Hey John So, like so many things it's an acquired skill ? With the foredom ...rookies should use fine or dull belts in the learning curve. grin Ask me how I...... Still, I'm going to git me one one-a dem tings Final sanding is usually minimal with strips or sheets. Dale -----Original Message----- From: Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Sat, Nov 7, 2009 3:14 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Foredom mini belt sander for hammer filing - sandingbelts >>>Can the Wahl sander/filer be used on upright hammers with the dampers in place? >>Yes, with the action removed. :-) >>Rather than getting their replacement sanding strips, get PSA >>sandpaper and make your own strips. >...so give us a bit of the protocol and the learning curve as well >as the plus side & the other side...if there is one. For aggressive felt removal, in situ, a metal carbide sanding paddle (pianotek) works fast. The Wahl puts a nice finish on without a lot of strokes. The only downside might be the tool vibrating in your hand. When I first used it, I needed to encase it in a piece of pipe insulation. Now I'm used to it. I wouldn't say that it does a faster job, just less effort. The minibelt sander seemed a little too aggressive for my liking. I can see me honing down a hammer to nothing...fast. -- Regards, Jon Page -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091107/89fe8160/attachment.htm>
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