sanding innerface pads

Re: sanding innerface pads

John Veerkamp

I've had some success with rubber cement.

I get most of my sanding materials.......

JamieDonaldson

.......from Vince Welch at VinceswoodNwonders.com and that includes the intermediate pads. He sells the good stuff! For gluing such applications that need to flex I use Goop cement from Lowes.

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John K Jordan

How much is too expensive? I see Rizza sells them:

https://woodturnerswonders.com/products/2-inch-itermittent-velcro-pad

JKJ

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David Walser

Bill -- Years ago, the good folks at The Sanding Glove sold me some velcro sheets for use in repairing interface pads. They said typically the velcro would wear out long before the foam and that I could more than double the life of the pads by replacing the velcro. That's proven to be the case.

You can find hook and loop material in a number of places. The Sanding Glove recommends Amazing GOOP Household adhesive for gluing velcro onto sanding pads. The glue is carried by most hardware stores, home centers, and the other usual suspects.

Ditto on Vince discs

John lucas

The. Best thin b I ever did was to buy a disc for every grit. Yes it's expensive but your discsoever wear out. You aren't pulling the velcro disc off a as often so it lasts a long time. I have only had to replace one pad over the years. Some of mine are so old the rubber cushion is startin b to deteriorate and the velcro is still good. Vince newer discs have interface pads that are a lot less expensive than the whole pads so replacementioned would be less.

To repair the pads use E6000. I compared it to Goop one day while fixing some shoes andHandgunner45 I can't tell the difference in the two except E6000 is easier to find.

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Ryan

I found heavy duty contact cement works well.

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Ron Bauer

I find the service, products and help from The Sanding Glove to be the best out there. As mentioned it is a good idea to have seperate discs for each grit to avoid the frequent on-off as you go through the progression.

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mikeee12345

Goop & EC6000 adhesive is made by the same Eclectic company.

Both of these products will adhere to any surface and stays somewhat flexible.

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robo hippy

Failure can be a combination of things. Most common are from going too fast and too hard. Slow drill speeds, 600rpm and less work best, and no more than the weight of your drill. With extended use, they do wear out. I one mandrill, and a interface pad which is cheap to replace. I prefer the firm pads from Vince that have the 1/4 round profile on the edge up to 180 or 220, and go with the medium pad up to 400. I seldom go over 400, but past that I would use the soft pads.

robo hippy

Re: Ditto on Vince discs

David Smith

With the variety of discs offered by Vince which do you use? I'm having a difficult time deciding on 2 or 3 inch versus 2-3/8 or 3-3/8 inch, then there is the blue, green and....

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john lucas

I have used 2" for years but just changed to 3" for larger bowls. I have sanded them for years with the 2". Just thought it would speed things up. I turn mostly small things so didn't need the 3" but have been turning larger things lately. You can sand small things and big things with small discs. You can't sand small things with large discs.

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David Smith

Thank you John. I do have 2" and 3" purple discs from another supplier but am looking for more consistent grit within the disc. I do find that I use the 2"much more often than the 3". Which of Vince's discs do you usually use? Thank you again John for your feedback.

The Sanding Glove *LINK*

Jeff Willaford

I agree the quality of products and service from The Sanding Glove is great. No affiliation...just a long time customer.


http://thesandingglove.com/default.asp

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Bill Blasic

I have tried many discs but I like the Mirka Gold from turningwood.com the best. Steve also sells the best mandrel, the Skilton Sanding Mandrel. I have been using the same Skilton mandrel ever since I started using Steve's discs which has to be at least 8 years.

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Clifton C

I use Vince's "Blue Flex" 3 3/8 disks with the radius or tapered interface pads, depending on what I need. He recommended a different disk when I had a question about sanding some boar tusk, I remember they worked great, just cannot remember what they were. Give him a call, great guy, and a wealth of info...

cc

Re: Double Dittos on Vince's discs

john lucas

I use Vince's blue discs on my 2" mandrels. I've had my mandrels so long I don't even remember the brand. Since I have a mandrel for each grit and I sand with light pressure I simply don't wear them out.

On my 3" mandrel I am using the quick release interface discs in 2 hardness grades. I don't remember what they are on the top of my head it's just what vince recommended. I'm using some pink disc and blue discs and trying to compare them. The only thing I don't like about the pink discs is they step from 220 to 360 which is a big step. I prefer 320 and then 400.

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robo hippy

Me 4.... I haven't seen any others that cut nearly as long as the blue. Some will cut as fast, but last about 1/4 to 1/2 the time/# of bowls, and at the same price or more. Best tool, and best value..

robo hippy

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David Smith

Thank you guys, I'm going to order some blue discs when I get back from California.