for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.

"EricP" wrote in message
...
for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.


And you didn't care to mention it to staff or management as price being
wrong MrP?

Aldi or Lidl for either sanding disc MrP at £1.99 a pack,I've bought at
least 12 packs of each since they were selling them.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa..._Sander_Sheets.
ar7

"Owain" wrote in message
et...
EricP wrote:
for two packs of sandpaper.
One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.
Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.
They are still on the rack.

For those of us who sand things using sandpaper wrapped round anything
that comes to hand, why can't one buy a pack of ordinary sandpaper[1]
and cut it into the appropriate shapes?

Owain




[1] Which actually I couldn't find anywhere in the town centre, not at
Woolies or Poundshop nor anywhere similar

And how do you attach it to the appropriate sander? not only that you just
might get two pieces of orbital round out of one.
Personally its cheaper to buy the packs already cut to shape and have the
relevant padding to affix to the sander.

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:44:16 GMT, "George"
wrote:


"EricP" wrote in message
.. .
for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.


And you didn't care to mention it to staff or management as price being
wrong MrP?

Aldi or Lidl for either sanding disc MrP at £1.99 a pack,I've bought at
least 12 packs of each since they were selling them.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa..._Sander_Sheets.
ar7

Yes I will go tomorrow.

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:46:45 +0100, Owain
wrote:

EricP wrote:
for two packs of sandpaper.
One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.
Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.
They are still on the rack.

For those of us who sand things using sandpaper wrapped round anything
that comes to hand, why can't one buy a pack of ordinary sandpaper[1]
and cut it into the appropriate shapes?

Owain




[1] Which actually I couldn't find anywhere in the town centre, not at
Woolies or Poundshop nor anywhere similar

Not much use for the detail one but a good work around for the
orbital. Reason i don't have any is because they fit the cork blocks
for hand sanding so nicely. I will reverse the process as you suggest.
)

And how do you attach it to the appropriate sander?

Buy rolls of hook&loop-backed sandpaper.

http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A260177.../Sanding-Rolls

Buying rolls and cutting off what you need for each job is often one
of the cheaper ways.

Sometimes the long belts for bench-mounted belt sanders can also be a
cheap source.

EricP wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:44:16 GMT, "George"
wrote:

"EricP" wrote in message
...
for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.

And you didn't care to mention it to staff or management as price being
wrong MrP?

Aldi or Lidl for either sanding disc MrP at £1.99 a pack,I've bought at
least 12 packs of each since they were selling them.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa..._Sander_Sheets.
ar7

Yes I will go tomorrow.

Detail Sander Sheets

* Set contains:
* - 24 sheets for sanding wood
* - 3 sheets for sanding paint
* - 3 sheets for sanding stone
* Price per set

£2-29 - as of tomorrow morning.

(At Lidl, Slough.)

--
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onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
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wrote in message
...

And how do you attach it to the appropriate sander?

Buy rolls of hook&loop-backed sandpaper.

http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A260177.../Sanding-Rolls

Buying rolls and cutting off what you need for each job is often one
of the cheaper ways.


Are you sure about that?

Sometimes the long belts for bench-mounted belt sanders can also be a
cheap source.

"EricP" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:44:16 GMT, "George"
wrote:


"EricP" wrote in message
.. .
for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.


And you didn't care to mention it to staff or management as price being
wrong MrP?

Aldi or Lidl for either sanding disc MrP at £1.99 a pack,I've bought at
least 12 packs of each since they were selling them.


http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa..._Sander_Sheets
..
ar7

Yes I will go tomorrow.

Look around dig deep, I'm sure a week or so ago they were selling the
Orbital pads as well?

Are you sure about that?

You show me your sums that show different - and I'll check them.

In message
,
" writes

Are you sure about that?

You show me your sums that show different - and I'll check them.

There is a fairly easy comparison in the Screwfix catalogue. Half sheet
unpunched £3.39 for 2.3m. 5m roll £5.49.

My very ancient orbital sander came with a gadget for cutting sheets to
length and punching the holes so I go with the rolls:-)

regards

--
Tim Lamb

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:42:02 +0100, Rod wrote:

Detail Sander Sheets

* Set contains:
* - 24 sheets for sanding wood
* - 3 sheets for sanding paint
* - 3 sheets for sanding stone
* Price per set

£2-29 - as of tomorrow morning.

