Protecting lathe while wet sanding

[randyrls]

When wet sanding acrylics and CA, I have a piece of heavy black shelf liner I got from Harbor Freight. I originally got this for my tool box, but had an extra piece.

16" x 22" TOOL BOX LINER ITEM 90982-4VGA $2.49


This works very well to keep water off the lathe. It is heavy enough to stay down, and stiff enough to stay in place.


Hope this helps!

 

[bitshird]

Randy, I use a wetting solution made with Cool-Tool from Raytech, It's used on Diamond coated tools which would rust with plain water, I don't have to cover any thing, 8.00 gives you about 3 gallons put that in a coke bottle with a very small hole in nit and you have a red neck squirt bottle,that just drip a little drop when you want it.

 

[tbroye]

I just use a shop towel laid and the bed to protect it. The bed has a good coat of wax on it also. Every couple of week depending on how much I use it, I give it a good cleaning and waxing.

 

[Monty]

I use a piece of cardboard until it fall apart.

 

[btboone]

Or just use WD-40. It doesn't attack acrylic. I sand my titanium with it.

 

[Ligget]

I use half of an old T-shirt, folded in half and placed on the lathe bed under the blank getting sanded.

 

[gcurran]

I use a piece of 1/2 inch MDF cut to fit.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I just lay an old wash cloth or a towel under the blank on the lathe bed, then set a cool whip container with my sand paper and water on top of that and most of the water drips back into the container.

 

[stolicky]

I use the rag I wipe the blank with between grits.

Well, until the dust collector grabs it! Oh wait, that's when sanding wood (never mind).

 

[jeffj13]

Wet sand with mineral spirits

jeff

 

[Rifleman1776]

I use old newspapers on the lathe bed. And, of course, the bed is protected with Johnson's paste wax which I reapply about twice a year. Does the job.

 

[1JaredSchmidt]

paper towl

 

[wolftat]

I use a chisel every now and then, never really thought of putting something there.

 

[Vince_Hoffmann]

I just use a shop towel laid and the bed to protect it. The bed has a good coat of wax on it also. Every couple of week depending on how much I use it, I give it a good cleaning and waxing.

I use paper towels which work great, but the shop towel is a good idea too. Anything to keep water off the bed!

 

[Rudy Vey]

A retired towel does the job.

 

[Rudy Vey]

I use a chisel every now and then, never really thought of putting something there.

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[wolftat]

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Wet sanding and CA finish go together for me, so the lathe tends to get a build up of CA on it. I have a lathe that is dedicated to just finishing, so my other ones don't get the build up on them. It's confusing for me also.

 

[fernhills]

I use a tall kitchen plastic bag. Slice it so it opens flat, lays across lathe bed and table. Water rolls to floor. I use it for C/A as well as wet sanding. Use it over and over again, couple months at least. Carl