit less than effective.  Also I have tried to use a heat gun to melt the old “hooks” down to gain a smooth surface to glue the new velcro to; a bit more effective but not great.  Removal of the old velcro would be ideal.

I have found new velcro at upholstery retailers in various widths.  Spray adhesive to attach, and there you go.

Johnny C 

Andy, a few years back, Jerry Horn introduced me to an interface pad. It was a hard pad about 1/8 thick.  The idea was the velcro interface pad would take the abuse. It lasted forever, and of course one day I tried to sand once without the paper on.. 🙂 and screwed the pad up. 

I actually think it was a SIA pad.

[Andy Graves]

Yea, I would love to just change the velcro. Any tips on getting the old off?

[Andy Graves]

I do have the backup interface pad. I buy them from Performance Abrasives. The only issue is they are not the exact same diameter as the pad so it bends the paper at the edge a bit. Not a huge deal but would be better if it was the exact same size.

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