Makita MT Series M9400G Questions & Answers

look up some vids on how to fill dings in pine AND How big is the table.... AND you could always make a BIG sander, by gluing some unwaxed really coarse abrasive belting onto a big piece of 90 x 45 furniture grade pine make some handles.. make up some paint stripper with a strong sodium hydroxide solution and add a little watered down flour to thicken it while hot. join a mens shed and use some big wood bench planes, or make one yourself..... FROM wood... AND how much is the table actually worth.

AND is it genuinely necessary to sand back quite a lot of wood, just to fill a few dings?

I'd be more inclined to wipe it over with some NEW cheap motor oil diluted to about 1 part oil to 1 or 2 parts turpentine, and then let it soak in over night, wipe off the excess and be done with it.

Thanks for that I should have added I'm a 70 year old woman and once exceedingly handy have wrecked my hands. The table is 2 x 1 mts and apart from it being knocked around I need to change the colour to a light shade which is why I want to belt sand it. Minimum hand sanding and I'll paint the rest it's only the top I am concerned about.

Yes, I think the Makita would certainly do the job.

I had a look at the sandpaper yesterday and grits seem different to an orbital sander. What size grit would I start with, I dont want to rip it to pieces. Ill finish it off with 400 grit on an flat orbital sander and if forced to by hand. Thanks.

Yes you can turn into Portable Benchtop Belt sander , and very handy to have in the workshop. In the workshop should have safety comes first when using a powertool in the workshop.