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12" sanding discs
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:32 am
by hjlssfor1
I see that Rockler has 12" sanding discs on sale at
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page ... te=ROCKLER (120, 150, 180, and 220 grit) ($11.99 for a 4-pack).
Hank
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:38 am
by dusty
You can always buy your disks from
here.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 11:30 am
by algale
dusty wrote:You can always buy your disks from
here.
But not in those higher grits...
Al
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 12:23 pm
by dusty
Ohh. I didn't notice that!
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 12:35 pm
by beeg
algale wrote:But not in those higher grits...
Al
But not in those lower grits from rockler...
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:16 pm
by rpd
beeg wrote:But not in those lower grits from rockler...
They (Rockler) do have the
lower grits.
The higher grits that are on sale are in the close out section.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:54 pm
by dgale
My sanding disc has the velcro "upgrade" so I'm not sure how the non-velcro discs are attached these days? Back in the day when my machine was new, they were glues to the disc - is this still the case? I still even have my original can of glue that came with the machine in '79...I shook it the other day and it was still a liquid, which surprised me it hadn't hardened up over the years.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:59 pm
by pennview
Today, they use PSA -- pressure sensitive adhesive -- to bond the sand paper to the sanding disks.
Rockler currently has free shipping on order of $39 or more.
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:17 pm
by LenInSebastopol
But how do I clean and old disc? Took old sandpaper off an old disc with a heat gun and got 99% off. Some sticky stuff left. Do I sand it? Wire brush it? Chemicals? What kind? Tried alcohol and nada. Will try paint thinner but don't want to ruin it for the velcro I am going to put on it. Any ideas?
NEVER MIND. A few minutes with paint thinner and a toothbrush!
Unfortunately I used a paint scraper prior, so I will use the new disc with the velcro and this one for sharpening chisels and sanding as usual.
This is still a great forum even because it let's bozos like me on to ask ALL kinds of questions!
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:18 pm
by beeg
LenInSebastopol wrote:...so I will use the new disc with the velcro and this one for sharpening chisels and sanding as usual.
This is still a great forum even because it let's bozos like me on to ask ALL kinds of questions!
Why wood it make a difference of which disk ya use for the Velcro disk? You do know that ya shouldn't use the Velcro backed disks for sharpening?