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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Hard Floor Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Graeme Smith on May 21, 2013, 02:43:03 pm

Title: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Graeme Smith on May 21, 2013, 02:43:03 pm
There is a bit of vid on the Klindex site of someone sanding a wood floor with a levi - does it need a big adaptation to do it?
Just wondered if its possible to use on a totally flat modern engineered board or parquet?
Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Terry Guilford on May 21, 2013, 03:47:52 pm
I have a colleague In Austarlia who loves the Klindex for sanding, however they wouldn't use semi solid if their lives depended on it! I think it would be too risky to use unless there is a 6mm wear layer, I would also want to make sure that the floor was very flat because semi solids rely on the quality of the sub floor and good floor screeders are rarer then dinosaur eggs.

Kev you're the Klindex man what do you reckon?

Terry
Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Graeme Smith on May 21, 2013, 04:14:05 pm
What about Parquet
Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Kev Martin on May 21, 2013, 08:09:22 pm
There is a bit of vid on the Klindex site of someone sanding a wood floor with a levi - does it need a big adaptation to do it?
Just wondered if its possible to use on a totally flat modern engineered board or parquet?

You sure it's not Timba?

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
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Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Graeme Smith on May 21, 2013, 08:27:14 pm
Could well be just googled Levis and all the vids with it came up - this one bottom of page 4th vid down

http://www.klindex.it/levighetor600-p-1.html
Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Kev Martin on May 22, 2013, 05:35:38 pm
Graeme

It is a Levighetor but it is fitted with a Planetario 800RPM and the vacuum hood and filter so essentially it becomes a Timba

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
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Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Terry Guilford on May 23, 2013, 05:05:57 pm
It doesn't replace a belt sander if you want to offer a professional service.

Terry
Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Kev Martin on May 24, 2013, 10:23:48 am
It doesn't replace a belt sander if you want to offer a professional service.

Terry

Terry

Yes lots of people tell me that!  Also I am told the Laegler Hummel is the best but the Klindex Timba is used by a lot of people as a finishing machine after the belt sander.

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
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Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Jamie Pearson on May 24, 2013, 05:57:27 pm
We use a Laegler Trio for finishing or a planetary head on a Wirbel.

Is the Timba planetary if not I imagine the Levi would be the better machine for finishing and be great on stone tasks.
Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Kev Martin on May 24, 2013, 08:55:07 pm
We use a Laegler Trio for finishing or a planetary head on a Wirbel.

Is the Timba planetary if not I imagine the Levi would be the better machine for finishing and be great on stone tasks.

Jaime

Yes the Timba operates with an 800 RPM Planetary

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
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Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Terry Guilford on May 24, 2013, 09:55:29 pm
We have a lot of Hummels but the new Pallmann Cobra is a better machine.

Terry
Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Kev Martin on May 25, 2013, 08:23:07 am
Terry

How does it compare on price?  Why is it better?

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
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Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Terry Guilford on May 30, 2013, 06:04:02 pm
Kevin,

The Cobra is..... smoother, more powerful, cuts faster (power and extra weight the key factors), cuts closer to the sides and front wall so slightly less edging, has a light to highlight the floor directly in front of the cutting area, impresses customers far more than the Hummel, has height adjustment (one of our affiliates has two guys who floor sand for him, one guy is just over 5 feet the other around 6 feet this machine can be comfortable for both), very quick and easy to totally dismantle for transport which means you're more likely to do it which is much better for the machine. In truth the old Cobra was a slightly nicer machine to use than the Hummel but the back up wasn't nearly as good, now Uzin own Franke it should all be much better. The list price is £4420 plus vat, I don't know what the Hummel is but my guess is they will have to drop the price to compete. I have 2 brand new ex stock Cobras at a discounted price if anyone is interested!!

Terry
Title: Re: Sanding with a Levi
Post by: Kev Martin on May 30, 2013, 10:21:11 pm
Terry
E mail me tomorrow with how much you need for them. tilinglogistics@hotmail.com

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
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