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JDarvall
28th July 2009, 08:35 PM
I want to buy a fair bit of it. Wondering if you know where I can get the best price.

Found this place...
http://www.vermec.com/id27.html

know anywhere else. appreciate any thoughts.

thankyou kindly

Jake

RETIRED
28th July 2009, 08:37 PM
Not coded but I get all my paper from the Sanpaperman here. www.thesandpaperman.com.au (http://www.thesandpaperman.com.au/)

Mulgabill
28th July 2009, 08:47 PM
Hey apricotripper!
Try http://www.veneerinlayaustralia.com.au/cgi-bin/engine.pl?Page=page.html&Rec=550

Ozkaban
28th July 2009, 08:48 PM
from here:
http://www.veneerinlayaustralia.com.au/cgi-bin/engine.pl?Page=page.html&Rec=560

I know that the Hermes is supposed to be better, but I really like this stuff. I like just knowing the colour order for the sandpaper grades and just grabbing them.

Cheers,
Dave

Ozkaban
28th July 2009, 08:49 PM
Hey apricotripper!
Try http://www.veneerinlayaustralia.com.au/cgi-bin/engine.pl?Page=page.html&Rec=550

Snap!

:doh::no::D:rolleyes:

Calm
28th July 2009, 08:58 PM
What about this bloke (http://www.cws.au.com/cgi/index.cgi/shopfront/view_by_category?category_id=1107144824) some say hes not a bad bloke, his service is good and you have a choice of both products you asked for. Competitive on price as well.

Cheers

mick61
28th July 2009, 10:02 PM
:wts:

Happy amateur
29th July 2009, 03:43 AM
What I do with my sandpaper is line the back with a permanent marker pen 1 line for coursest grade 2 for next and so on.

Fred

JDarvall
29th July 2009, 04:14 AM
ta. reakon that vineer place is the cheapest.

but I wonder about the hermes stuff. If it actually lasts longer than the colour coded. if it goes longer for your buck, cause I don't mind running lines along the back like Fred says.

rsser
29th July 2009, 06:40 AM
Hermes works well to avoid clogging; the firm backing helps when you need to shape it to get into nooks and crannies but it's flexible enough to wrap around dowels etc for sanding inside pencil jars etc.

RETIRED
29th July 2009, 08:06 AM
I have always used Hermes and decided to try the Colour coded.

They both work well for normal sanding however I think the Hermes lasts longer but the biggest thing is that if you are sanding spindles and need to fold the "paper" to sand the fine details the colour coded tends to break away from the fold leaving no abrasive.

Woodwould
29th July 2009, 09:05 AM
I can't speak for the colour-coded paper, but the ordinary Hermes is the best paper I've come across - in several countries.

The Sandpaper Man stocks Hermes Flex Cloth aluminium oxide abrasives, which is excellent for lathe work, but IIRC, he doesn't stock flat paper sheets of AO abrasives.

Calm
29th July 2009, 09:49 AM
Here is a little chart i did on the sites mentioned above.

No preference to any supplier. - prices off their website. I have brought all prices to 1 x 100 to get a comparison but buying in longer lengths does change the price by some suppliers

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</td> <td class="xl25" style=" 48pt;" width="64">length</td> <td class="xl25" style=" 48pt;" width="64">width</td> <td class="xl25" style=" 64pt;" width="85">cost</td> <td class="xl25" style=" 72pt;" width="96">per 1 x 100</td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">vermec</td> <td>colour coded</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">2</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">300</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="15"> $ 15.00 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="2.5" x:fmla="=E2/(C2*D2)*1*100"> $2.50 </td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">sandpaper man</td> <td>Hermes</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">1</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">200</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="7.91"> $ 7.91 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="3.9550000000000001" x:fmla="=E4/(C4*D4)*1*100"> $3.96 </td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">1</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">100</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="4.05"> $ 4.05 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="4.05" x:fmla="=E5/(C5*D5)*1*100"> $4.05 </td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">vineerinlay</td> <td>colour coded</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">2</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">300</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="16"> $ 16.00 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="2.666666666666667" x:fmla="=E7/(C7*D7)*1*100"> $2.67 </td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>colour coded</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">5</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">300</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="33.6"> $ 33.60 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="2.24" x:fmla="=E8/(C8*D8)*1*100"> $2.24 </td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>colour coded</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">10</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">300</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="60"> $ 60.00 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="2" x:fmla="=E9/(C9*D9)*1*100"> $2.00 </td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>colour coded</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">5</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">100</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="14.8"> $ 14.80 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="2.96" x:fmla="=E10/(C10*D10)*1*100"> $2.96 </td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">CWS</td> <td>Hermes</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">1</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">100</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="4.5"> $ 4.50 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="4.5" x:fmla="=E12/(C12*D12)*1*100"> $4.50 </td> </tr> <tr style=" 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style=" 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>colour coded</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">1</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="">100</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="3.25"> $ 3.25 </td> <td class="xl26" x:num="3.25" x:fmla="=E13/(C13*D13)*1*100"> $3.25 </td> </tr> </tbody></table>