Looks good value but what is the quality like? I've found that Aluminim
Oxide based papers are the best. They stay sharp for longer, resist
clogging and when they do clog a bang or two clears it.


--
Cheers
Dave.

On 2008-06-18 20:42:02 +0100, Rod said:

Detail Sander Sheets

* Set contains:
* - 24 sheets for sanding wood
* - 3 sheets for sanding paint
* - 3 sheets for sanding stone
* Price per set

£2-29 - as of tomorrow morning.

(At Lidl, Slough.)

Yes but then you have to go to Slough (as in friendly bombs etc.).

On Jun 18, 8:00*pm, "George" wrote:
"Owain" wrote in message

et...
EricP wrote:

For those of us who sand things using sandpaper wrapped round anything
that comes to hand, why can't one buy a pack of ordinary sandpaper[1]
and cut it into the appropriate shapes?

And how do you attach it to the appropriate sander?

glue it onto an old disc/triangle. This works for grades of paper you
cant buy (anywhere conveniently) as triangles.


NT

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:42:02 +0100, Rod wrote:

Detail Sander Sheets

* Set contains:
* - 24 sheets for sanding wood
* - 3 sheets for sanding paint
* - 3 sheets for sanding stone
* Price per set

£2-29 - as of tomorrow morning.

Looks good value but what is the quality like? I've found that Aluminim
Oxide based papers are the best. They stay sharp for longer, resist
clogging and when they do clog a bang or two clears it.


Well - I did go to Slough - expressly to get the trolley. Which is
exactly what I wanted - and is rated to 90 Kg. Nothing special but all
the others I have seen have been bulkier, non-collapsing, wimpy, or in
some other way not right.

Sanding discs - marked down to 99p. :-) 20 wood; 6 stone; 4 paint (would
have preferred more paint ones). But quality unknown - look OK but
haven't used them yet - which is all that really counts.

Pliers - marked down to 49p. (Loads of plier-like things around, but
don't think I have had a pair of ordinary pliers in decades.) Worked
fine to assemble the trolley (split pins).

Man at end of checkout queue invited me to go ahead as he had a whole
trolley full of stuff. Very pleasant checkout operator.

Best experience of Slough in years - probably ever.

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org

On 2008-06-19 10:02:21 +0100, Rod said:

Best experience of Slough in years - probably ever.

You mean that it even beats the view driving north and seeing it in the
rear view mirror?

"EricP" wrote in message
...
for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.


I went to B&Q last night looking for a pulley. Just like the top one he

http://tinyurl.com/4eb843

B&Q Pulley is 7 quid.

Needless to say it is still on the rack as well.

D

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-06-19 10:02:21 +0100, Rod said:

Best experience of Slough in years - probably ever.

You mean that it even beats the view driving north and seeing it in the
rear view mirror?



No - it wasn't *that* good. :-)

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:34:36 +0100, EricP
wrote:

for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.

All the sandpaper I have bought from B&Q has been cr*p.

--
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(")_(") their inaction to the problem. I am blocking most articles
posted from there. If you wish your postings to be seen by
everyone you will need use a different method of posting.
See http://improve-usenet.org

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.net...
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:42:02 +0100, Rod wrote:

Detail Sander Sheets

* Set contains:
* - 24 sheets for sanding wood
* - 3 sheets for sanding paint
* - 3 sheets for sanding stone
* Price per set

£2-29 - as of tomorrow morning.

Looks good value but what is the quality like? I've found that Aluminim
Oxide based papers are the best. They stay sharp for longer, resist
clogging and when they do clog a bang or two clears it.


--
Cheers
Dave.

They are the ally oxide paper, hence why I bought 12 packs

"Rod" wrote in message

Well - I did go to Slough - expressly to get the trolley. Which is
exactly what I wanted - and is rated to 90 Kg. Nothing special but all
the others I have seen have been bulkier, non-collapsing, wimpy, or in
some other way not right.

Sanding discs - marked down to 99p. :-) 20 wood; 6 stone; 4 paint (would
have preferred more paint ones). But quality unknown - look OK but
haven't used them yet - which is all that really counts.


