Do not press too hard
Do not press the machine too hard onto the work piece. The tool's own weight is usually sufficient.

Especially smooth sanding
If you want to sand your wooden surface especially smooth, moisten the surface after every sanding run with a damp cloth. When the wood is dry, you can sand away the loose fibre ends that arise as a result of the moisture.

Remove sanding dust
Remove the sanding dust again and again from your work piece, then the surface will always be especially clean. Honey-soaked cloths, which can be bought at DIY stores or from specialist retailers, are ideal for this.

Rustic effect
If you sand softwood along the grain, a light rustic effect occurs.

Remove old paint
If you want to remove old paint quickly, then use coarse sanding paper and set a fast stroke rate.

Sanding paper grit
The lower the number of the paper grit, the more coarse the grit and the rougher the surface. The grit number states how many sanding particles are situated on one centimetre of sanding paper.

Wood putty
You can mix wood dust collected in the dust box with a fluid bonding material on cellulose basis and reuse it as wood putty (fluid wood). This can be used to repair dents or grooves in pieces of furniture, for example. Especially if you do not want to varnish the piece of furniture later on and the wood remains visible, self-made wood putty is ideal because it is the same colour as the wood. After the putty has hardened, you should carefully sand the area smooth.