Quote Originally Posted by robo hippy View Post
Interesting. I first thought 'what, it takes him that long to turn out a bowl that size?' Heck, I can do it under 5 minutes. Then you went and sanded it. I do prefer very wet wood as I like them to warp a lot, and mine have no detail in or on them.

Also interesting was the sanding. I have never used an inertial sander. Also, I prefer the slow speed sanding, very slow grinder/drill speeds, and very slow lathe speeds, even if my dry bowls were not warped. The abrasives just cut better and more efficiently. I think it is because at slow speeds, the abrasives get better traction and have a chance to dig in and cut better than at higher speeds.

robo hippy
Interesting points you make about sanding speed RH. I agree. I like using the inertia sander as much as possible because I think it is the best way to sand. As long as you don't apply a lot of pressure to it you can sand efficiently at high speeds because the pad is rotating with the wood.