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26th July 2008, 10:47 AM #1
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Contour sander - where do you get it?
Morning gents. I again turn to the learned assemblage herein for advice:
I was watching one of the How Do They Make It shows on Foxtel and there was a guy using what I'll call a hand held contour sander. It looked like a rolling pin - about 500mm long (20" for our American friends) and maybe 65mm (2 1/2") diameter with hand grips on either end.
The centre section seemed to be a form of spinning drum sander and was air driven - with an air hose attached to one end handle. He was running this thing over a rounded shape - from memory maybe a rocking horse - and the spinning drum seemed to conform somewhat to the shape he was sanding.
It looked like a very handy piece of equipment for specialised shaping works, but I've never seen anything like it before. Anybody have any idea what it's actually called or where to find one? The guy using it was American so I'm assuming that was it's origin. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
WayneDon't Just Do It.... Do It HardenFast!!
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3rd August 2008, 02:20 AM #2
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Wayne
I haven't seen one in the flesh, but FWW had a side bar about the tool some time ago.
Basicly it's a hand held, air driven bobbin sander
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4th August 2008, 11:48 AM #3
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I have used one - many years ago (20 maybe?) No idea of the brand or where it was obtained - belonged to the boss. It was nice to use though.
PeterThe other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".
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4th August 2008, 12:16 PM #4
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I think this one was the one I used http://www.sand-rite.com/touchup.html you can use it with an air tool or a drill.
Looks like Grizzly also do one http://www.grizzly.com/products/h2881
PeterThe other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".
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4th August 2008, 08:08 PM #5
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Many thanks gents.
Peter, I had actually found the Sand-Rite version on the 'net but was a little bit horrified by the price. The Grizzly model seems much more economical and I will research further. There seems to be nothing similar in Australia.Don't Just Do It.... Do It HardenFast!!
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