An in-line profile sander is disclosed. The in-line profile sander includes a sander housing configured to be grasped by a user. A plurality of interchangeable profile sanding pads can be mounted at a head of the housing. The sander includes an in-line oscillating mechanism for moving the profile sanding pads in a linear oscillating motion.
1. A sander, comprising:
a motor including a motor shaft;
a housing that encloses the motor; and
a sanding element that is operatively coupled to the housing and operatively coupled to an output of the motor shaft, the sanding element including a substantially planar area configured to receive a sanding attachment,
the sanding attachment including a first side portion configured to be coupled to the sanding element and a second side portion opposite the first side portion, the second side portion including a coupling portion configured to releasably couple one of a plurality of different-shaped non-planar attachments that extend away from the second side portion of the sanding attachment when coupled thereto.
2. The sander of claim 1 wherein a bottom surface of each of the different-shaped non-planar attachments from the plurality of different-shaped non-planar attachments is below the substantially planar area.
3. The sander of claim 1 wherein the plurality of different-shaped non-planar attachments includes a plurality of different-shaped profile sanding pads.
4. The sander of claim 3 wherein each of the different-shaped profile sanding pads is configured to receive a sanding sheet.
5. The sander of claim 1 wherein the motor shaft is configured to impart a sanding motion to the sanding element.
6. A sander, comprising:
a motor including a motor shaft;
a housing that encloses the motor; and
a sanding element that is operatively coupled to the housing and operatively coupled to an output of the motor shaft, the sanding element including a plane area configured to selectively receive different, interchangeable sanding attachments, wherein the interchangeable sanding attachments include:
a flat sanding attachment that is configured to be selectively coupled to the sanding element, the flat sanding attachment defining a flat surface, and
a holder sanding attachment that is configured to be selectively coupled to the sanding element in the plane area, the holder sanding attachment including a coupling portion configured to selectively receive and hold at least one of a plurality of different-shaped attachments.
7. The sander of claim 6 wherein the plurality of different-shaped attachments are below the plane area.
8. The sander of claim 7 wherein the plurality of different-shaped attachments include a plurality of different-shaped profile sanding pads.
9. The sander of claim 8 wherein each of the plurality of different-shaped profile sanding pads is configured to receive a sanding sheet.
10. The sander of claim 6 further comprising a push button mechanism to release an attached sanding attachment.
11. The sander of claim 6 wherein the motor shaft is configured to impart a sanding motion to the sanding element.
12. A sander kit, comprising:
a sander including a motor including a motor shaft,
a housing that encloses the motor, and
a sanding element that is operatively coupled to the housing and operatively coupled to an output of the motor shaft, the sanding element including a plane area,
the plane area configured to selectively receive different, interchangeable sanding attachments;
the a flat sanding attachment configured to be selectively coupled to the sanding element in the plane area, the flat sanding attachment defining a substantially flat sanding surface;
a holder sanding attachment configured to be selectively coupled to the sanding element in the plane area, the holder sanding attachment including a coupling portion configured to selectively receive and hold at least one of a plurality of different-shaped attachments; and
a plurality of different-shaped attachments configured to be selectively coupled to the holder sanding attachment, the different-shaped attachments each defining a different sanding profile surface.
13. The sander kit of claim 12 wherein the flat surface is configured to receive and secure a sanding sheet.
14. The sander kit of claim 12 wherein the motor shaft is configured to impart a sanding motion to the sanding element.
15. The sander kit of claim 12 further comprising a push button mechanism to release an attached sanding attachment.
16. The sander of claim 1 further comprising a push button mechanism to release an attached sanding attachment.