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Re: Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep
By:John Monfoe
Date: 4/27/2002, 5:52 am
In Response To: Re: Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep (Jay Babina)

: John, you're making a good point about the Hook & loop paper and pad. I
: wore through two H & L surfaces on my DeWalt. I complained to DeWalt
: and they sent me two free pads. However the rep asked what I was sanding.
: When I mentioned glass epoxy and glass. He told me never sand glass with a
: hook and loop. The glass particles will cut the loops and hooks to ribbons
: in a microscope view and will make it useless. That's what happened to me.

: One of the advantages of H & L is it disapates heat, whereas the stick
: on's will heat up carpenters glue and get gummy. Almnost all pro
: woodworking shops use stick-ons for the reasons you mention.

My hook and loop sand paper were tearing the hooks or loops, which ever is on the sandpaper disc, after about 20 minutes of hard sanding and they would go spinning off like a frisby. The sanding surface was still in good shape and this was getting expensive.

John

Messages In This Thread

Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Dan Ruff -- 4/24/2002, 2:25 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
erez -- 4/25/2002, 6:57 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
J. Bell in N.B. -- 4/26/2002, 6:17 am
Thank you everyone! I got some great input. *Pic*
Dan Ruff -- 4/25/2002, 8:31 am
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Rob Macks -- 4/24/2002, 3:44 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Dan Ruff -- 4/24/2002, 4:40 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/24/2002, 7:54 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Rob Macks -- 4/24/2002, 7:16 pm
Re: Tools: soft adapter pad
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/24/2002, 7:57 pm
Re: Tools: soft adapter pad
Greg Root -- 4/24/2002, 11:31 pm
Re: Tools: soft adapter pad *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/25/2002, 9:18 am
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Rob Macks -- 4/24/2002, 7:13 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Ross Leidy -- 4/24/2002, 4:56 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/24/2002, 2:58 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander? *Pic*
jim kozel -- 4/24/2002, 2:44 pm
Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 4/25/2002, 5:40 am
Re: Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep
Shawn Baker -- 4/25/2002, 10:22 am
Re:Fixed vs.Variable Speed ROS
jim kozel -- 4/25/2002, 11:59 am
Re:Use a Router Speed Control *Pic*
Dave Houser -- 4/25/2002, 3:13 pm
Re: Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep
Jay Babina -- 4/25/2002, 9:15 am
Re: Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep
John Monfoe -- 4/27/2002, 5:52 am
Re: Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/26/2002, 9:33 am
Re: Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep
Ken Finger -- 4/26/2002, 2:49 pm
Re: Cheaper Variable Speed ROS, $19, but not cheep
Jay Babina -- 4/26/2002, 9:47 am
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Jim Horlacher -- 4/24/2002, 3:01 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
jim kozel -- 4/24/2002, 3:23 pm
Re: Tools: What should I look for in a sander?
Jim Horlacher -- 4/24/2002, 4:47 pm