Event Horizon door switch

[propmainiac]

Hi ali

I'm trying to identify the door controll pictured here in the film Event Horizon.
I know it's a air powered sander. Looks vintage. It's called a jitterbug sander. Any help is apreciated

 

[shotts63]

It's a jitterbug air sander

 

[laellee]

Wow that's an old one, when they wee casting them out of glorified pot metal. I'll take a look next time I get out to the shed, I had a few of these but no idea if they are identical.

 

[propmainiac]

Cool....I've been googling images of these and haven't come across it yet

 

[gps]

I think I might have found it, or one very similar.

It seems a lot of vintage jitterbug sanders were made in the US, but as Event Horizon was filmed in the UK and prop makers tend to grab whatever is closest to hand I thought maybe it was something from a UK manufacturer.

Universal Tool UT-8793

I got this image from a UK eBay listing - RarePalm heavy duty air sander ( universal tool UT8793) max air pressure 60 PSI | eBay

The company is still around, but the sander is now the UT-8794 and doesn't look quite the same.

Hope this is helpful.

gps