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Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 10/7/2017, 10:55 am
In Response To: Re: Tools: First strip build - first question (Paul Harker)

I'll consider the foam longboard. I had been planning to make a wooden one.

I use self-adhesive sandpaper (60 or 80 grit) from a roll and a piece of foam insulation board. Nice and light, and cheap.
They have replaced my masonite or thin plywood longboards with the wood block handles.
But, the foam longboards from the autobody supply are probably better.

Have a stapler -- might buy a better one.

If you have a compressor in the shop, an air stapler is worth considering. I went through a few electric staplers before I got the air stapler, which is a lot more solidly made and easier to clean. WARNING! The 'name brand' staples I've gotten recently have been thinner and easier to break (on removal) than the ones from the old boxes I had around for years, so do some experiments with your strips and mold material to get the optimum combination of penetration (staple length and driving pressure) and mold material.

One tool I'm pondering is the side rabbet plane. Essential, highly recommended, or just nice to have?

For me, none of the above. What do you plan to use it for?

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Tools: First strip build - first question
Paul Harker -- 10/6/2017, 5:46 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Ken Blanton -- 10/6/2017, 7:08 pm
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GCole -- 10/6/2017, 7:25 pm
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anewhouse -- 10/6/2017, 9:06 pm
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M A Bielski -- 10/6/2017, 10:30 pm
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Dave ( of Calif.) -- 10/17/2017, 7:21 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/6/2017, 11:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/7/2017, 4:42 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/7/2017, 4:48 am
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Jay Babina -- 10/7/2017, 8:34 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Paul Harker -- 10/7/2017, 9:12 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/7/2017, 10:55 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/7/2017, 11:06 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
M A Bielski -- 10/7/2017, 11:37 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/8/2017, 1:48 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Bill Hamm -- 10/10/2017, 2:07 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
M A Bielski -- 10/12/2017, 10:55 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Phil -- 10/7/2017, 12:08 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 10/17/2017, 7:47 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Bill Hamm -- 10/10/2017, 2:32 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 10/17/2017, 8:23 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Nick R. -- 10/7/2017, 11:47 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/7/2017, 1:31 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 10/8/2017, 6:05 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/8/2017, 2:59 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Jay Babina -- 10/8/2017, 6:54 pm
Tool are worthless, unless..... *PIC*
Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/9/2017, 11:51 am
Well said. *NM*
Curtis Fisher -- 10/9/2017, 1:33 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
John Messinger -- 10/10/2017, 8:31 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/10/2017, 9:11 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/10/2017, 11:48 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2017, 12:20 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/11/2017, 9:21 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/11/2017, 11:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/12/2017, 2:13 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/11/2017, 8:24 pm
Re: Tools: Belt sander CAUTION
John Messinger -- 10/11/2017, 9:08 pm
Re: Tools: Belt sander CAUTION
JayBabina -- 10/13/2017, 11:22 am
cautionary advice
Jay Babina -- 10/11/2017, 6:31 pm
Re: cautionary advice
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/11/2017, 8:14 pm
Re: cautionary advice
Björn Thomasson -- 10/27/2017, 4:31 am
Re: cautionary advice
M A Bielski -- 10/27/2017, 8:38 am
Re: cautionary advice
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/27/2017, 9:28 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Paul Harker -- 10/13/2017, 10:51 am
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/13/2017, 12:24 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/13/2017, 2:06 pm
Re: Tools: First strip build - first question
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2017, 12:56 am
Re: Tools: ROS and Sanding
Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/16/2017, 9:18 am
Re: Tools: ROS and Sanding
Paul Harker -- 10/16/2017, 10:11 am
Re: Tools: ROS and Sanding
Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2017, 2:01 am