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Thread: Sanding Idea (making your own better sanding mop)

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    Default Sanding Idea (making your own better sanding mop)

    Hey all well I'm new to the carvewright world but not new to word working.

    I'm more of a lathe user myself making intriquite lathe items using segmented lathe techniques.

    Well I know that didnt have anything to do with my tip but just sort of where it came from.

    Buy 3M drywall sanding pads. For those unfamiliar they look like a screen door screen.

    Why these for your sanding mop? Well for one you can cut them into individual strings they have sanding ability on both sides when you cut them into individual strings they still have all the grit still on them. You can buy them typically up to 220 grit

    They last forever or it seems like it. They wont come appart either. Wanna get into that tinneyest little crack easy without cutting everything else down? Well there ya go.


    Making the mop is no different than making anyother mop but easier take your paper fold it up into a square take the square over to your drill press drill a hole in it put a bolt and washer on both sides and a nut tighen up tight as you can get it.
    Then just cut out the mop you want and there ya go.

    Save urself some good money on sanding products and get better results.


    Anyway thats my 2 cents for my first post hehe.

    Good carving all.

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    sounds good, send us some pictures up close.
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    Good tip!

    Questions:
    How big do you make them?
    What rpm works well?
    How many layers do you normally use?

    It would seem that the cross strings would come loose over time and be of some danger (eye protection).
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    Sounds like a good Idea, I have a couple of packs of them in the shop
    I'll have to give them a try -- thanks for the Tip and Welcome to the CW Forum
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    Yeah, I'll give that a go. Sanding mops seem to be pretty expensive.
    Sometimes I'm just totally underwhelmed!
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    Now that sounds like a great idea. I'm going to give it a try myself. Going to wait and see if you answer the questions asked. And Doc, as far as eye protection, it should be worn any time you are using power tools....just a rule of eye (thumb)...

    CJ

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    I'm wondering how the thing would be made too. Perhaps you would cut it out like this attachment and put paper or cardboard in between each layer. That sure would be a lot of cutting of strands for each layer though. I bet it would work good though. I'm going to try it. You know you can buy stranded rope like abrasive stuff on amazon but that would be hard to make a mop out of.

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    [QUOTE=CarverJerry;156620

    ps. I just noticed I turned into a senior member, does that mean I'm a motor mouth here on the forum? Guess when the senior moment does arrive it comes all at once. I just turned 60 in March, just got my Ohio Golden Buckeye Card from the dept of aging people, and now the forum made me a senior member. Must be I'm getting old now...lol[/QUOTE]

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    I'll second that CJ Congrats!! -- http://forum.carvewright.com/showthr...375#post146375 Post #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan Malmstrom View Post
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    How would you build this? Has anybody tried it yet?

    Alan

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