"John Rumm" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 09/11/2018 11:35, Robin wrote:
On 08/11/2018 17:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I am faced with masking filling and sanding plater/filler between oak
beams that have shrink

Its proving a monumental task, esp. the sanding

Mt orbital sander tears the masking tape and its prone to grind the ends
off the sheet of abrasive if it gets too close to a wall.

I bought a 'palm' sander from Wickes for £15 his morning,. It lasted 20
mins before the sanding pad fell off and the Velcro underneath got
buggered. I took it back and got a refund.




I may have missed it in this thread but Bill Wright suggested recently

"Wrap a bit of sandpaper round a multitool blade and secure with a dab of
superglue. Makes a detail sanding finger that will reach into places
other sanding solutions can't reach!"

I've not had cause to try it yet so please look North if it brings the
ceiling down

Actually that gives me an idea for a poor man's festool style linear
action sander....

Take one reciprocating saw, and a medium length old blade, plus a block of
wood say 6" x 3" x 1/2".

Use the saw to cut a kerf into the middle of the wide surface of the
block, and then epoxy the *back* of the blade into that kerf to that it is
held at a slight angle to the blade. Pop the blade in the saw, and you now
have a linear{1] reciprocating sanding block. A bit like:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...dingLashup.png

Trouble is that is going to be pretty heavy to use above your head.
Makes more sense to avoid the need for any sanding at all.

[1] Because of the slight angle there will be a component of verticle
movement as well - so you will get a bit of vibration...