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 Rank: Beginner Level 2  Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/04/2010 Posts: 16 Points: 54 Location: North Lincolnshire
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Hi everyone I've not posted for a long time as I'm so far behind that there always seems to be a an answer to any difficulties I have on here already.
But, I believe there is always room for one more daft question so here goes...
I've just started to sand the hull ready for planking - See told you I was behind - What is the best piece of kit to use to do this? At the moment I'm using one of those spongey sanding blocks with various grades of paper. This has been ok on the ribs but the stern is really driving me nuts. I have chronic tendinitis in elbows and wrists (no jokes please) and I'm getting quite miserable and running out of ibuprofen.
I don't seem to be getting anywhere is it really just a case of spending hours and hours sanding or is there another way.
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 Rank: Super-Elite        Groups: Registered
Joined: 04/04/2010 Posts: 3,955 Points: 11,809 Location: uk
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hi ian,I recommend perma grit sanding block,and a perma-grit small file set.they are the best,the block has 2 sides rough and smooth. www.permagrit.comexpensive but very good. the files will do the hard work and the block will finish it,good luck. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/04/2010 Posts: 16 Points: 54 Location: North Lincolnshire
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Thanks Karl. Just had a quick look on the link you gave me and they seem Ideal. I just need something that's going to wear it down a bit quicker than sandpaper. I've been sanding away and I just know that tomorrow my elbows and fingers are going to be seized. These file thingys look like they'll be more precise as well. I had trawled the internet looking for something like them but it' s reassuring to get a recommendation. Cheers Ouch  Just checked out the prices, but if it's going to save my little pinkies then it's got to be worth it.
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 Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 15/04/2010 Posts: 1,266 Points: 3,841 Location: The Quantock Hills,Somerset
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I'll second Karl's recommendation...pricey but well worth the money. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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 Rank: Vice-Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 13/10/2011 Posts: 851 Points: 2,628 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire
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Tomick originally recommended Perma-grit to a number of us so that just have to be the things to use!
Mike T
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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/04/2010 Posts: 16 Points: 54 Location: North Lincolnshire
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Thanks to you all. I'll be ordering some permagrit stuff asap. I suppose if I'd kept up with the build I'd have known. In the meantime I'll practice bending planks with my knew electric plank bender (that wasn't cheap either)
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 Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1  Groups: Registered
Joined: 02/05/2010 Posts: 67 Points: 201 Location: Staffordshire
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Hi Ian,
What I have been using is a set
of mini files from Wilkos. They
are very good. Come in a variety
of shapes; square, round, triangle,
circle, flat, and curved. They
have been fantastic. Great for jobs
like filing the gunports. And they
are very handy for shaping the hull.
They obviously wont be as good as the
perma-grit ones. But then again they
only cost a pound or two. So, before
you shell out on something expensive,
give them a go. They might work for you.
Good luck
Jim
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