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Thread: Malley burl bowls- WIP.
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16th April 2014, 12:53 PM #16
David Reed's foam ball sander
http://www.davidreedsmith.com/Articl...BallSander.htm
This guy has a practical and almost elegant solution to wrap sandpaper around a foam ball sander.
First he cuts the velcro backed sandpaper to a flower like pattern on a scroll saw.
There is some interesting articles on his site.
I want to make one of these sanders.
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16th April 2014, 06:32 PM #17
This is what I use and I heartily recommend it.
It's a bit pricey, but is double-bearinged and comes with 2x 2" sanding pads & 2x 3" pads (+ arbours) which can be quickly slipped out of the handle and into a corded or battery drill for some "off the lathe" power sanding.
If you can't justify spending that much in one hit on one tool, well... they also sell a 2" pad for about $10 or a 3" pad for $18-ish.
FWIW, there have been times I couldn't be bothered remounting a piece to sand AND I couldn't be bothered finding one of my many drills - the mongrels hide in the sawdust! - so I simply s;lip one of these pads into a jacob's chuck in my headstock and 'buff' the piece.
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16th April 2014, 06:59 PM #18
I do have one of those Skew. But this thing is only a bit dearer and has all three sized pads, AND is random orbital, so no swirl marks.
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16th April 2014, 07:00 PM #19
But I still might make a ball sander. Thanks Polaris.
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16th April 2014, 07:54 PM #20
[QUOwww.iife;1766266][QUOTEwwwIady;1766236]coveting one of these now. Can't see them in Australian suppliers. Air tool so I'd need a compressor too. Which I can use at Knox Woodworkers until I get my own. Have a few things I could use it on. ( I know where you get the little round spongy pads on sticks now. ) http://vinceswoodnwonders.com/drills...ders/#comments If I ship one in who else would like one?
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Hi tl,
Not sure if you are interested but you might want
to try www.ultimatetools.com , look in sanders
there is a 3" mini sander, which looks similar and
they are in aussie, hope this helps
cheers smiife[/QUOTE]
Hi tl,
Sorry left off the" hey you"
Try www.ultimatetools.com.au
Cheers smiife
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17th April 2014, 12:25 AM #21
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17th April 2014, 01:04 AM #22
I think I'm starting to get the longo. This little 3inch ROS has a 2.5 MM orbit. Which I think means the little circles in the big circle. The grex one hs an operating pressure of 90 PSI, the same as this. ( My friend who know about these things reckons that is a big air concumption. ) Also looks like the Aldi one. Might have to go and look to try and ascertain if it is ROS or just OS.
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17th April 2014, 01:13 AM #23
Will give the ball sander a go tomorrow. Further research required.
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19th April 2014, 02:24 PM #24
Its ROS AM
http://taurusair.com.au/?code=90127402
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14th May 2014, 11:46 AM #25
After a little angst I ordered the Grex Random orbital sander. (Did find something kind of equivalent in Australia but it was over $300 and didn't have as many differant sized sanding pads. This was shipped with all the attachments for $150. And I got a new Thompsom bowl gouge as well. $200 all up and I'm still ahead. ) Arrived on my doorstep today. Looks pretty cool, nice and small, but still pretty heavy. Will be able to test it on Friday.
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14th May 2014, 06:49 PM #27
The size of the chuck and/or jaws were fine for this little burl. I will use the bigger chuck on the other bigger burls.
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