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It leaves a crazy pattern in the grain. There are ways to mitigate it but I've never achieved 100% smooth grain after orbital sanding and it usually only shows up in the varnish. It's honestly not a deal breaker for a lot of situations.
Except of course that it will cost a fortune in sandpaper and take forever with a domestic size.
I once planed a floor with a no. 6 plane. Took me months, waxed it and you could slide across it in socks like that guy from Blade Runner.
Airhead
Thanks all, would an orbital sander be ok as opposed to a belt sander? Only because I have one.
The doors are fairly standard four and six panel pines - imagine I’ll be hand sanding all the rails to avoid losing the details too?