KenW
29th July 2009, 07:17 PM
I have always used Hermes and decided to try the Colour coded.

They both work well for normal sanding however I think the Hermes lasts longer but the biggest thing is that if you are sanding spindles and need to fold the "paper" to sand the fine details the colour coded tends to break away from the fold leaving no abrasive.
Fine Details?
Hermes lasts longer, the backing on the colour coded paper is way too stiff, and as said the abrasive breaks away.
Just write the grades on the back of the paper with Texta.

Dommo
29th July 2009, 07:31 PM
thanks everyone, i need some paper too. hopefully find some at perth wood show in a cupla weeks :2tsup:

RETIRED
29th July 2009, 07:41 PM
Fine Details?
Hermes lasts longer, the backing on the colour coded paper is way too stiff, and as said the abrasive breaks away.
Just write the grades on the back of the paper with Texta.Chair legs my dear fellow. Chair legs.:wink::D

RETIRED
29th July 2009, 07:52 PM
Chair legs my dear fellow. Chair legs.:wink::D
P.S. but of course this is real turning. You know, stuff held at each end using real chisels (skew and gouge), skill and dexterity to get the contour right, beads and coves just so with nice crisp sharp fillets to denote the change in shape.:D:rofl:

echnidna
29th July 2009, 07:59 PM
:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

issatree
29th July 2009, 08:13 PM
Hi to all,
I don't remember who approached me back in 1991 ?? to sell Hermes Blue w/- Yellow backing. Well I sold a bit, but nobody came back to buy more.
Why, because it was just so good & lasted so long.
Those days it was $4.00 a M. x 100mm. same as today.
So it has gone up 20 - 50 cents in all that time.
Giulio Marcolongo had an idea to put 9 pieces of Hermes on a cable tie, all in line from 80g - 400g. Using a small Wad Punch to make the hole.
This idea maybe best on Spindle & Small Work, different maybe for Bowls.
I unroll my Paper, put a weight either end & like the others said write the Grit Size all along the roll, with a marker pen & tear off whenever you need to.
Hermes for me forever, have not found anything better yet.

I suppose you all know that it was made to use on Stainless Steel, but somebody tried it on Wood. And as they say, the rest is History.
Regards.
issatree.

jefferson
29th July 2009, 08:33 PM
P.S. but of course this is real turning. You know, stuff held at each end using real chisels (skew and gouge), skill and dexterity to get the contour right, beads and coves just so with nice crisp sharp fillets to denote the change in shape.:D:rofl:

, you're turning into a Skew Snob. :D

I like my skews too, but (and I don't know why), the gouges give a better finish on fiddle-back redgum. Please explain. (I no longer turn beads with the skew, the gouge is more reliable. :p)

You started a thread a while back for beginners like me. So where is the rest of it? :oo:

RETIRED
29th July 2009, 09:17 PM
I kinda got tied up with other things but will get back to it shortly.

powderpost
29th July 2009, 09:46 PM
Hermes, better by far. That is when I nee to use sand paper... :rolleyes: :). Seriously though, I tear off what is needed and write the grit size on the back with a pencil.
Jim

TTIT
29th July 2009, 10:56 PM
Enough is enough already - someone has defy the system here :o I've got a heap of the Hermes stuff - blue with the yellow backing etc. Tried it - a lot. Went straight back to Rhynowet Redline - the stuff panel beaters use. Takes more meat off quicker, lasts longer and is nice and thin for getting into detail. OK - back in me hole now - but unless you've tried it, you can hardly argue against it :;