Are electric sanders waterproof?

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A friend of mine has offered to dive and clean my rudder & prop. He's asked me to provide a scrubbing brush and wire brush, but I thought me might find it easier with an electric sander and wire brush on a power drill. Are these things waterproof cos I would'nt want to wreck them?



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Serious answer to a silly question /forums/images/icons/smile.gif It ought to be possible to use an air compressor driven sander for this task underwater without doing serious damage to it provided it was washed out aferwards with fresh water and then liberally WD 40.

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Should be fine. As UK waters are a little chilly at this time of year, I suggest slinging a 2 bar electric fire over as well, to keep him warm.

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Why is a silly question? I've got an electric bilge pump, it works ok, and the electrics in the fish tank do'nt seem to adversely affect the electric eel?

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Good idea .. I asume that works in the same way as the heater in a fish tank

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T\' lad\'s got a point y\'know....

After all my electric shower gets me very wet and I'm still breathing, well just.

Steve Cronin

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Mek \'im werk for \'is money.....

Give him a sponge.

In all seriousness, cleaning one's (boat's0 bottom is much easier in the water cos the AF is soft and so is the slime & weed. Get it hauled out on a hot day and you almost need to chisel the stuff off.

What about one of those turbo car wash brushes that rotate under water pressure?

Steve Cronin


Well done for breaking up the gloom on a winter's afternoon. Roll on getting afloat again!


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Fantastic, the whole company are in fits here.
Has brought a smile on a gloomy day!

Regards

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Scottish Hydro electricity ...

.. turbines are spinning as its raining rather a lot up here so electricity's made out of water .. no problem .. they run on water ..

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Re: Mek \'im werk for \'is money.....

ah ... yes ... would that be the turbo car wash with the woolly bonnet? in which case one could just attach jimi to the doings wearing his deid sheep's hat?

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during preparations for the 1976 OSTAR, mike mcmullen, one of the favourites, polished the hulls of three cheers between tides. his wife dropped her electric polisher in the few inches of water they were standing in and bent down to pick it up. despite prompt CPR she did not survive.

so, no.

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I have wires going into my immersion heater and that seems OK. Saltwater might be a problem as it could give off a bit of chlorine gas - But as he'll be wearing BA no probs there.

What about starting the donkey and giving 2500 rpm in ahead? Should help clear the crud and stop the sander discs from clogging.

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I've just checked the safety instructions on my Bosch. Doesn't say not to use underwater so it must be OK. They are very specific about the dangers of dust though, so be careful of that.

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Acshully looking at the lumpy adolescent complecshun o' Indigo a wee sandin' there wid go doon a treat!

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Bilge pumps and fish tank heaters are sealed, to best of my knowlege most power tools aren't, but as it doesn,t specifically say you can't use them underwater, although i'm sure they say something about damp conditions,your wife could always sue the manufacturers/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif

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Everything a good bottom polishing friend needs is on <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.armadahull.com/barnacle.htm>http://www.armadahull.com/barnacle.htm</A>. There are prop and hull polishers/brushes as well in the sidebar to that page.

John

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