Ian Gagnon Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Hello everyone! It has been quite a while since I posted anything. Work has been crazy! I have a Festool 125 EQ on the way to replace an aging 5" sander in my shop and was wondering if anyone has tried the Mirka Abranet abrasives on a Festool. Obviously you want to use the Mirka interface pad pad so the hook on the Festool pad doesn't get trashed. Thoughts? Thanks! And Happy Holidays! Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 I was an early adopter of Abranet and Abralon. I’ve replaced all my FT 125 and 150 disks with Abranet/Abralon… I use FT’s abrasives in RTS, DTS, ½ sheet, 90 and 93. I use Abranet/Abralon in 125 and 150. I continue to use FT's Vlies in 125 and 150. There are pros/cons in switching to Abranet. FT has application-specific abrasives that do work better for the designated application – ex. Rubin on bare wood and Granat for inter-coat sanding of film finishes… Abranet is a one-size-fits-all – it’s good at most things, but not as good as the purpose-made offerings… Abranet's big thing is it's long-lasting... I was happy with FT's abrasives for years. But I was getting tired of inventorying three or four papers in all grits for 125 and 150… At some point, I said F*it and decided that good was good-enough and I didn’t want to shoot for perfect… Abranet was a simplification move... Does Abranet last 10x over FT (as advertised)? That's the $64 question ---- Answer: no… Mirka had backed-of the 10x, and I believe thay are pushing 5x life... Does it last 5x? --- yes and no... I did a fairly lengthy post on this subject some months ago – you can google for it… Is it worth the price over FT’s abrasives? Same thing, yes and no… Don’t want to rehash that thread… At some point, I also eBayed my FT ETS sanders and went CEROS… For a while, I was using Abranet on the ETS units – it worked fine, but there was a drop-off in DC performance – which can be a good thing – too much vac on the ETS and you get chatter… If you stick with Abranet, I suspect you’ll switch to CEROS – its DC pattern is optimized for Abranet… I’m not sure what the Mirka interface pad is going to do for you – it’s a different pattern. I also suspect you were referring to the protector pad… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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