Posted: 5/23/2025 6:44:14 PM EDT
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How do you buy your sanding paper, not the stuff you use on power sanders but for hand working stuff. In sheets, rolls, discs? I must be the only woodworker that uses 2 3/4" wide rolls that have adhesive on the back. Just tear off what you need and your good to go. Stick it on a sanding block of what ever size works best for the particular job. Quick and easy. What about the rest of you? |
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Originally Posted By AZ_Sky: I'm still doing the old-fashioned way by cutting up 9x11 sheets. Same here I use it for sanding blocks, power sanders and just hand held. 9x11 sheets can be cut to the different sizes that I need. |
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I haven't bought any in 10 years but back then I bought 2 or 3 of these bulk boxes and still have tons of it. It's nice cloth backed stuff. Varying grits and in nice rolls, strips, or whatever. I also bought lots of 5 inch disc's for my random orbits back when and still have 100s of them. Just so happens I was using my sander today with a disc from here. https://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/bb00010/ |
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| Whoo...I use all sorts of stuff. From those adhesive backed rolls, to regular sheets, velcro discs, 1" roll, yeah. All sorts of abrasives. For the regular sheets, I really like that purple stuff, and no I can't recall the name of it now lol. 3M product. |
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Originally Posted By DirtyDirk: How do you buy your sanding paper, not the stuff you use on power sanders but for hand working stuff. In sheets, rolls, discs? I must be the only woodworker that uses 2 3/4" wide rolls that have adhesive on the back. Just tear off what you need and your good to go. Stick it on a sanding block of what ever size works best for the particular job. Quick and easy. What about the rest of you? You is not alone. 
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I don't use sandpaper on a sanding block enough to buy PSA rolls as the adhesive would eventually dry out and not stick. I saw a YT video of a Japanese woodworker who made a sanding block that used neodymium magnets to hold the two pieces together and the sandpaper edges would fold over the two long sides and be sandwiched between the block halves. Works really well. I have used Norton 3X, but recently tried 3M Pro Grade and Diablo. All have worked well, I was impressed with the Diablo. A pack of 20 sheets (got them from Zoro.com and at a great price) will last me many, many years. |
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I get the rolls that are already have the PSA on it, no messing around with contact cement. |
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Originally Posted By A_G: I don't use sandpaper on a sanding block enough to buy PSA rolls as the adhesive would eventually dry out and not stick. I saw a YT video of a Japanese woodworker who made a sanding block that used neodymium magnets to hold the two pieces together and the sandpaper edges would fold over the two long sides and be sandwiched between the block halves. Works really well. . I have rolls that are years old, yes some brands loose the stick, others not an issue. 3M and Norton are good for years in my experience. I routinely make a sanding block to fit the shape of some contour for one use then toss, The PSA makes attaching the paper quick and simple, no messing with magnets. Tho the magnet thing might be nice for a block that is used alot. But again, I buy the stuff with the PSA so magnet thing has no use for me. I have a Dura-Block from my old car hobby that I use as my No. 1 block. |