any advice on a cheap gib sander . Bunnings have a full boar brand .Toll shed have a toll shed brand . And there is a Vacume driven one . all around the $300 mark . Any one used any of these
trade4us2,
Sep 27, 7:57pm
Why do you want to sand Gib? My Gib stopper says that if it's properly stopped it should not need to be sanded, apart from a final rub over with very fine sandpaper. And he was right, with my house.
tearaitrader,
Sep 28, 6:58am
because im doing it myself . and im not an expert . . I think also it is not unusuall for an expert to use a dry wall sander with dust extraction to finish the job .
muzza72,
Sep 28, 7:14am
I'm interested with this as well. In my case, old gib walls have been skimmed coated to fix defects, so a gib sander would be handy to save time and potentially dust if a vacuum can be attached.
cabrio1,
Sep 28, 7:22am
I regibbed my house and borrowed one, was a big help to finish the job, it was a cheaply also. Worth every penny
johotech,
Sep 28, 7:26am
They can all have a vacuum attached. You should spend about double the price on the vacuum, compared to those cheap sanders.
Really, a drywall sander and vacuum are items that are difficult to produce as cheap copies. And "you get what you pay for" is very apt.
Many brand name vacuum's would struggle with gib dust. So it's one item where you need a quality, purpose built item.
As trade4us2 said, do the stopping properly and it requires very little sanding. A quality pole sander, some sponge blocks and a Worster are about all you should need.
johotech,
Sep 28, 7:27am
Or you could hire one. At least you'll get a top quality professional unit.
tearaitrader,
Sep 28, 7:50am
THanks for replys so far . Yes thinking of hire . but the place i'm doing is some distance from the hire places and i'm doing it bit at a time , so thought it may be cheaper and less worry to buy one .
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