DIY Wood Floor Drum Sanding Step 1

Greenpointe shows how you can create beautiful wood floors. Running the drum sander can be challenging, but with the correct information it does not have to be. Watch as Craig goes over the process from start to finish.

[@soundofsilence5521]

Thank you! You explained what the lever was for as the rental people had no idea on how to use it. I had watched videos on what grit to use and thank goodness because the lady at the rental place tried to give me a 20 grit.. i looked at her like omg uh? I said to her "we are not tearing the floor up we are refinishing the floor lol omg she had no idea on what to give me so i explained to her what i needed and with time she found what i was looking for.. It has taken several hours to do our living room floor but we are done and it looks great! Thanks again for the awesome video!

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

That explosion at 4:10 frightened me. 💥

[@ede8193]

I'm getting ready to refinish our floors, never have done this before, great video!!

[@kayliemoser5749]

This was amazingly helpful! I have a suuuuper old house and and needing to sand the floors so I can install some new flooring and I was terrified 😅 This clearly explained how to use it and why. Thank you!!!

[@leydahediger8400]

Clear explanation. Thank you sr.

[@2mc121]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@dalepaladin916]

I just started researching re-flooring our floors and this was DEFINITELY helpful. Thank you

[@bigern7526]

I’ve been watching videos for a week on this and this is the best one I’ve seen!…Thanks you!

[@SparksFlyOut]

Thank you for this, sir. I'm truly grateful for all the how to videos, I'm about to tackle my own project.

[@susanblade1172]

That was exactly the information I was looking for! Thank you thank you! 👍

[@walterclark3274]

Thank you for the awesome video. I’m in Illinois doing my deck, and didn’t know how to use this rental. Appreciate it!

[@aaronmmartz]

Great video - thank you for all of the info

[@paulmccarthy2032]

This was very helpful..thanks for great explanations

[@bucklystewart3058]

Great video!

[@killiancotter1730]

Great video. Thank you

[@tkeosaksith]

Great and super helpful video!!

[@Escarpments]

Great demo

[@Takeadoe]

Nice work. Thank you!

[@HardwoodFloorRefinishing101]

Very informative video..I normally sand 40, 60, 80 grit.

[@marya6728]

Great explanation thanks

[@mrhudah]

Good explanation!!!!

[@gbcubed]

Thanks for the video! Do you always have to use 3 different grits?

[@rgraz4929]

Thanks for video. So when sanding a deck with uneven 6" boards with some cupping, would it be best to sand straight with the grain or on a slight angle? If an angle, what degrees? Thanks.

[@dennisgarber]

If you do the math in terms of amps per square inch of contact (20 amps in contact with the entire machine weight on one infinitely small circular point, 8 inches long), you have more psi, and thus a more aggressive sanding than any other method on a 120 volt outlet. (This is why a belt sander needs to be 220V.) The random orbit sanders, wattage per square inch, is simply not aggressive enough to get all the scratches and material off a floor. The average person sees the surface turn milky, so they think that they got the varnish off, but they have not.
I do not believe that I have used the ez-8, but it looks less satisfying that a Tilt machine. The user can feel the machine work in the pull pass. This tactile feel offers so much satisfaction that you do not get on the forward pass. Also more parts to break.
It is the satisfying feeling on the backwards stroke that is made me want to buy my first machine....
I also hate premade, propriety sand paper, because I have to cringe every swap knowing the overcharge of the the sheet. The resulting stomach ache from this unnecessary stress makes a person hate their unit.
Clark demonstrated that all you need is an 19 inch sheet and a recessed bar on the drum with 3 screws. It takes kneeling 1 minute to cut the sheet, maybe less with a metal template.

[@SD-pi9co]

I refinished all the wood floors in my house with a Makita belt sander.

[@DanielRodriguez-vz5bk]

question how much grit paper do you think is needed for a 200 sq ft room?

[@joecontreras5444]

How much unsanded space would I need the edger for after using this drum sander? (I notice the actual sanding roll does not extend across the machine)
Thank you

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

About 6”

[@georgenettlesjr1466]

If you're sending a parquet floor how do you know what if you're going with or against the grain that's impossible

[@Zibutegerard]

How much does this sander weigh?

[@chrispearce9224]

LoL. 4:12 Kaboom!!!!

[@whoisradu]

My bad is not collecting dust? 😭

[@theclfamily9257]

Why is my sand paper loose

[@rgraz4929]

Centrifugal forces causes the core to expand and make the paper tight.

[@albertusforster256]

I'm a professional floor sander

[@g.w.7893]

Great story, compelling and rich.

[@walterfarina5290]

Cosa e una caffettiera? Una vera levigatrice è solo kunzle tasin