Lathe sanding

[JollyJim]

Hi all

I've become highly cheesed off with trying to scrape off all
the glued on abrasive paper on my lathe mounted sanding
disk.

I'm sure I have seen somewhere of adhesive that does'nt
quite cure and is therefore easier to peel off. I
can't find any mention of it on the web, also, I can't find
any velcro types of approx 9inch diameter which would
be another way of sorting the problem out.

I only need fine grade paper, up till now, I buy
my wet and dry 600 and 1200 from ToolStation
at £2.62 for a pack of 10 and it's really nice
quality.

Thanks in advance for any ideas - regards, Jim

[fuzzyturns]

I am not entirely sure what you do with your sanding disc. I have a 10" disc mounted on a faceplate, and using velcro to hold 80/120 grit discs which I buy from Axminster. On the odd occasion I wish I could go to 1870 or 240, but that is rare. And I suspect that is the reason why you struggle to find velcro'd discs with 600/1200 grit: there's no application for it.

[Lazurus]

Try spray photo mounting glue, easy to remove with a little heat from a heat gun

[Derek]

What are you sanding to those grits and do you really need to go that fine. The maximum I sand wood is 600grit.

The easiest way I replace my discs on my small disc sander is to use a heat gun and warm the dusk which releases most of the adhesive and then a wipe over with thinners which also cleans the disk ready for the new piece.
If however you want to change the disks before they are used to the point of no good then change over to velcro backed paper but you may not get the fine grit that you require

[JollyJim]

I do use other grits, but the main reason for the fine grit is to
square the ends of pen blanks. I find that coarser grits take too
much off too quickly. I also make a few kiddie's toys
here and there so want those really smooth.

That's the reason I was querying the 'non-setting' glue
so that I could stick my own paper on without too much
problem getting it off.

Thanks Lazarus for the tip re photo mounting spray, that
rings a bell and I think that was what I had in the back
of my mind. I'll check it out..

Thanks everyone - regards, Jim

[Derek]

Like yourself I make the odd wooden toy and model which is another love of mine. Take a look HERE

[JollyJim]

Derek, that is amazing.....I'm speechless, you're
in a class of your own.....

Regards, with envy......Jim

[Derek]

Thank you Jim

[Bryan Milham]

Jim,

Not sure what abrasive you are using or if the lathe mounted disk is wood or metal. But my belt/disk sander had a metal disk and you remove the old disk by heating it with a hot air (paint stripping) tool.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

I have a 12" sander and use double sided carpet tape to hold my abrasiveson with. I buy a roll of 4" wide abrasive and use that , it works a treat and is cheaper than buying discs.

[bodrighywood]

I have a home made wooden faceplate on which I stick 4" adhesive discs I get from a ,local hardware shop. Not had a problem getting them off again ...yet.

Pete

[Bryan Milham]

Further to my last.

For lathe sanding, a long time ago I screwed a scrap of plywood to a tenon offcut and cut it down to the size of readily available 'loop' backed discs. I then covered the plywood with the 'hooks' part of the Hook & Loop (Velcro) and can change the grit size quite rapidly.

Simon Hope now sells an Aluminium disc that fits C jaws, covered in the Hooks, but why buy what can easily be made.

I keep 2" hook & loop in my workshop and use it to make different sanding accessories all the time.

[bodrighywood]

That industrial vecro kis a godsend. I use it a lot for sanding inside rings on captive rings, inside of brooches as well as a load of other thin gs  both in the workshop and around the house. Even use it for assembling our display bases at shows.

pete

[JollyJim]

Wow, great response - thanks everyone.

I did actually find a can of spray 're-positionable' photo
mount adhesive but it was £22 or thereabouts, so, no go
on that one!!!!

But, the velcro solutions sound much better anyway so I will
experiment with those ideas.

Thanks again everyone, much appreciated.....regards - Jim