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This Article:
A brief discussion of the
features of the Varathane ezV random-orbital floor sander. |
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By
Bruce W. Maki,
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When I rented the Varathane® ezV® floor
sander from Lowes the handle was in the upright
position. |
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| To move the handle to the operating
position, I removed this big pin. |
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I lifted the handle up and set it onto the
other steel block. |
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| This is the ezV sander with the handle in
the operating position |
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To change the sandpaper discs, the handle
is lowered to the floor. |
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| There are three sanding heads. Each head
spins while the entire assembly rotates. The result is a
sanding job that has no waves and few scratches. |
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The "Velcro"-backed sandpaper
discs just peel off. |
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Emptying The Dust Bag:
Eventually the dust collector gets full. The vacuum may sound
different, or it may leave dust on the floor. When using 36 grit
paper, I found it necessary to empty the dust bag after about 30 to
45 minutes of sanding. While using 50 or 80 grit, the bag didn't
fill up nearly as fast.
| The vacuum collector hose can be pulled
from the top of the canister. |
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There are two latches on the side of the
canister top. |
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| The canister top lifts off the vacuum. The
black bag holds the dust. |
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The dust collector bag pulls straight off
the tube.
Note the white plastic flap. That keeps the dust from
falling out of the bag after removal. The flap needs to
be open and pointing up when the bag is pushed back onto
the tube. |
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| The bottom of the bag is held closed by a
plastic U-shaped clip.
To empty the dust bag, the clip is slid sideways.
Suggestion: Do this over a trash can. Even better,
place the trash can in front of an exhaust fan blowing
air out of the room. Or... empty the bag outdoors. |
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The filter sock is held in place
with a red plastic ring.
This ring is simply pressed in place, to remove it
you just pull it upwards. |
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| The red ring has a taper on one edge. The
tapered edge goes down. |
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Whenever I empty the dust bag I also
remove the filter sock and shake out the dust. |
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| I turn the filter sock inside out
to clean it.
If possible, I use compressed air to blow the dust
off the filter. |
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Cleaning The ezV Sander:
Before returning the sander to the store, I always give it a
thorough cleaning.
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This machine was covered with sanding dust
after 3 days of use. |
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| For the fastest, easiest and most complete
cleaning I use this long blow gun with a small
air compressor.
Blowing off the dust is best done outdoors.
After cleaning the dust from the vacuum components, I
tip the machine up so I can shoot compressed air around
the sanding heads and the rotating base. I can clean
this machine in less than 5 minutes. |
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