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Runaway Floor Sander

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Rod in Smiths F

02-21-2008 13:36:39




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In case anybody's ever had an adventure with a floor sander, I've sent this link along.

Feel free to chip in with your own. I'm sure there are some beauties out there.

Rod




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GeneMO

02-22-2008 09:06:48




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, 02-21-2008 13:36:39  
Well the first car washes here in MO. About early 1970's didn't have a two stage trigger or anything. You need to have a firm grip on it when your last quarter went in. I was chased around my ole 64 chevy once. made about 5 rounds around the car before I tackled the wand!

Just a few scratches on the car, and of course I was a wet muddy mess.

Gene



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Nolan

02-22-2008 05:44:15




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, 02-21-2008 13:36:39  
That's for wimps.

ROTOTILLER RACING, now that's where it's at! Got the scars to go along with it.



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135 Fan

02-21-2008 16:33:01




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, 02-21-2008 13:36:39  
I think I saw a video of something like that? The story isn't original though. I remember the nothing accelerates like a floor sander...line. Very funny. Dave



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Rod in Smiths Falls, ON

02-21-2008 19:13:44




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to 135 Fan, 02-21-2008 16:33:01  
If you don't think the story's original, ask my neighbour. It was his curb.

Rod



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Stan in Oly, WA

02-21-2008 15:29:39




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, 02-21-2008 13:36:39  
Hi Rod,

Good article. Did you write it? I noticed that it was written by somebody named Rod in a publication that mentioned Ontario in the sidebar. Nice piece of writing.

All the best, Stan



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Bellyacre

02-21-2008 14:31:15




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, 02-21-2008 13:36:39  
Never had a problem with floor sanders, due in part to my vast experience in drag racing belt sanders on the floor in high school shop class. They would unplug at the end of a 25ft cord. I can admit to this now, Statute of Limitations ran out.
(class of 66)



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TGIN

02-22-2008 02:18:13




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to Bellyacre, 02-21-2008 14:31:15  
Seen on TV one time they were having belt sander drag races , It was a big thing with alot of entrys and classes . That was about 3 yr. ago and never have seen it again . Saw one where they used 4 1/2 in. angle grinders for power with wheels straped on them .



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john-mi

02-21-2008 14:16:09




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, 02-21-2008 13:36:39  
Years ago I was helping sand floors at my brothers. We also blew the fuse in the basement. Went down and screwed a new fuse in and heard a terrible noise upstairs. We had forgot to turn off the sander, and it took forever to unscrew that fuse. We went upstairs and found a tall floor lamp flattened and some nice grooves when it hit the wall. Quite an adventure.



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Mark - IN.

02-21-2008 20:58:48




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to john-mi, 02-21-2008 14:16:09  
Not funny then I'm sure, but now... That had to be something to screw in a fuse then hear BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM upstairs. And like anything else a 1/4 second to screw in, eternity to unscrew under the circumstances.

Rod's story? That's hillarious. The Pontiac bit reminds me of a friend and his then new rice rocket. Thankfully his cousin didn't get hurt...too much. I stopped over and a bunch of buddies were standing around looking at my buddy's rice rocket, just smashed to bits, completely totalled. I asked what happened. His cousin stopped over and asked if he could take it out after promising that he was an expert rice rocket rider. He started it and took off...like a rocket. I don't know how fast a rice rocket can be going from take off until it hit that parked Cadillac across the street, two doors down, but it knocked the back bumper off. They walked me over and sure enough, the bumber was lying in the street. And if that wasn't enough, they pointed to that neighbor's roof and one of his cousins shoes was up there, right in the middle. I guess he didn't get hurt...too bad, so is funny now. I guess them rice rockets can really get up and rocket alright.

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Rod in Smiths Falls, ON

02-26-2008 13:14:57




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 Re: Runaway Floor Sander in reply to Mark - IN., 02-21-2008 20:58:48  
I had a friend's Nissan Maxima almost get away on me once while I accelerated from a light into a turn to the left. Torque steer on the big V6 is fierce and unexpected on that model.



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