Thread: What sandpaper do you use for turning ?

Try this. The color coding is fantastic.

the sandpaper man.good prices and delivery at aust post prices.ordered mine was there in 2 days great paper ,cloth backed bob

Originally Posted by KevM

Try this. The color coding is fantastic.

Is that stuff really emery paper (ie the stuff used for polishing metal)?

Hermes J flex.

DTT Bolts

$5 for 5 meters

noritake double and single dot cloth backed,around $35 per running metre

Anything of good quality.

Indasa Red-Line Rhynodry and Rhynowet - 180grit in the dry to 1200 in the wet. Might be made for panel-beaters but it outlasts cloth backed by a long shot because it doesn't clog as easy and takes wood off quicker, easier and cleaner which is more important to me than cost.

I find the foam backed by far the best for not filling, very flexible, long lasting , less heat buildup. I get it in rolls 150mm wide X 25M. It is made specifically for use in the auto body industry. I use 80, 100, 320 grit mostly.

Just as a matter of interest, I recently had a batch of 100mm sander belts which must have got a little damp at some stage, and every one of them pulled apart at the joint after just a few minutes work. I managed to rip up about 6 of them in various grits in 10 minutes.

Anyway, I ended up using them (still) for some lathe work and found them fantastic. No real revelation here I guess. The sanding belt material is much stiffer and the grit much deeper and better bonded by necessity - the stuff lasts & lasts.

A bit expensive to start ripping up good belts, but any that break prematurely are definite lathe fodder.

Wayne

free stuff from work

Benji

It might be a question of language but I never use sandpaper but a sanding clothe. The advantage is when you fold it it does not break leaving a bad edge which tends to leave bad signs on the wood.

Trash and treasure markets. there is always someone there selling ends of rolls super cheap. I got about 5 years supply of 80, 120, 150, 180, 240 grit cloth back paper for $50 from Dandenong market.

Cheers
Shorty

I'm with : Hermes JFlex.

Twice the price, but twice the quality and 10x the working life.

'Nuff said.