Abrasives and Sanding
To avoid inadvertent injury, an inventive WOOD reader crafted a sanding disc shield from scrap plywood and pine.
Use this handy, easy technique to see if your disc-sander table adjustments are squared. It's a quick way to make your disc-sanding superior.
If you think "abrasives" means strictly sandpaper, you've only scratched the surface of what's available. Here's a sound sampling.
Some sources recommend sanding wood only to 220 grit. Why not keep going with finer grits and make the surface even smoother?
For sanding curves and contours, it's hard to beat a pneumatic sander. These inflatable sanding drums conform to curves, so you're a lot less likely to flatten a flowing form when you only want to smooth it. Use these tips to put a pneumatic drum sander to work in your shop.
For the perfect surface treatment, build up a thick layer of finish, then polish it smooth with fine-grit sandpaper. Here's how.
