Thanks, that is a good idea. On Aug 1, 2008, at 7:59 AM, Lenny McHugh wrote:
> Most of the times I can remember how the wood was joined. Where I > know I > will get in trouble I usually mark the under side. The one place > where I get > in trouble and get sighted assistance is on my plant stands. The > tops of > these stands are constructed of four pieces of 1 1/2"stock. Two > pieces are 6 > 3/8 long and the other two are 9 3/8". There is finally a > decora5tive 6" > tile placed in the middle. Anyway If I totally sand the top I do get > some > cross grain sanding marks on two of the sides. I can carefully > remove them > if I can feel the end grain on the 9" pieces but to make sure I > scratch a > line on the underside where it will be concealed by the aprons. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 6:09 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Random orbit sander > > Not to pull this topic away from the initial discussion, but when wood > is rough or has been wet, you can feel the grain, but as you sand it > down, it becomes more difficult. How do you determine which direction > the grain is going or do you simply have to remember all this while > your working the piece. I know my sense of touch is not quite as sharp > as it used to be and that probably is do to playing bass. Just curious > how folks keep the grain direction straight. > > tnx > On Jul 31, 2008, at 10:59 PM, Lenny McHugh wrote: > > > I always use a sanding block for the last sanding step and make sure > > that I > > am going with the grain. > > I always use a sanding block so the sand paper is flat. If you just > > use your > > hand you can get some very slight concave marks that will show in > > the final > > finish. Learned that the hard way. > > I know a woodworker who makes very expensive cherry pieces. Most > > start over > > $5,000. Anyway he told me one tip that he uses and I would or could > > not try. > > For his final sanding he first evenly sprays a very light coat of > > water to > > raise the grain and sands that off. > > The other thing he only ever uses 100 grit paper. He sprays his > > stain and > > final finishes. He told me that the lacker fills and levels the > > table tops. > > He sprays many coats of lacker and hand rubs the finish. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom Vos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:33 PM > > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Random orbit sander > > > > > > Thanks. > > It is labeled "random" orbit. > > I'll have to try some finer grit paper. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dale Leavens > > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:08 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Random orbit sander > > > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > Random orbit sanders aren't supposed to leave that swirl pattern > > however > > there is a difference between orbital sanders and so called random > > orbital > > sanders. You may have an orbital sander not a random orbital sander. > > Orbital > > sanders certainly do leave a swirl pattern which is fine when > > painting but > > most translucent finishes will show the swirl pattern through, in > > fact often > > you won't see the swirls until you apply a finish to the wood. > > > > You can mitigate this by working down through ever finer grits to > > around 5 > > or 600 but for best success you need to step finer in quite small > > increments > > so that each grade removes some of the swirls of the grade above. > > You might > > then have to polish a little by hand working the direction of the > > wood or > > finish with a fine scraper to remove the last of the marks. > > > > I have had a few orbital sanders, fine for preparing for paint or > for > > polishing plaster but not much else. A good random orbit sander will > > cost in > > the range of a hundred or more bucks. > > > > Hope some of this is helpful. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom Vos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:22 PM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Random orbit sander > > > > > >> Hi folks, > >> I have a random orbit sander, wich I got because someone told me > >> you don't > >> have to worry about the grain direction, so you can sand where > >> grain meets > >> grain at 90 degrees -- like the rails on the desk front I'm > building. > >> The sander makes the surface feel polish smooth to me, but my wife > >> has > >> this > >> pesky ability to see, and she says the sander leaves tiny swirls in > >> the > >> wood. 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