- orbital sander
- A flat, cushioned plate covered with abrasive paper, rotated with an elliptical motion by an electric motor and used for fine sanding work like feather edging. Also see disc sander
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
orbital sander
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orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor. Cf. belt sander, disk sander. * * * … Universalium
orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor. Cf. belt sander, disk sander … Useful english dictionary
orbital sander — noun a sander in which the sanding surface has a minute circular motion without rotating relative to the workpiece … English new terms dictionary
Random orbital sander — Random orbit sanders, also called Dual Action or D.A. sanders (referring to the rotation of the disk and the head) are hand held power sanders where the action is a random orbit. They were first introduced in the early 1990s and quickly became… … Wikipedia
Sander — This article is about the power tool. For other uses, see Sander (disambiguation). A random orbit sander, with disks of various grit sizes A sander is a power tool used to smooth wood and automotive or wood finishes by abrasion with sandpaper.… … Wikipedia
orbital — adj. & n. adj. 1 Anat., Astron., & Physics of an orbit or orbits. 2 (of a road) passing round the outside of a town. n. Physics a state or function representing the possible motion of an electron round an atomic nucleus. Phrases and idioms:… … Useful english dictionary
sander — A power driven tool with a rotating abrasive disc for smoothing and cleaning surfaces. See belt sander disc sander orbital sander … Dictionary of automotive terms
belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor. Cf. disk sander, orbital sander. * * * … Universalium
disk sander — a sander that uses a revolving abrasive disk driven by an electric motor. Cf. belt sander, orbital sander. * * * … Universalium
disk sander — noun : a machine having one or more flat circular disks faced with abrasive for smoothing wood surfaces (as floors) * * * a sander that uses a revolving abrasive disk driven by an electric motor. Cf. belt sander, orbital sander … Useful english dictionary
