Cheap and quick panel sanders.

[Steph Dale]

Guys,

I just had to share this little trick with you guys:


I was stuck this evening for a way to flatten off some panels on a coach. But not for long. The attached pic shows the solution: each sander is made from 2 squares of 0.080" (2mm) thick plasticard. The squares are each 20mm x 20mm, have the scribed/cut edge 'lip' scraped or filed off and are bonded with MEK. A small square of wet and dry is than roughly glued to the bottom with superglue. I've quickly scribed in the grade of grit to the sander and, for the benefit of the photos, then used a pencil to mark in the scribed characters.

Used wet the results of sanding are very quick and easy. For a sake of a few pence they're worth the effort for sanding flat panels, erm, flat...

Steph

 

[7mmMick]

I like it Steph, I use something similar but the other way around. I have lots of spare window board from our recent house renovation. This is 25mm thick and very flat. I cut it into short sections and glue some wet and dry to it and it works brilliant cleaning up parts,

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ATB Mick

 

[Steph Dale]

Mick,

Yep - I've got one those too, it can help enormously with cutting out details from mouldings or with vacforms.

Unfortunately that approach wasn't going to be too helpful with my coach where I was trying to rub down panels around window bolections, door hinges, bangers, and panel seams.  I'd have lost the lot...

Steph

 

[Neil]

Nifty dodge, like the sanding pads lots. I make sanding sticks from ice lolly sticks or coffee stirrers, instead of superglue I use double sided tape to fix the wet and dry to the implement.

 

[Steph Dale]

Neil,

The double-sided tape is a useful refinement; I just didn't have any!

How well does it cope with wet sanding?

Steph

 

[Phill Dyson]

Useful tips, thanks for sharing 

Phill  :wave:

 

[Neil]

Neil,

The double-sided tape is a useful refinement; I just didn't have any!

How well does it cope with wet sanding?

Steph

Seems to do ok, the wet and dry clogs before the tape looses its grip.

 

[Phill Dyson]

Seems to do ok, the wet and dry clogs before the tape looses its grip.

Double sided tape is available in different strengths too 

 

[Phill Dyson]

Don't know if this is any use to anyone ?

I have found these re-uses of 4 pint milk cartons invaluable for paint, glue etc while doing the scenic work for Withercombe terminus, probably self explanatory really  :scratch:.........but from the left o right we have:

1 The original milk carton
2 Paint/ glue container
3 Funnel or Paint/Glue container with handle
4 Pouring jug with spout

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I hope it's of use to someone 

Phill  :wave:

 

[Jordan]

I think this Topic should be re-named the "Blue Peter" thread... 

Phill's re-use of milk cartons is inspired - especially the last one - it looks so obvious once someone else has done it!!
I save jars; jam, peanut butter etc for use with white spirit particularly. I also keep the smaller sandwich paste* jars for mixing paint and dilute pva - I don't have to deal in Industrial Quantities like the Garden Railway chaps...

* yes some of us still have that stuff; the Aldi ones are quite nice and not of the really cheap "May Contain Hooves" variety....

 

[Phill Dyson]

I think this Topic should be re-named the "Blue Peter" thread... 

Phill's re-use of milk cartons is inspired - especially the last one - it looks so obvious once someone else has done it!!
I save jars; jam, peanut butter etc for use with white spirit particularly. I also keep the smaller sandwich paste* jars for mixing paint and dilute pva - I don't have to deal in Industrial Quantities like the Garden Railway chaps...

* yes some of us still have that stuff; the Aldi ones are quite nice and not of the really cheap "May Contain Hooves" variety....

I must admit I did think 'Blue Peter' when I was writing it  :-[  , one of the advantages of these over jam jars etc is most people have an endless daily supply of them 

Phill  :wave:

 

[westernfan]

I use the bottle tops for paint pallets very useful when mixing a small amount of paint  8)

 

[Rob Pulham]

I use the bottle tops for paint pallets very useful when mixing a small amount of paint  8)

I have several ice cube trays from an old freezer that I use for paint pallets.