hello everybody,

I am enjoying my new favourite toy , a cheap but so far excellent bands saw.
The question is how do i sand all those nice curved pieces that i created so
far I am using foam sanding pad and handheld sand paper but it is becoming
hard, especially in places where i have to sand harder to cover some
mistakes.
Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to power drill
(I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my router .. not a good
idea!!!).

thanks as usually

pawel

"Pawel" wrote in message
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hello everybody,

I am enjoying my new favourite toy , a cheap but so far excellent bands
saw.
The question is how do i sand all those nice curved pieces that i created
so far I am using foam sanding pad and handheld sand paper but it is
becoming hard, especially in places where i have to sand harder to cover
some mistakes.
Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to power
drill (I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my router .. not
a good idea!!!).


I use this :

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=258

In the drill press.

Router?? Argggh!

--
Stoutman
http://www.garagewoodworks.com
(Featuring a NEW look)

thanks as usually

pawel

Pawel wrote:

(I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my
router .. not a good idea!!!).

The only thing you ought to be sticking into a router are router bits.
A few weeks ago I posted an article about some unthinking dope that
was KILLED by a tool that came apart when he stuck it in his router.
Routers spin at incredibly high speeds and demand bits expressly made
for that speed.

At any rate, there are a few power tool options for sanding curves...
a drill press attachment you know about. Here are a few more
options...

http://www.grizzly.com/products/cate...spx?key=550001

Joe Barta

Pawel wrote:
hello everybody,

I am enjoying my new favourite toy , a cheap but so far excellent bands saw.
The question is how do i sand all those nice curved pieces that i created so
far I am using foam sanding pad and handheld sand paper but it is becoming
hard, especially in places where i have to sand harder to cover some
mistakes.
Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to power drill
(I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my router .. not a good
idea!!!).

thanks as usually

pawel



An Oscillating spindle sander works well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=228013

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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"Pawel" wrote in message
...
hello everybody,

I am enjoying my new favourite toy , a cheap but so far excellent bands
saw.
The question is how do i sand all those nice curved pieces that i created
so far I am using foam sanding pad and handheld sand paper but it is
becoming hard, especially in places where i have to sand harder to cover
some mistakes.
Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to power
drill (I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my router .. not
a good idea!!!).

thanks as usually

pawel


Could use sanding drums with a rotory tool....

You forgot the most important accessory. The oscillating spindle sander. Or,
if you want to be cheap like me, sanding drum in the drill press.

"Pawel" wrote in message
...
hello everybody,

I am enjoying my new favourite toy , a cheap but so far excellent bands
saw.
The question is how do i sand all those nice curved pieces that i created
so
far I am using foam sanding pad and handheld sand paper but it is becoming
hard, especially in places where i have to sand harder to cover some
mistakes.
Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to power
drill
(I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my router .. not a
good
idea!!!).

thanks as usually

pawel

"Jim Northey" wrote in message
news:aCtMf.75772$B94.25315@pd7tw3no...

with built in beer dispenser. :-)

Finally, an idea to make sanding enjoyable! If only...

Pawel (in ) said:

| hello everybody,
|
| I am enjoying my new favourite toy , a cheap but so far excellent
| bands saw. The question is how do i sand all those nice curved
| pieces that i created so far I am using foam sanding pad and
| handheld sand paper but it is becoming hard, especially in places
| where i have to sand harder to cover some mistakes.
| Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to
| power drill (I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my
| router .. not a good idea!!!).

One of the items in the "accessory pack" for my old Craftsman 12"
bandsaw was a sanding platen. It allows replacing the bandsaw blade
with a sanding belt. I found that it did a fairly good job on bandsawn
curves if I used a belt of the same (or less) width as the blade with
which I'd cut the curve...

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:13:24 -0500, "Pawel"
wrote:

hello everybody,

I am enjoying my new favourite toy , a cheap but so far excellent bands saw.
The question is how do i sand all those nice curved pieces that i created so
far I am using foam sanding pad and handheld sand paper but it is becoming
hard, especially in places where i have to sand harder to cover some
mistakes.
Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to power drill
(I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my router .. not a good
idea!!!).

thanks as usually

pawel


A spindle sander works great. You can also use sanding drums chucked
in a drill press, although not as good as a spindle sander because the
spindle sander slowly moves the spindle up and down.

"Pawel" wrote in message
...
hello everybody,

I am enjoying my new favourite toy , a cheap but so far excellent bands
saw.
The question is how do i sand all those nice curved pieces that i created
so far I am using foam sanding pad and handheld sand paper but it is
becoming hard, especially in places where i have to sand harder to cover
some mistakes.
Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to power
drill (I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my router .. not
a good idea!!!).


Until I got my Oscillating spindle sander I wrapped Pressure Sensitive
Adhesive, PSA sand paper around different sized dowel pins and hand sanded.

Is there any other way, like using wire or sanding atachment to power
drill
(I just bend my sanding tube by trying to run it in my router .. not a
good
idea!!!).

Oscillating Spindle Sander is what you are looking for. Something like this:
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...woodOS-100.htm

Dean