brownsfn2
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I used to use Abranet all the time for sanding my pens. The stuff I had was getting old and I had to place an order at Exotics for more pen kits. Out of convenience and savings on shipping costs I ordered the pack of Klingspor sandpaper offered on their site. I liked the paper so I kept ordering it.
After a few months now I recently ran out of the Klingspor paper and found that Exotics was out of stock on my last order. I couldn't hold up my pen production so I found a new pack of abranet in my drawer and decided to use that for my next batch of pens. I immediately noticed a difference.
I turned a lot of AA acrylics in this last batch. I usually start sanding with 400 or 320 grit and then work my way up from there. When I started using the abranet I has to look and see if I had grabbed the wrong grit. It seemed like the 320 grit was cutting like 180 or 240. I got some deep scratches and had to cross sand much more than usual. It seems like the abranet is much more aggressive that the klingspor. I also noticed that I would have a deep scratch right next to a shallow scratch and it seemed to be inconsistent.
I guess I wrote all of that to say that it seems like the klingspor just does a better job in providing a consistent smooth finish and is more forgiving if I mistakenly apply too much pressure.
Has anyone else had this experience or is it just me?
I just ordered a box full of all the grits in stearate sheets from the them directly recently and am hoping it is the same stuff Exotics was selling. It seems I am a convert form abranet now that I have experienced both for some time.
I am sure everyone has a different experience and there is no "wrong way" so I would be happy to hear your impressions of the two compared.
After a few months now I recently ran out of the Klingspor paper and found that Exotics was out of stock on my last order. I couldn't hold up my pen production so I found a new pack of abranet in my drawer and decided to use that for my next batch of pens. I immediately noticed a difference.
I turned a lot of AA acrylics in this last batch. I usually start sanding with 400 or 320 grit and then work my way up from there. When I started using the abranet I has to look and see if I had grabbed the wrong grit. It seemed like the 320 grit was cutting like 180 or 240. I got some deep scratches and had to cross sand much more than usual. It seems like the abranet is much more aggressive that the klingspor. I also noticed that I would have a deep scratch right next to a shallow scratch and it seemed to be inconsistent.
I guess I wrote all of that to say that it seems like the klingspor just does a better job in providing a consistent smooth finish and is more forgiving if I mistakenly apply too much pressure.
Has anyone else had this experience or is it just me?
I just ordered a box full of all the grits in stearate sheets from the them directly recently and am hoping it is the same stuff Exotics was selling. It seems I am a convert form abranet now that I have experienced both for some time.
I am sure everyone has a different experience and there is no "wrong way" so I would be happy to hear your impressions of the two compared.