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Lathe Disc Sander, Part 3

12 27 2020

At the end of the last blog post, we cut a disc from 3/4" MDF, trued the edge and flattened the face to make a platen that spun true on our lathe. We had also attached the large cloth sandin … read more

Lathe Disc Sander, Part 2

11 30 2020

This is part 2 of our three part series about building a Lathe Disc Sander. Here's a link to Lathe Disc Sander, Part 1, if you missed it.The lathe provides the motor and frame for our disc sande … read more

Lathe Disk Sander, Part 1

Posted by Ralph Bagnall for 2Sand.com on 11 10 2020

A friend once told me that a lathe is just a motor looking for something to do, and here on the 2Sand blog, we have done our bit to help prove his point. We have used the lathe to make custom san … read more

A Softer Touch

Posted by The Team at 2Sand.com on 10 27 2020

In the last couple of blogs, we have been talking about the differences between Hook and Loop (H&L) and Self Adhesive (PSA) sanding discs. One of the important differences was how H&L has some f … read more

How to Adapt Your H&L Sander for PSA Discs

Posted by The Team at 2Sand.com with Ralph Bagnall on 10 12 2020

In the last blog post, we discussed the differences between self adhesive (PSA) and hook & loop (H&L) sanders and sanding discs. Much of that post was taken from an interview with Ralph Bagnal … read more