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SANDING BLOCK x SANDING BOW x SANDING PLATE x SANDING STICK xx FILE & RASP xx SANDER How to make a "sanding finger" for working inside a box or bowl. A flat scrap of marble or granite is an excellent foundation for sanding small parts. Padded round sanding block is useful when sanding contours and curved surfaces. A tapered round sanding block. Tip: Make sanding blocks for curved surfaces from sections of the waste material you produce when cutting the curve. Make non-clogging woodworking "files" by gluing various grades of sandpaper to paint-stirring sticks. Make custom-contoured sanding blocks for sanding molding from blocks of foam insulation. Using a coping saw and shop-made sanding blade to sand the inside holes of a project. Files made from scrap wood and sandpaper. Can be made in special shapes for tight places, inside corners, etc. Tip suggests using a chalkboard eraser as a sanding pad. How to make a sanding saw (a plywood frame that holds a strip of cloth-backed sanding belt). Deluxe sanding block 2" wide (variable length) has a handle made from a dowel. Carborundum cloth is glued to the block. Simple flat sanding block holds a full sheet of sandpaper wrapped around the block. Hand-sanding blocks made by gluing sheet cork to plywood. Slack-belt sander. A scrap wood handle equipped with a strip of Swiss sanding cloth is used to sand wood carvings. Simple jig for sanding edges dead square to a surface. Sanding board made by attaching 60, 100, 150, and 220 grit sandpaper to a 14"x21" piece of hardboard. Sanding blocks. Back up your abrasives with simple shop-made blocks. Various styles and materials are shown. Miniature wooden bow tensions a thin strand of abrasive tape for sanding awkward places. Sanding block works with a 3"x21" sanding belt. Using a wallpaper knife fitted with self-adhesive sandpaper to get into inside corners. Tip on making special-purpose rasps (sanding blocks) from sandpaper and scrap wood. Make an accurate sanding block for round work. Tip on sanding small parts by clamping a full sheet of sandpaper to a clipboard. How to sand with a scroll saw fitted with a thin strip of emery cloth. Sanding block is designed to use a sanding belt instead of flat sandpaper. Tip on hand sanding into hard-to-reach corners by attaching adhesive-backed sandpaper to a wide putty knife. Tip on using a blackboard eraser and a tennis ball as sanding blocks for curved surfaces. Tip on using PVC pipe (cut in half) and adhesive-backed sandpaper to sand rounded surfaces. How to make a large sanding block that fits a sanding belt. Block has an angled shape that concentrates force onto the work piece. Tip shows how to use foam pipe insulation as a pad for finish-sanding curves and rounded edges. Custom sanding bows are made by attaching strips of cloth-backed sanding belts to shop-made wood bows. Sanding block made from hardwood will hold paper snugly in place without gluing or tacking. Tip on using scrap pieces of handrail as sanding blocks when fitting the handrail. Tip on using pieces of vinyl floor tile as sanding blocks for slightly curved surfaces. Sanding block with a variety of configurations (flat, pointed, rounded, ...) utilizes a sanding belt. Tip on using a piece of molding and some 220-grit sandpaper to make a profile sanding block for coped joints. Tip: Use a metal pipe cut in half lengthwise as a holder for sandpaper or steel wool which you are using to finish round items on your lathe. It will keep your hands out of the way. Tip: A piece of 1/4" rod with a slot is wrapped with sandpaper and used to sand holes or flat surfaces. Tip: Making sanding blocks for lathe work from 1/2" thick pieces of rubbing felt. Tip: Make a reverse-image sanding block for beaded edges and then attach narrow strips of sanding paper using 3M feathering disk adhesive. Hand sander for smoothing out gouge marks on curved surfaces or for rounding off a sharp edge. A simple plywood frame is fitted with a section of a sanding belt. A carver's tricks. (1) Make round-nose chisels from butt chisels. (2) Rotary honing strop for use in drill press. (3) Pinwheel sander for finishing contoured furniture parts. Convert small sanding belts into block sanders by placing them around wedge-tightened blocks of wood. Tip: Use rubber cement to hold sandpaper to a plastic-laminated surface when hand-sanding small parts. Rubber sanding block is made from scrap rubber belting. Making custom-contoured sanding blocks to get a perfect finish on intricate moldings. Sanding slab device firmly clamps a full sheet of sandpaper for sanding, but allows easy replacement when it's worn out. Tip: Use plastic-foam insulating board to make sanding blocks that will conform to uneven surfaces better than felt blocks. Tip on converting a saber saw blade to a sanding blade to sand the small openings in a grill. Cork-faced sanding blocks are sized to take a half sheet of paper. Make a curved sanding block from two pieces of adjoining sizes of lightweight PVC pipe. User-friendly sanding blocks are made from Baltic-birch fitted with cork pads. No-slip sanding board is made by attaching a full sheet of 120-grit sandpaper to a particleboard base using spray photo adhesive. Sanding block that allows sanding of both surfaces of an inside corner at the same time. Block for sanding a small chamfer without rounding it over. Sanding fids. These turned wooden spindles, both tapered and cylindrical, are wrapped with sandpaper and used to smooth curves. Tip on making and using a fairing board to smooth inside curves. Tool to make sanding curved edges