A Trick to Stretch Your Woodworking Budget

02 05 2011

The WoodWorker's Guild of America (WWGOA) website is an excellent resource for any woodworker. Currently on their website, they have a clever trick for getting more from those gum rubber cleaning sticks for sanding drums, and shop 2Sand for drum sandpaper rolls.

The gum rubber sticks that you use to clean resins off your sanding machines are great, but when getting down to the end, they can be scary to try and hold that close to a spinning drum. Dave Munkitterick shares his method for mounting these "leftovers" onto a wood handle so he can use more of the abrasive cleaner before discarding it.

Safety, simplicity and economy add up to one great tip! Read the whole article here.

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