Sandpaper equivelant to MM?

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Beats me, but the highest grit MM (I think) equates to about 6000 grit.

If you dont have any MM yet, make your life a lot easier and get some. Definatly worth it and lasts much longer than sandpaper.
 
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I've got some but I think I'm wearing it out too fast. The absolute best finishes I have done have been with brand new MM. I clean it almost after every use now. I was thinking of using regular sandpaper up to 2500 and then finishing with the last few MM grits. The way I cut a 9 x 11 sheet of sandpaper I can get 32 pieces of the size I like. Ultimately if you used new sandpaper on every pen it would not be that expensive and in theory should be more consistant.
How often do you clean your MM?

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If you buy the 6x12 sheets of MM from Tangboy The cost is around $35.00+- delivered.
I cut those into 2x3 pieces and number them 1-9.
I have never counted how many pens I get out of a set.
On laundry day I give my wife the sets in a mesh bag and she throws them in the wash.
The stuff last forever.
IO have found with a high speed and a light touch it is difficult to"wear" them out.
I also have found I am less aggressive with the mm than I am with the grits up to 400.
 
Yeah, and he also sells the smaller sheets for a lot less, just incase you dont want to spend that much.

Oh, and I wet sand so much, I dont realy have to wash it. I kinda wash them before I use them... so.... I guess I do wash them... eh, you get the idea.
 
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