Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
2" & 3" Sanders?
George Van
>Are there any of the available 2� & 3� Velcro sanding disks, arbor, pads that are better or more universally used with other suppliers than OEM?
I want to buy a sander for my drill to reduce hand sanding and hoped I would buy the right one the first time. I plan to use it on bowls.
Thanks, George
Re: 2" & 3" Sanders?
Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>Last month I bought some 2" Sanding pads from our own Terry Daniel that are about as good as any I have used. These same ones are available other places, I think, but Terry has a really good price - $6.50 each.
As far as the actual sanding disks go, I still say that buying 36"x36" velcro backed sandpaper from www.industrialabrasived.com and cutting your own is the best way to go. Grits are available from 60git to 600grit. See my article in the WC Articles and Reviews section on how to cut them out.
Mark
Re: 2" & 3" Sanders?
George Van
>Thanks Mark,
I like your idea of the sheets for disks.
George
Re: 2" & 3" Sanders?
Lyn J. Mangiameli
>I've tried a lot of the different pads and ofthe velcro attachment models, I find the Tim Skilton to be preferable in most instances. These are the ones you find that have a hex section post and are usually a layered black and grey foam. The hex shaft makes them adaptable to a lot of 1/4 inch extensions and quick change drive sockets, that expand their use. The foam and velcro have held up better than the others. They have a metal backing plate that provides firm support to the tapered foam inner layers, and I believe contributes to their longevity.
A wide variety of folks handle these, including Packard Woodworks and Lee Valley, though some don't always label them as Skilton.
Re: 2" & 3" Sanders?
Steve Worcester
>A wide variety of folks handle these, including Packard Woodworks and Lee Valley, though some don't always label them as Skilton.
- And www.turningwood.com :)
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Lee Weed
>Mark,
I attended a Trent Bosch Demo a few weeks ago and he made a couple of punches out of 2" and 3" hole saws to cut the disk from rolls of sand paper.He ground off the teeth and attached a steel rod in the center to hit with a hammer.
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John Trant (aka Boxes-n-Bowls)
>I got mine from Steve and they are just as good as Lyn states.
John
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JamieDonaldson
>People who have time to punch out sanding discs and sharpen their old band saw blades don't have enough to do- not enough hobbies??!!
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Bill Hale / The Wood Spinner
>George
I buy from Packard and like the wavey edge type the best. These help in getting into the corners or the inside radius of a bowl form. Be sure you buy the extra pad that goes on to the base sanding pad. The reason to have this is that if you throw a sanding disk and burn the tooks off the pad you can replace it cheaper than a new base.
Good turning and be safe
Bill
Re: 2" & 3" Sanders?
George Van
>Thank All,
I will order them tomorrow.
George
I got the discs from Steve...
David Chung
>although he doesn't thump his chest about them--his discs are great and his service is even better. Which reminds me--I need to order more. Support a fellow board member!!!
Easiest way to save money
John Trant (aka Boxes-n-Bowls)
>It only takes 5-10 minutes to sharpen a 105 inch band saw blade and it saves me $20+ bucks. That represents $120-240 per hour. Yea, its worth it.
John
Re: 2" & 3" Sanders? *LINK*
Darrell Feltmate
>George
You might want to look at my site and check out a couple of sanding things I have tried and use.
Sander
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Ray Lanham
>I've found an excellent way to create an inexpensive passive sander using an air powered 1/4" die grinder from Harbor Freight $19.95. I insert my 2" or 3" Velcro pad into the collet and use it as a passive sander. Want more aggressive sanding? Attach your air compressor to the die grinder and sand away. I achieve superior results w/o using air. Take a look at my website: www.coeur-de-larbre.com if you haven't visited before.
compound-stave vessels
Re: 2" & 3" Sanders?
Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>I did that for a while with a sharpened piece of Pipe.
Problems was that it took too long.
On the bandsaw, I can make 100 squares in about 5 minutes.
The reason that I went to squares was, I was whining about the coast to the "Wavey" edged disks, and Russ suggested that I just make square ones - they work the same way.
When I really need a round on, I put the square one on my pad, and then just cut around it with scissors.
Mark
Re: 2" & 3" Sanders?
Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>Wavey edged sanding disks cost about $15 per 50.
I can make 350 square sanding "Disks" from a $14 36"x39" sheet of sandpaper in 10 minutes.
What is a waste of time is sanding with a worn out expensive piece of sandpaper.
Mark