Anybody ever try shaping bondo with one of these?

[drizler]

http://www.harborfreight.com/power-t...ool-68861.html

Yea I know it's Chinese so don't use the switch too much . Still, I tried this the other day when I was cutting down some big whip cream ugly ridges and it works pretty darn good for rough carving in places where you can't get a cheese grater in there. Not bad at all. I was just using the straight wood plastic blade that came with it. It;'s not something you would use every day and that's probably due to HF electric tools noteworthy switch longevity but handy none the less. Anything is better than using my fingertip with a sheet of 40 grit for stuff like shaping.

[Skalabala]

Does not look like an good idea to me at all.
The surface size of the sanding pad is to small, you will end up with some bad wavey work that would have been better to just use your hands and a speed file.

For filler I strongly recommend this!
http://autobodystore.net/Merchant2/m...gory_Code=TFSL

[drizler]

Does not look like an good idea to me at all.
The surface size of the sanding pad is to small, you will end up with some bad wavey work that would have been better to just use your hands and a speed file.

For filler I strongly recommend this!
http://autobodystore.net/Merchant2/m...gory_Code=TFSL

Yea the pic is with the mini pad, sorry. What I meant was the flat, end cutting vibrating cutters between 2 and 4" across. I have had this rig for a year now but let me tell you this is one of those "you gotta have it tools" if ever there was one. You can get in those corners and really trim down those high spots to a manageable starting point . What is very nice is getting into those occasional ugly corners way back in there. If you drag the blade back and forth and get a really nice surface for final finishing. Of course it wouldn't be appropriate for highly visible areas beyond knocking down whip cream you can't beat it in the deep corners and not so picky areas. Aside from that it comes in really handy for shaping and notching woodwork and things like that. It's not a use it every day tool, if it was I wouldn't buy a Chinese one. It's more one of those things you use 4 or 5 times a year to cope in the ugly little job and thank your lucky stars for. Those blades are best pruchased from HF too for the same reason. Chinese quality is plenty good enough for the use it gets and the mainstream prices of the things is ridiculous. Pretty handy for something under $30.

[Skalabala]

Yes crazy price
I know that will be great tool for woodworking for sure! And that filler in a corner we get now and then

[Len]

I had one of those but it didn't have enough of a throw to make the sandpaper remove filler (or anything else) fast enough. I gave it away.

We later purchased a Black and Decker tool similar to the one below but, while it was better, it was till retarded compared to other tools in the shop.

[drizler]

I had one of those but it didn't have enough of a throw to make the sandpaper remove filler (or anything else) fast enough. I gave it away.

We later purchased a Black and Decker tool similar to the one below but, while it was better, it was till retarded compared to other tools in the shop.

Yea I hear you on those Black and deckers. I got one a while back for general use. Oh how those side spring paper holder do truly SUCK. Give me the old end clamps from the 70's at least they sort of worked. Those springy clips are just goofy. As for that vibrator tool Len I was referring to the flat wide blades. I just use them as a carving tool to rough it in. It's not much good in the open but for those ugly little places where nothing easily fits. It's great for carving drywall and cutting out light sockets and such too. I haven't tried it on drywall ridges way back in the corners but it should work fine for that too. That reminds me I have some drywall just waiting to finish and now that Winter is over it's not so much fun anymore..