Couple of sandpaper tips

jleiwig · 12-27-2009, 06:16 PM

I buy my sandpaper in sheets, so here are two tips that may or may not be helpful for you.

Tip #1: Make one of these. Nothing more than a hacksaw blade that I had bent, and thus was no longer useful in the hacksaw. It's screwed to a piece of scrap poplar with a washer under one end. I use this to cut my sandpaper into smaller strips. The paper goes in the jig face down, and you just pull up against the blade and it cuts the paper like butter, no dulling of a razor blade, or any other sharp blades to cut with.

Tip #2: I store the cut strips of sandpaper in a storage box. This particular one came from HF. They are currently having a sale on them for around $2 and some change.

Karin Voorhis · 12-27-2009, 06:27 PM

That is a great idea! Thanks!

Dan26 · 12-27-2009, 06:28 PM

Thanks, Justin.

rjwolfe3 · 12-27-2009, 06:39 PM

That is an awesome idea Justin. Think I will have to use that.

marter1229 · 12-31-2009, 01:18 PM

Great idea, and I like the plastic box.
Thank you for sharing.

Terry

HawksFeather · 12-31-2009, 10:46 PM

I made a sandpaper "cutter" similar to this about 20 years ago after seeing it in a magazine. The one I have has a washer at both ends to make it easier to slip thicker sheets under it. I also used a larger (not as easy to store as this one) sheet of wood, but I put lines on it so that I would know where I wanted to make cuts. I suppose you could mark it off like a paper cutter, but I just did a couple of lines for my normal sizes. I am still on my original blade. It is a great idea and works really slick.

Jerry

bobleibo · 12-31-2009, 11:03 PM

I will definitely use that idea for my sandpaper. Paying it forward, if I can offer this tip that has worked for me...I use that same case from HF (usually around $4 on sale) along with empty film canisters to keep my bushings organized. If you go into any place that processes film and ask for their used film canisters, they will gladly give them to you for free. Try to get the clear ones so you can write on the side instead of the top, easier to see. They fit perfectly in the divided slots in the case.

darcisowers · 12-31-2009, 11:46 PM

the sandpaper idea is brilliant.

But I also like Bob's bushing storage idea. Hubby got me a storage set (http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/202...wer-Large.aspx) for christmas, and I think the film canisters will work PERFECTLY in it.

jwoodwright · 01-01-2010, 12:39 AM

Great idea on cutting and storage. Very neatly organized.

jbostian · 01-01-2010, 01:00 AM

Both are great ideass! Thanks I will have to start using them.

Jamie

12-27-2009, 06:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
jleiwig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA. Photos: 3	Couple of sandpaper tips I buy my sandpaper in sheets, so here are two tips that may or may not be helpful for you. Tip #1: Make one of these. Nothing more than a hacksaw blade that I had bent, and thus was no longer useful in the hacksaw. It's screwed to a piece of scrap poplar with a washer under one end. I use this to cut my sandpaper into smaller strips. The paper goes in the jig face down, and you just pull up against the blade and it cuts the paper like butter, no dulling of a razor blade, or any other sharp blades to cut with. Tip #2: I store the cut strips of sandpaper in a storage box. This particular one came from HF. They are currently having a sale on them for around $2 and some change. __________________ It's not the size of the shop, but how you use it! Justin

12-27-2009, 06:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dan26 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 454 Photos: 72	Thanks, Justin. __________________ Dan ____________________________ Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

12-27-2009, 06:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
rjwolfe3 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mansfield, Ohio, USA. Posts: 8,388 Photos: 6	That is an awesome idea Justin. Think I will have to use that. __________________ Rob A Wolfe Family Enterprises, LLC Business Click on links below for: Wolfe's Woodworking Blog Email * Website * Blog * Facebook

12-31-2009, 01:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
marter1229 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Coeur d'alene, Idaho Posts: 165 Photos: 0	Great idea, and I like the plastic box. Thank you for sharing. Terry __________________ Terry N. Idaho Last edited by marter1229; 12-31-2009 at 01:20 PM.

12-31-2009, 10:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
HawksFeather Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Defiance, OH Photos: 0	I made a sandpaper "cutter" similar to this about 20 years ago after seeing it in a magazine. The one I have has a washer at both ends to make it easier to slip thicker sheets under it. I also used a larger (not as easy to store as this one) sheet of wood, but I put lines on it so that I would know where I wanted to make cuts. I suppose you could mark it off like a paper cutter, but I just did a couple of lines for my normal sizes. I am still on my original blade. It is a great idea and works really slick. Jerry __________________ Jerry L. Latta Custom Pens & Wine Stoppers http://www.jerrylatta.com/

12-27-2009, 06:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Karin Voorhis Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Angola, NY Photos: 0	That is a great idea! Thanks!

12-31-2009, 11:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
bobleibo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Draper, Utah Posts: 447 Photos: 1	paying it forward I will definitely use that idea for my sandpaper. Paying it forward, if I can offer this tip that has worked for me...I use that same case from HF (usually around $4 on sale) along with empty film canisters to keep my bushings organized. If you go into any place that processes film and ask for their used film canisters, they will gladly give them to you for free. Try to get the clear ones so you can write on the side instead of the top, easier to see. They fit perfectly in the divided slots in the case. Last edited by bobleibo; 03-08-2010 at 11:12 AM.

12-31-2009, 11:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
darcisowers Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 288 Photos: 1	the sandpaper idea is brilliant. But I also like Bob's bushing storage idea. Hubby got me a storage set (http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/202...wer-Large.aspx) for christmas, and I think the film canisters will work PERFECTLY in it.

01-01-2010, 12:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
jwoodwright Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Posts: 2,267 Photos: 4	Great idea on cutting and storage. Very neatly organized. __________________ John in Anchorage

01-01-2010, 01:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
jbostian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brownsburg, IN Posts: 1,028 Photos: 22	Both are great ideass! Thanks I will have to start using them. Jamie

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