Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Why You Need a Sander + Giveaway!
***This giveaway is now closed!***
Welcome to day #3 of our amazing week of giveaways aponsored by Stack Exchange's DIY and Home Impovement Board! It's a great place to ask and give answers (or snoop at other people's Q&A's, like we do!). Today is a fun one. Another product you don't know you need, until you own it. Remember a bit ago Joey turned a $40 piece of reclaimed wood into our entryway table?
To be honest it was a gross-o piece of wood we weren't sure what to do with until we discovered the power of the sander. Follow me young grasshopper and learn...
I hope you know I was kidding about the grasshopper thing :). As you can see Joey turned the gross wood into a gem with some elbow grease and a little wax. We LOVE Milwakee and Makita brands when it comes to tools as you may have noticed. Nothing against the other guys, just seems to last a long time and tends to have quality accessories.
So what's in it for you? A new sander of course! Welcome the one we would have gotten if it had been available when we were in need.
Get your pretty little DIY Hands on this beauty! Also don't forget to check out the "sanders" at Stack Exchange and add your Q&A's to the mix! Seriously! DIY is about community and sharing what you know while learning from others. This is such a great place to share that exchange.
Giveaway info:
- Prize: Care of Stack Exchange: Home Improvement One (1) Makita 5 inch Random Orbit Sander MSRP $180.00
- How to Enter: If you got your hands on this baby, what would you use it for?
- Extra Entry: Tweet: @StackDIY is hosting giveaways all week on @makeahouseahome! Come back and comment that you did!
- Giveaway Ends: Tuesday October 4th at 9:00pm EST
- How Many Lucky Winners?!: One (1)
- Ships to: US Only
- Also: Please only enter once, with the exception of the extra entry. We select our winners using random.org and will select a winner by October 6th and notify by email, so use a real email address!
Reader Comments (112)
I've got some old boards I want to repurpose and make shelves.
My sander is broken, so I'm stuck for now!
Ive been wanting to refinish a few pieces of furniture.... This would be so awesome to win!
We have a ton of furniture that we want to paint white - this would make sanding those pieces much easier!
I would love to make a tree stump into a side table, my parents property has a bunch so all I need is the sander :)
I tweeted about it!
https://twitter.com/#!/jrwarfield/status/119987300557008896
I want this!! I need a good sander! I need to tackle my old oak bookcase, I think it needs to be black . . . Or maybe white!!
I tweeted, please let me win!!! :)
We have a huge closet organization system to build in our new master closet so the sander would really come in handy!
I would start by sanding my sad little table and then I'd get to refinish it! WOOOO!!!!!!
I want to give this to my sister for Christmas! She will LOVE it!!
I have a dresser sitting in our garage that I have been "getting to" for months now. How much easier would the redo be with this puppy?
so i can quit borrowing my neighbors!! :) I need to sand/paint a hutch and we are working on refinishing a staircase too. I also have a pallet project up my sleeve.
i tweeted
zi have a few items that need sanded and painted. This would be great!
I tweeted here: http://twitter.com/#!/Lealee33/status/120371208628879361
Cabinets, dressers and our exposed wood shingles in our back porch. I have so many projects....a sander would help me stop dragging my feet
We were gifted an old picnic table set and dining room table. This sander would help breathe fresh life into them!
O boy, I'd paint my old kitchen cabinets and refinish my espresso cart. Need something just like this to save my elbows!!
I need a sander so badly to refinish a dining room table!
I am dying to try a natural wood stump occasional table. My stepfather clears wood and timber and I bet he could score me an awesome piece of raw material (fingers coming together in evil planning mode)!
I've got a bookshelf waiting to be sanded down and repainted.
I definitely need a sander! I'm currently refinishing some old doors in my 1950's house and painting some hardware
I've been wanting to refinish some small tables to work as a coffee table grouping but have been putting it off because I don't have a sander.
We have a handful of projects that need this! Old bookcase and desk, picnic table, and our kitchen cabinets...phew, tired just thinking about all the projects we have going on! LOL That's what happens when you combine a 100 year old house and 6 kids.
We need a new door on our shed, so this would be great to prep the wood!