Hi, Jon, Pure genius! Thanks very much!! Best. Horace At 09:57 AM 2/16/2008, you wrote: >Today's Tech Tip - Sanding > >I'm refinishing a S&S A w/ "Ice Cream Cone" legs. The massive amount of detail >has prompted me to come up with an easier way to sand. I used to fold up sand >paper into small bundles to get into tight corners but now have a better way. > >PSA sand paper (self-stick) pressed around a sample credit card. (I >was getting >so many card offers with the sample card that I kept the cards for >putty but found >they work well for piling a bunch together for gluing felt or >leather onto curved >surfaces). It dawned on me to try the PSA paper...Bingo ! No more >wasted paper. > >I can cut the card to a shape for any contour. Even on the end of a >slat for real >tight flat areas. Once the grit has been used or clogged at the >end, trim it back >and you're good for another flurry of sanding. Sanding edges of scroll work >effortlessly, relatively :-) > >These little, two-sided, flexible, sanding paddles make for shorter work >of detail sanding. These legs are going to look 'chiseled'. >I'm a stickler for crisp, clean inside corners. > >Can't wait until they need sanding again... >-- > >Regards, > >Jon Page >
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