Sanding bits?

[Kix]

Hi All, much love.

I'm a couple cocktails in and need to get this down before I lose it.

Has anyone thought of a bit or series of bits that could do your sanding?

Mops are great and all, but if i could finish a project, proof it, then swap the bit to a sanding/buffing whatever terminology works bit, then get back to the phones, email, and harem...?

Thoughts, suggestions, and innuendo are expected.

All The Best.

[fwharris]

It has been mentioned before but I do not think it has been tried.

Along that line though, run a second pass with the depth set just a tad deeper. It will leave a cleaner carve.

[mtylerfl]

It has been mentioned before but I do not think it has been tried.

Along that line though, run a second pass with the depth set just a tad deeper. It will leave a cleaner carve.

The folks at CarveWright did indeed experiment with sanding bits a few years back. Unfortunately, the idea was pretty much abandoned because results were mixed. One of the techs told me it actually worked pretty well, but apparently not consistent enough and it was time-consuming (could sand much faster by hand). So the public never knew about the experiments (until now!).

[fwharris]

The folks at CarveWright did indeed experiment with sanding bits a few years back. Unfortunately, the idea was pretty much abandoned because results were mixed. One of the techs told me it actually worked pretty well, but apparently not consistent enough and it was time-consuming (could sand much faster by hand). So the public never knew about the experiments (until now!).

Yes, some of those back shop secrets we do not hear about . My comments on the second pass carve were from my discovery on doing a recovered carve. It stopped about 20 minutes in and instead of doing the zero carve region I just restarted it from the beginning. The already carved area was a lot cleaner versus the rest of the carving and basically only had to wipe out the dust with not sanding afterwards. I would say this method is very similar to doing a roughing pass followed up with the finishing pass.

Like those who have commented, probably not the most time saving method compared to time spent just sanding.

[normrichards]

Most of my carves are over 1.5 hours up to 6 hours so I do not relish the thought of running it a second time. I always carve best or better and I just use a sanding brush in a drill press which only takes minutes. I have never needed more than that.

[Kix]

Most of my carves are over 1.5 hours up to 6 hours so I do not relish the thought of running it a second time. I always carve best or better and I just use a sanding brush in a drill press which only takes minutes. I have never needed more than that.

Good to know, appreciated.

[cestout]

Got them and they are cute little things, but haven had a chance to try them yet. I will let you know.
Clint

[loretta_byerly]

A sanding bit in the Carvewright would be awesome... as I am struggling with the sanding too... I do use the sanding mops, and they do a pretty good job, and I always do my carves using the optimal setting. But, I still like to clean up the little areas and give it a good hand sanding. So, over the weekend, while at Hobby Lobby.... I found some awesome sanding tools that they use in "model cars, airplanes, etc". I bought several different items, and so far, am loving what I got. If you're interested, I kept the packaging, I would sure share some pictures. The tedious sanding part is my biggest downfall right now, so I'm still trying different techniques to speed up my process and still be happy with the results.

[fwharris]

Michael Tyler shared a method of using diluted sanding sealer on the carve. It stiffens up the fuzzies and makes them easier to sand off.

[mtylerfl]

A sanding bit in the Carvewright would be awesome... as I am struggling with the sanding too... I do use the sanding mops, and they do a pretty good job, and I always do my carves using the optimal setting. But, I still like to clean up the little areas and give it a good hand sanding. So, over the weekend, while at Hobby Lobby.... I found some awesome sanding tools that they use in "model cars, airplanes, etc". I bought several different items, and so far, am loving what I got. If you're interested, I kept the packaging, I would sure share some pictures. The tedious sanding part is my biggest downfall right now, so I'm still trying different techniques to speed up my process and still be happy with the results.

Hi Loretta,

Yes, please do share the photos! Sounds interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you found.