And I suppose you only bought two packs?

"Rod" wrote in message

Sanding discs - marked down to 99p. :-) 20 wood; 6 stone; 4 paint (would
have preferred more paint ones). But quality unknown - look OK but
haven't used them yet - which is all that really counts.


The paint ones are not worth a carrot as these are the only ones that are
glass paper and tear easily,but then again they are usable.

"Rod" wrote in message
...


Man at end of checkout queue invited me to go ahead as he had a whole
trolley full of stuff. Very pleasant checkout operator.

That happens in my lidl too.
Must be the kind of people that shop there.

"Vortex2" wrote in message
...

"EricP" wrote in message
...
for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.


I went to B&Q last night looking for a pulley. Just like the top one
he

http://tinyurl.com/4eb843

B&Q Pulley is 7 quid.

Needless to say it is still on the rack as well.

D



They had those in lidl a couple of weeks ago.

Yes really. You had to buy a cycle hoist and there was one in the box along
with another with a brake and couple with hooks and about 10m of cord. All
£1.99.

George wrote:
"Rod" wrote in message
Sanding discs - marked down to 99p. :-) 20 wood; 6 stone; 4 paint (would
have preferred more paint ones). But quality unknown - look OK but
haven't used them yet - which is all that really counts.


And I suppose you only bought two packs?


They only had two left!

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org

"Rod" wrote in message
...
George wrote:
"Rod" wrote in message
Sanding discs - marked down to 99p. :-) 20 wood; 6 stone; 4 paint
(would
have preferred more paint ones). But quality unknown - look OK but
haven't used them yet - which is all that really counts.


And I suppose you only bought two packs?


They only had two left!

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org

:-)

Use the very fine red wood pads for the paintwork as well as the black ones.

wrote in message
...

And how do you attach it to the appropriate sander?

Buy rolls of hook&loop-backed sandpaper.

http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A260177.../Sanding-Rolls

Buying rolls and cutting off what you need for each job is often one
of the cheaper ways.

So what do the arrows on the back mean, is it some sort of
sanding direction indicator ?

wrote in message
...

Are you sure about that?

You show me your sums that show different - and I'll check them.

The fact is,I don't have the inclination to sit there with a pair of
scissors cutting the profile of the shoe or circular disc and basically you
would have to buy three different rolls which without doing any sums would
work out dearer than buying packs of 24 in different grades at £1.99 a pk
with no time consuming added.

I say £1.99 at Aldi's price because Aldi is slightly cheaper than Lidl.

"EricP" wrote in message
...
for two packs of sandpaper.

One of the small triangle detail type, and one for the normal
rectangular orbital finishing sander.

Found a nice rack packed with them. £12 each.

They are still on the rack.

In the past I've been tempted to use their price match thing
to see what happens, but I'm too worried that they'll have some
T&C that won't apply in any particular place/time so as you've
done I'll rather go somewhere else.

"dennis@home" wrote in message
...


"Rod" wrote in message
...


Man at end of checkout queue invited me to go ahead as he had a whole
trolley full of stuff. Very pleasant checkout operator.

That happens in my lidl too.
Must be the kind of people that shop there.






Just politness when someone see's the man/woman at the back of them has only
one or two items.
Happens in local aldi as well,however there was a cheeky lady on sunday who
just went round to the checkout front and asked the cashier to checkout her
only purchase and had the cheek to say"its only one item" I shouted to her
"I have only one item as well dear,but at least I have the decency to wait
in the que"

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:46:45 +0100, Owain
wrote:

[1] Which actually I couldn't find anywhere in the town centre, not at
Woolies or Poundshop nor anywhere similar

I bought a pack from the pound shop - looked good value but I think the "sand"
is glued on with cuckoo spit.
Thought it was sanding really well with all the stuff coming off but found it
was sand not sawdust...

Geo

"Geo" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:46:45 +0100, Owain
wrote:

[1] Which actually I couldn't find anywhere in the town centre, not at
Woolies or Poundshop nor anywhere similar

I bought a pack from the pound shop - looked good value but I think the
"sand"
is glued on with cuckoo spit.
Thought it was sanding really well with all the stuff coming off but found
it
was sand not sawdust...

Geo

Lol,that was for birdcages. ;-)