Sander

A sander is a power tool used to smooth wood and automotive or wood finishes by abrasion with sandpaper.

Sanders have a means to attach the sandpaper and a mechanism to move it rapidly contained within a housing with means to hand-hold it or fix it to a workbench.______

Woodworking sanders are usually powered electrically, and those used in auto-body repair work by compressed air.

There are many different types of sander for different purposes. Multi-purpose power tools and electric drills may have sander attachments.______

Woodworking sanders include:

• Belt sander (hand-held or stationary)
• Disc sander
• Random orbital sander
• Orbital sander
• Straight-line sander
• Detail Sander
• Stroke sander
• Drum sander
• Wide-belt sander______