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Abrasive and Sandpaper Types

Abrasive and Sandpaper Types

08 01 2018

Sandpaper TypesMany, many materials have been used to make sandpaper. As discussed before, ground glass was one of the early commercial grits, which is why the English still refer to "abrasive sheets" … read more
Do Not Try This At Home

Do Not Try This At Home

12 09 2015

Over the years, we have written several blog posts about the history of sanding and the technical details about sanding supplies. For the Holidays this year, we thought we might share some sandpaper f … read more
Are You Ready?

Are You Ready?

09 01 2015

Many years ago I was the service writer for a small three bay gas station/service center, back in the days when you actually could get repairs rather than slurpees where you bought your gas. We had a … read more
Sanding Belt Block Sander Part 2

Sanding Belt Block Sander Part 2

07 14 2015

Ok, so I am still not sure exactly what to call this thing, but that won't stop us from completing the project. In the last blog we chose the sanding belt we wanted to use for our block sander, and cr … read more
Back(er) Story

Back(er) Story

04 08 2015

Over the years writing these sanding supply blogs, we have spent a pretty fair amount of time discussing the merits of different abrasives, the science behind grit choice, and even the variety of sand … read more