I've never heard of using sandpaper to polish porcelain. Would you explain how it's done? I'm very curious. And, why would we want to polish porcelain?
Re: Sanders. I've worked in retail, and also purchased a lot of sanders (I find sanding very Zen). I noticed about 10 years ago that the price of the sander itself was very cheap - almost below what you would think it could be manufactured for. (I realize that some of the well respected brands do have some higher priced machines, but have not personally found them to perform better. I buy the $20.00 palm sander, and replace it when it gives up. All that dust can't be good for a motor no matter who manufactures it.) So it led me to believe that there isn't profit in the machine, it's the sandpaper that they expect to make the money on. For an occasional user, it won't be much, but I stripped and sanded bare ALL of the exterior trim on the house. No point in putting paint over an unsound surface, or a surface that already has too many layers of paint. I went through a LOT of sandpaper. Because of the price differential, I always cut mine to size; I didn't buy the pre-cut sheets. However, you didn't specify if your sander was hook and loop, or the the paper was held on by clips. If the sanding surface is round in shape, then I guess you don't have much choice, but I think yours is square surface based on your description.
Also, FYI for anyone who wants to do what I have done: The belt sander is NOT the way to go. I thought it would be great, and the paper would last longer. Bad idea! The belt sander chews through the wood in a very unmanageable way, leaving huge gouges and uneven surfaces. The palm sander/pad sander works much better for this purpose. I work well with the quarter sheet sander, but like the third sheet as well. I don't know if third sheet sanders are made anymore, but wish they were.
Christine-Mpls
P.S.: If you'll be doing a lot of sanding, get yourself a pair of radio headphones. Not only will it protect your hearing, but you can get lost in a radio program or the music. Like I said, very Zen.
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, Jan Flood <jan.flood2@...> wrote:
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> I use a palm sander - not an orbital. It's belongs to DH, I just appropriated it as it's easy to use. We do have some of the pre-cut packages which are easy to put on, but I think the only difference is that the are cut to fit in the slots without doing anything else. I either cut my own from sheets or DH has a roll of something he got from someplace that is just the right width and works good. I use it to polish porcelain pieces. I thought the rockwell oscillating tool would work good but it goes so fast it grabs the piece out of my hand and throws it across the patio :) Yeah, I could buy a new printer with what I spend on ink each time I have to buy it.
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> On Jul 8, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Tori wrote:
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> Hubby just got a craftsman orbital palm. By your notes,its seems that it may not be the worst, but may eat up some grain.
> The problem here, and let me know it Im over reacting is that I now see it comes with "special" little packages ($3ea) of paperdiscs. I wanted to save some time to "get things done" but I dont want to fatten the wallet of some great inventor for their ancillary "super duper idea" just so I can have more convenience. He brought home 6 packages at $3 each. Thats just not sustainable. Meanwhile I have old fashioned sheets sitting in the garage for years with nothing to do. Is it worth it? I was sure it would be but the "extras" remind me of buying a printer, and then your slave to whatever price they want to inflate the ink to be. The "golden parachute" profit is in the ink.
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