Bench sander?

[pennillion]

I have no choice but to buy a new bench sander. The one i have is a Rexon, and is/was great, but the switch has gone and i cant find another one.

Has anyone any experience with the make 'Erbauer' at all?

Thanks,

Mik

[Big D]

Im not a sparky but im sure you should be able to fit a compatable switch, maybe a second hand electric shop or maplins? Dunno, just thought id try and help a little.

[MushiSushi]

switch went on mine, I replaced it with a simple rocker switch from maplins

[Knife-Man]

Originally Posted by MushiSushi

switch went on mine, I replaced it with a simple rocker switch from maplins

I did the same with my drill .. had to make a plastic "plate" up but its worked fine for ages

[Knife-Man]

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=12219

Should be fine presuming its a 13Amp plug .. cant really wire it up wrong either .

Just make sure it is unplugged if/when you decide to do any work

There are some illuminated ones as well if you want to get fancy .. probably harder to wire up though

[pennillion]

I'll have a go my dad was the electrician so i left this kind of thing to him. Can't do that now though

[jerbal]

When the switch in my bench drill went I temporarily connected the wires together and used it on the switch on the wall socket.

[Longstrider]

Originally Posted by jerbal

When the switch in my bench drill went I temporarily connected the wires together and used it on the switch on the wall socket.

Temporarily ?

I've got one that I did that with about 6 years ago. Still use it the same way now

Fixing your sander switch shouldn't be much of a job Mik, but failing all that, Erbauer stuff is OK. My 1/2" router is an Erbauer and it's worked perfectly for years.

[rocco44]

All you need is a simple ON/OF switch. Shame to bin it just for a switch fault. Hope you get sorted. Cheers.