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On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:54:55 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
Use Sanding blocks? Might like this one. http://tinyurl.com/qcu9mu9 Nice one! |
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:54:55 -0700, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Use Sanding blocks? Might like this one. http://tinyurl.com/qcu9mu9 Lew Nice, but I've got 2 of this one: http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/200...eapon-Sanding- Block.aspx and it's the best I've ever used. BTW, Rockler, Lee Valley, and Amazon also carry it, but they're all a little higher in price. |
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"Larry Blanchard" wrote Nice, but I've got 2 of this one: http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/200...eapon-Sanding- Block.aspx and it's the best I've ever used. And I have several, with each one having its own differing grit paper on it. For almost free. Take a piece of wood, and rip it the width of your favorite belt sander. Make it thinner, to 1/2" or leave it 3/4" Your choice. Cut the block the length that the sandpaper will just fit on, after you round over the nose of each end, or leave one end pretty square for getting into inside corners. Slip your new or lightly used belts onto the block, then slip a 1/2" or 3/4" block between the paper and the block, cut about a third of the length of the block, to tighten up the belt and act as more of a handle. When part of the paper gets loaded up or worn out, take out the tightening block and rotate the belt around and you have a newly loaded block. Works great. Almost free. I like almost free, and I get a second use from belts. -- Jim in NC --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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On 8/14/2014 5:54 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Use Sanding blocks? Might like this one. http://tinyurl.com/qcu9mu9 Lew I simply use PSA sand paper wrapped around a block of wood. No lamps needed. |
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On Friday, August 15, 2014 8:03:30 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
I simply use PSA sand paper wrapped around a block of wood. No lamps needed. Then how do you see what you are doing? Just kidding... Robert |
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On Thursday, August 14, 2014 6:54:55 PM UTC-4, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Use Sanding blocks? Might like this one. http://tinyurl.com/qcu9mu9 Lew I got one as a gift that looks like this: http://www.hartvilletool.com/product...sanding-blocks Works really, really well and, since I have a 3" X 21" belt sander, I generally have lots of grits on hand. Bill |
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As Jim, in N.C. says, making your own is easy enough. I've made a number of them to sand the various curved pieces (especially rockers), I've made over the years. I like using a 2X4 (11.5" long) for my beltsander belt.... my hand fits a full 2X4, better than a 1" thick board does.
Speaking of another sander, my PC orbital sander's foam pad has deteriorated and fallen apart. I removed the decay and installed a felt pad. The felt pad is the same as the felt caster material, used on the bottom of furniture feet/legs. The large rectangle felt pad was trimmed to fit the sander's disc and, with the sticky back, attached to the disc nice & firm. I used (my upholstery) foam spray adhesive to attach the rubber sheet (that the sandpaper adheres to) to the felt. I think felt should work fine, as a replacement pad. The pad's replacement cost range from $15 to $25, plus shipping, on Amazon. The felt costs about $5 for a 2 rectangle pack, at Walmart. Sonny |
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On 8/19/14, 10:27 AM, Bill Leonhardt wrote:
On Thursday, August 14, 2014 6:54:55 PM UTC-4, Lew Hodgett wrote: Use Sanding blocks? Might like this one. http://tinyurl.com/qcu9mu9 Lew I got one as a gift that looks like this: http://www.hartvilletool.com/product...sanding-blocks Works really, really well and, since I have a 3" X 21" belt sander, I generally have lots of grits on hand. Bill Now THAT is cool! That's the first manufactured sanding block that makes sense. No cutting sheets to size, no folding the paper and tucking into tiny little slots. No *not* getting the paper tight enough in those little slots. No 3 hands needed to instal paper. I just bookmarked that summbich and I'll be ordering one soon. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On 8/19/2014 3:13 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 8/19/14, 10:27 AM, Bill Leonhardt wrote: On Thursday, August 14, 2014 6:54:55 PM UTC-4, Lew Hodgett wrote: Use Sanding blocks? Might like this one. http://tinyurl.com/qcu9mu9 Lew I got one as a gift that looks like this: http://www.hartvilletool.com/product...sanding-blocks Works really, really well and, since I have a 3" X 21" belt sander, I generally have lots of grits on hand. Bill Now THAT is cool! That's the first manufactured sanding block that makes sense. No cutting sheets to size, no folding the paper and tucking into tiny little slots. No *not* getting the paper tight enough in those little slots. No 3 hands needed to instal paper. I just bookmarked that summbich and I'll be ordering one soon. Might want to look here too. http://www.hartvilletool.com/product...sanding-blocks http://festoolusa.com/power-tool-acc...sanding-583129 |
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On 8/19/14, 11:17 PM, Leon wrote:
On 8/19/2014 3:13 PM, -MIKE- wrote: On 8/19/14, 10:27 AM, Bill Leonhardt wrote: On Thursday, August 14, 2014 6:54:55 PM UTC-4, Lew Hodgett wrote: Use Sanding blocks? Might like this one. http://tinyurl.com/qcu9mu9 Lew I got one as a gift that looks like this: http://www.hartvilletool.com/product...sanding-blocks Works really, really well and, since I have a 3" X 21" belt sander, I generally have lots of grits on hand. Bill Now THAT is cool! That's the first manufactured sanding block that makes sense. No cutting sheets to size, no folding the paper and tucking into tiny little slots. No *not* getting the paper tight enough in those little slots. No 3 hands needed to instal paper. I just bookmarked that summbich and I'll be ordering one soon. Might want to look here too. http://www.hartvilletool.com/product...sanding-blocks http://festoolusa.com/power-tool-acc...sanding-583129 I don't have much need for smaller ones, since I've become very adept at holding paper onto small wooden blocks for detail sanding. What I can't to very well is hold larger sheets onto a block, which is what that 21" belt one does so well. I like both of those, however. The local Woodcraft keeps those little Festools at the counter and jokingly refers to them as the only affordable Festool. :-) -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On 8/20/2014 8:42 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 8/19/14, 11:17 PM, Leon wrote: On 8/19/2014 3:13 PM, -MIKE- wrote: On 8/19/14, 10:27 AM, Bill Leonhardt wrote: On Thursday, August 14, 2014 6:54:55 PM UTC-4, Lew Hodgett wrote: Use Sanding blocks? Might like this one. http://tinyurl.com/qcu9mu9 Lew I got one as a gift that looks like this: http://www.hartvilletool.com/product...sanding-blocks Works really, really well and, since I have a 3" X 21" belt sander, I generally have lots of grits on hand. Bill Now THAT is cool! That's the first manufactured sanding block that makes sense. No cutting sheets to size, no folding the paper and tucking into tiny little slots. No *not* getting the paper tight enough in those little slots. No 3 hands needed to instal paper. I just bookmarked that summbich and I'll be ordering one soon. Might want to look here too. http://www.hartvilletool.com/product...sanding-blocks http://festoolusa.com/power-tool-acc...sanding-583129 I don't have much need for smaller ones, since I've become very adept at holding paper onto small wooden blocks for detail sanding. What I can't to very well is hold larger sheets onto a block, which is what that 21" belt one does so well. I like both of those, however. The local Woodcraft keeps those little Festools at the counter and jokingly refers to them as the only affordable Festool. :-) Yeah! LOL As I have mentioned in another post, I have a roll of PSA paper approximately 4.5" wide by several yards. I tear off a piece and stick it to the a wood block I have laying around. CHEAP! |
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