a lot easier consists of a wooden frame over which is stretched fabric and sandpaper. Tip on using a putty knife and self-adhesive sandpaper to get into the corners. Use a scrub brush as a sanding block for uneven surfaces. Tip: Make files for sanding intricate woodworking projects by gluing sandpaper to tongue depressors, popsicle sticks, etc. Tip: How to make inexpensive emery sticks. Really super sander. How to improve the "P2 Sup-R Sander" sanding block for use in model making. Make your own sanding dowels for use in a jigsaw. Wooden dowels, split in half, are fastened around a large jigsaw blade. Sandpaper is then wrapped around the dowel. Tip: A piece of garden hose, with a slit cut in one side, will hold a rolled piece of sandpaper for sanding holes or curved surfaces. Heavy duty hand sanding block will allow great pressure to be applied. Tip: Use a scrub brush as a sanding block for lathe turnings. Tip: How to use a deck of old cards as a sanding block when sanding complex curves. Make your own sanding sticks for nooks and crannies by gluing sandpaper to popsicle sticks and dowels of various diameters. Tip: Pack of playing cards works as a sanding block. Edge can conform to irregular shapes. Tip on making a custom-shaped sanding block from auto-body patching material. Tip suggests using sandpaper wrapped around a deck of playing cards to sand profile moldings. Tip suggests modifying a scroll-saw blade to use it for power sanding edges and inside corners. Sanding block has cork on one side, leather on the other. Sanding block uses narrow strip of sandpaper (3/4" wide) and has a guide plate on the side to keep block square when sanding edges of wood. Make a hand "sanding book". Make a book with wooden pages, attach a sheet of sandpaper to each of the pages, and you can open the book to any desired grit and easily sand small pieces by hand. Build an edge sander. A hand operated tool that looks like a wooden plane, but uses sandpaper to smooth the edges of a board. Tip: Make a hand sanding block from wood and a large rubber band. Tip: Salvage sandpaper scraps by gluing them to small sticks, dowels, etc. Sanding block with a center groove and recessed wedge-shaped paper retainer lets you sand with all four edges. Reuse old rubber stamps. Convert them into tool handles, lamp pulls, or small sanding blocks. Tip on making a "file" from sandpaper glued to a wood block or metal strip. Jig for hand sanding board edges absolutely square. Simple wood construction. Sand moldings the easy way. Shape a Polybond wheel to the profile of the molding being sanded using the method shown. Especially suited for jobs requiring a lot of this kind of sanding. Convert a butt hinge into a sandpaper holder for sanding molding indentations and curves. Length of slit garden hose makes sandpaper holder for smoothing concave wood surfaces. Small sanding block made from a new rubber eraser. Sandpaper savvy. Advice on choosing the right abrasive, shop made sanding blocks and sanding sticks, and a box for storing full sheets of sandpaper. Tip: Use a rubber eraser to make a small sanding block that will get into grooves of decorative legs and posts. Sanding block uses a sanding belt. Springs facilitate quick removal or rotation of the sandpaper. Tip on making a sanding block for use with adhesive-backed sandpaper which makes it easier to remove the paper. Wedged sanding block is made to fit a belt from a portable belt sander. The belt is tightened by tapping in a simple wood wedge. Simple "armstrong" sander. Use a cotton glove and self-stick sandpaper when sanding irregularly shaped surfaces by hand. Tip shows how to make a sanding block from particleboard and cork. Tip shows how to back self-adhesive sandpaper with packaging foam plastic to make a flexible hand-sanding pad. Tip: Oversized sanding block for use on long stock or panels will help prevent high and low spots. Tip: Use sanding belts wrapped around simple forms in place of ordinary sanding blocks. Tip: Sanding block with tapered edges will sand tight inside corners without scuffing adjoining panels. "Collector's edition" sanding block. Laminated maple and walnut sanding block is pretty as well as functional. Tip: Use foam paint and varnish brushes as backing pads for fine-grit sandpaper. Homemade bow sanders are used to sand large, contoured shapes such as lathe turnings, decoys, etc. Tip: Wrap sandpaper around a sponge rubber ball when sanding the inside of wooden bowls. Strip sander is shaped like a plane, but uses an abrasive strip to sand right up to an edge or corner. Made mostly of wood. Device for sanding concave surfaces is made from a door hinge. Tip: Use a tennis ball as a sanding block when sanding the inside of a turned bowl. Tip: Convert scrap into sanding blocks of virtually any shape by covering them with 3M Stikit. How to make an inexpensive flexible sanding pad from carpet-underlay foam. How to temporarily convert a push block into a sanding block. An old scroll saw blade wrapped with length of sandpaper can be used to sand difficult areas using the scroll saw. Homemade sanding block uses heavy-duty paper clips to grip the sandpaper sheet. Jig for clamping a full-size piece of sandpaper is made from two clipboards. Use it when sanding small parts. Make custom-shaped sanding plates from flashing material and adhesive-backed sandpaper. Build a detail sanding stick with a triangular-shaped sanding pad. Tip on using emery boards as sanding sticks. Tip on flattening a large face (cut an at angle) by attaching one or more full-size sheets of sandpaper to a piece of plywood. Right-angle sanding