Floor edger
A compact high-speed rotating disc, typically 150–178 mm, that reaches walls, baseboards, closets, stairs and under cabinets — everywhere the belt sander physically cannot go.
Per square centimetre the edger is the most aggressive of the four machines, and it must follow the exact same progressive grit sequence as the field. Never edge ahead of the field.
Edges and transitions are where most low-quality jobs fail visually. Poor technique leaves swirl marks that are highly visible under a clear finish.
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- Belt floor sanderThe primary material-removal machine in a refinish: a continuous abrasive belt over a drum roughly 200 mm wide, handling around 80% of total removal.
- Planetary sanderA refining machine with three or more counter-rotating discs on a rotating head, producing a random multi-directional scratch pattern that blends field into edges.
- Progressive gritsWorking through abrasives from coarse to fine in sequence, with the perimeter matching the field at every step.
- HEPA dust containmentHigh-efficiency extraction maintained throughout the sanding and finishing process, not only at final cleanup.
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