I find myself on the mad dash to complete the xmas projects. My
biggest stumbling block is getting the quality I desire to give to my
relatives. Since I don't yet have a wide belt sander its the struggle
to get the finish I want from hand tools. I'm currently working with
old mill pond cedar that I bought a flat bed load of back in the 70's.
Damn if you look at it wrong its got a ding in it. I seem to be
constantly sanding, working on the trim pieces I can't seem to hand
hold the moldiing and control my ROS sander. But I pulled out my 20
year old PC speedblock and find I can sand effectively. The rolls of
stick on paper are cheap and I just keep swapping. A plus is that the
stick on paper seems to swap out better than the hook and loop which
seems to be one time only. Any thoughts on this.
Stick-on has a firmer backing. Less flex to kick grit loose from the
adhesive, less "give" means faster abrasion. Seems plausible.
Love my old Rockwell Speedbloc for the same reason(s).
"Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I find myself on the mad dash to complete the xmas projects. My
> biggest stumbling block is getting the quality I desire to give to my
> relatives. Since I don't yet have a wide belt sander its the struggle
> to get the finish I want from hand tools. I'm currently working with
> old mill pond cedar that I bought a flat bed load of back in the 70's.
> Damn if you look at it wrong its got a ding in it. I seem to be
> constantly sanding, working on the trim pieces I can't seem to hand
> hold the moldiing and control my ROS sander. But I pulled out my 20
> year old PC speedblock and find I can sand effectively. The rolls of
> stick on paper are cheap and I just keep swapping. A plus is that the
> stick on paper seems to swap out better than the hook and loop which
> seems to be one time only. Any thoughts on this.