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    To PSA or Not to PSA?(Post)

    To use PSA or not to use PSA disks. That is the question this week, along with a few others. RJ responds to a couple of customer inquiries revolving around the ages old debate of hook and loop or adhe

    Minerals Matter(Post)

    While sanding supplies appear to be simple at first glance, choosing the proper sheets, belts or discs for your application can actually be fairly complex. You need to decide on the grit, the bac

    Getting Fit Part 2(Post)

    Continuing our efforts from the previous blog, we have a fan-like drawing stuck on a piece of 1/4" ply to use as our template. Now we need to cut it out so it can be used as a template to cut some hoo

    True Grits(Post)

    To be honest, writing this blog every few weeks is a bit of a challenge. After all, we are a sanding supplies company. We want our company blog to be relevant to our customers, but frankly finding new

    I Hate to Say It, But...(Post)

    After our recent post on pore filling through slurry sanding a reader mentioned that I had not covered the actual proceedure, and had only said: "in the same order and grit". Mea Culpa. I was unclear

    Back(er) Story(Post)

    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

    Do Not Try This At Home(Post)

    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

    Not Just Discs and Sheets!(Post)

    For many people, sanding supplies are all about sanding discs, sandpaper sheets, and sanding belts, but abrasives come in many forms beyond those.Drum Sandpaper Roll[caption id="attachment_1467" align

    Quality Shows (especially with stain)(Post)

    Not all grit sizes are created equal, and as with most things, you get what you pay for with sandpaper. The grit number indicates the size of the particles used to abrade the surface, but the more co

    Clever Tips(Post)

    It seems clear to us that these blog posts and our newsletter get the most attention and response when we offer tip, tricks and 'How-to" information rather than just our obviously insightful commentar

    RJ Speaks to Quality(Post)

    In this issue of the blog, we talk again with RJ Stroman, President of 2Sand.com about why you get what you pay for in abrasives.Question: Why is is that different brands of sandpaper can leave better

    Harder Than it Looks(Post)

    As you may well imagine, trying to write a a blog on a regular basis can be an effort. Writing a regular blog and keeping to sanding or sanding related topics is harder than it looks! This comes to my

    Building the Torsion Box(Post)

    We have been working on our Downdraft Sanding Center for some time now, and this week we finally get to the heart of the system, the torsion box work top.A torsion box is essentually built like an air

    How Big is Your Christmas Stocking?(Post)

    Christmas coming, fat geese, halls decking, all that stuff! Yes, Halloween was last week, so naturally we are officially into the Holiday Season! In honor of that, We wanted to share with you some of

    A Gift of Plans for Your Gifts(Post)

    As of this writing, there are 42 shop (not shopping) days until Christmas. If you are organized and on top of your game, you have everything finished and waiting to be wrapped. If you are like m

    Just Once, Please!(Post)

    Following in the train of our recent series on avoiding sanding, we thought it pertinent to pass along this sage advice as well: "If you MUST sand, do it once!" Seems obvious, but admit it, we've all

    Has Your Business Changed?(Post)

    We pride ourselves on providing top quality sanding products at the lowest possible price and with outstanding customer service. That is why we don't often offer specials or sale pricing, we think it

    AWFS 2021(Post)

    As promised, Ralph Bagnall from  Woodcademy TV was checking in from the AWFS Fair 2021 in Las Vegas. Here are some of the show highlights he shared with the Team at 2Sand.com:     Trade sh

    Resolved(Post)

    2015 is upon us, and 2014 is rapidly drawing to a close. This has been an exciting year for us, with moves and lots of other changes. We are looking forward to 2015 and have noticed a few things that

    The Cold Facts(Post)

    Even though Fall only officially started on Sept. 22nd this year (according to The Old Farmer's Almanac) many of our customers are already firing up the shop heaters. We wanted to take a few minutes t

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