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Hello folks, with issue #24 we have received one of these nice little sanding blocks. Very useful thing. But I have still found no way to fix this little wooden thingy, which holds the sanding paper in place. Don't know the exact english expression, my dictionary proposes a taper, chock or cotter. Any idea how to tell this beggar to stay where it is without ruining the whole block? And can one purchase more of them anywhere? Thanks and "Have a nice weekend" Timm My build diary hereCurrent Build:HMS Victory
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if its the type i am thinking about there is a fine slot at one side of the block and a wide slot in the other side is for the wedge take the sand paper and slip it in the fine slot fold the paper right around the block till it passes the wide slot take the wedge and carefully with out tareing the paper push the wedge it to the slot it will tighen the sand paper and hold it in place dont do what i did once and tap the wedge with a hammer it will split the block and for getting an other one some modeling knife sets have them or make one your self out of a square bit of wood
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Hi Mr Quist
I have made a selection of sanding blocks from various size and shaped blocks of wood and glued sand paper on to the block with the white glue. When the sand paper needs to be changed I soak the block in water for an hour or so and peel of the old sand paper and allow the block to dry and re-glue on a new piece of sand paper.
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Atholm wrote:Hi Mr Quist
I have made a selection of sanding blocks from various size and shaped blocks of wood and glued sand paper on to the block with the white glue. When the sand paper needs to be changed I soak the block in water for an hour or so and peel of the old sand paper and allow the block to dry and re-glue on a new piece of sand paper. Hi Pal, Thanks for your answer. Yes, that is also what I did before, but I like that particular sanding block because of its round edge, which is very useful to sand the plank around the second deck, where the hull is bent inside and the easy way to change the sand paper. My question was just to see id anybody had developed a little trick to fix the paper to the block. Don't want to use a screw or nail, which would ruin the block pretty soon. But maybe I should return to your method and just a round piece of wood and glue some sand paper to it. Greetings, Timm My build diary hereCurrent Build:HMS Victory
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Timm I found a pic that might help, it certainly shows a wedge shape inserted in a wooden block, so try here http://www.stocktonmodel...utm_campaign=PriceComp1
It's a whole tool kit but you can see the wooden sanding block quite clearly. tschuss bob Come on you Jimmies
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i stapel the sand paper to a block with staples are easy removed when changing the paper and you get various sizes of staple the short nose ones is all you need the staple guns vary in price the cheap one will do
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make a block out of MDF to shape required. 1" x 1" x 4". Cut a V in one end and epoxy a 6mm bolt into hole in V, head first.. Drill a 6.5 hole through a piece of dowel thread onto bolt and tighten with a wing nut. insert sandpaper from one side of V around block to other side of V. tighten windnut. Sanding block !!!
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Hi Grizzly
Your sanding block design is brilliant, well done
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Not my design, I saw it on the net but as you know things are xpensive in SA so I make a lot of my own equipement.
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