block keeps edges square. Tip on using melamine-coated particleboard as backing for full sheets of sandpaper. Auto body filler can be used as a molding material to make custom sanding blocks for large cove molding or other unique shapes. Tip suggests using paint roller cover as a pad when handsanding contours. Tip on making sanding sticks from Popsicle sticks. Tip on using foam pipe insulation as a sanding block for irregular shapes, inside cuts, and rounded edges. Tip suggests using soles of worn out flip-flop sandles as backing pads for sanding blocks. Test report on Perma-Grit Tools' hand files and sanding strips. Tip suggests using an old hacksaw blade with Sandvik Sandplate stuck on for sanding in small places. Sanding bow is made from a thin, springy, green wood branch and a length of narrow sanding belt. Two-piece wooden block and wedge converts small sanding belts into hand sanding blocks. Tip: Felt blackboard eraser makes a good sanding block. Sanding strap with dowel handles is made from duct tape and sandpaper. Useful when sanding round objects or working on a lathe. Use flexible plastic tubing as a sanding block when sanding the narrow coves in molding. Sandpaper "files" made from thin plywood and "Stikit" sandpaper. Tip on using a locking top plastic sandwich bag as the basis for a sanding pillow for use on curved surfaces and inside corners. Making a custom profile sanding block from foam insulation board and self-adhesive sandpaper. Sanding block with beveled ends and sides is useful for getting into corners. Tip on using part of the waste wood from an arc to form a sanding block for the arc. Tip shows how to make a hand profile sander with interchangeable heads. Tip suggests making a flexible sanding block from a piece of plastic laminate. Tip shows how to use a scroll saw as a sander for tight inside corners and curves. Shop-made sanding block uses pieces of plastic tubing pressed into round channels to securely hold the sandpaper around the block. One end of block is rounded and other is square. Tip on using a clothes pin as a sanding block to reach inside small spaces. Tip recommends gluing abrasive paper to latex shoe insoles to make sanding pads. Tip shows how to make a device for sanding inside contours. Tip on using waterpipe insulation foam tubing as a sanding block for contours and moldings. Tip on using plywood and cork to make an inexpensive hard and soft sanding block. Tip on using two clipboards to hold sandpaper securely for flat sanding of small pieces. Sanding with purpose. Sanding furniture right the first time. How to make a good sanding block, check for flatness, locate glue spots, etc. Tip shows how to make a sturdy sanding block. Tip shows how to make concave and convex sanding blocks. Tips on using sandpaper (glasspaper) and sanding blocks. Particular attention is paid to sanding intricate moldings and round surfaces to prepare them for painting or staining. Ideas for using "Sandplate" sanding material. Includes six different sanding blocks faced with "Sandplate". Nutcracker-style tool (two paddles hinged together) uses sandplate on one side and various grooves on the other to form stepped-head hinge pins, stepped axles, tapered pins, etc. for wooden toys. Sanding board takes a full-size sheet of sandpaper. Useful for finishing small components. Sanding block features a leaf spring made from beech wood which makes it easier to attach and remove a strip of sandpaper. Tip on making "files" for special purposes by attaching sandpaper to shaped lollipop sticks. Tip shows how to make a sanding file (sanding paddle, sanding stick). The beginning woodworker. Sanding techniques. Includes two styles of sanding blocks to make and a jig for sanding edges. Discusses paper grades, paper types, tools and techniques. Tip: How to make your own sanding blocks in different sizes and shapes. Tip: Make various shaped blocks to exactly fit small sander belts for use in hand sanding. Tip: How to make a sanding board. Tip: Sanding block for detailed crown molding. Tip: Make a simple sanding block from plywood and sheet cork. Tip: Use double-faced carpet tape to make special purpose sanding sticks. Tip: Use a large, flat, pink eraser as a sanding block. Tip on forming a sanding block for cove molding. Sanding board is reversable, holds several grades of paper and is prevented from slipping around by means of a doweled cleat clamped in your workbench vise. Shop-built wooden sanding block use wooden wedges to hold the sandpaper in place. Tip on using emery boards to sand the inside edges of narrow slots and tight corners. Tip on modifying commercial blocks for sanding wood by applying cork to the bottom. Tip describes how to turn a deck of cards into a custom contour sander. Shop-built sanding blocks. Several designs shown. Using a radial arm saw and its accessories to sand. Hand-sanding with a soft touch. Using scraps of carpet to back sandpaper or sanding blocks. Will improve the contact of sandpaper to wood, especially on molding and round objects. Build this sandpaper storage cabinet and wooden sanding blocks. Hand sanding blocks of various sizes can be made from plywood scraps assembled to stretch tight belts used on belt sanders. Tip: Use a chalkboard eraser as a general purpose sanding block. Tip: Use plastic-foam meat packages to pad a sanding block. Wooden paddle fitted with fine-grit abrasive cloth over a resilient pad is used to buff or sand small parts, hone cutting tools, etc. Tip shows how to make a custom-shaped sanding block from plaster of paris. | |||||||||
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