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What type of sand paper do you all use to cover the large area of a sanding disk? Size, type, manufacturer? Thanks.

Eric

Edit PS: I should have said "dish" instead of "disk". Sorry.ejones38379.3542939815

Eric, what type of sanding disk? A ROS? and bench top disk sander? a hand held block?

I use purple sandblaster, in the 180 grit, it comes in standards sheets, precut sheets and sticky backed. I LOVE IT ALL, its the best paper Ive ever used.
For my ROS, I use the stuff sears sells, in various grits, for my 12" disk sander, I'm using what came with it. Not sure the manufacture.

For finish work, I use the Bull Dog brand of sanding disks, and the Abralon pads.

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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

Lance,

I'll be sanding the rim of my bouzouki, both top and back edges. Since I didn't build a radiused top or back, I'll just sand them on a flat table top (instead of in a dish). But I'd like to cover a large, flat area with sandpaper. Just wondering if I should use adhesive backed, long strips, 8"x10" sheets or what. Guess I'm not too familiar with what's out there besides the average hardware store selection of pre-cut squares and rounds. Thanks.

Eric

Eric, check with John Hall (OLF Sponser) Blues Creek Guitar, he has 22 and 24 inch sticky backed sanding disks, you could cut to fit.
I have them on all my radius dishes, the 80 grit, and they really do the job well.

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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

Another vote for John's discs.

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I just get 80 grit stuff from the local hardware store. Industrial-type strips, each about 4" wide, cut to size and use spray adhesive to stick 'em down. Last a few guitars, easy to replace.

Mattia

Yep, that's the way I do it too. I keep my old MDF bowls just for this. Gluing is done in the moulded plastic bowls that I get from Craft Supplies. Glue doesn't stick to them. Their catalogue shows MDF bowls but the ones they sell are made from a moulded hard plastic material.

Colin

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I just line the sandpapered bowls with newspaper. Works perfectly for me. Interesting about the molded plastic, though, might be worth considering. How heavy are they? Lighter than MDF, or heavier?