3m Cubitron II

[John Hicks]

I got ahold of some 3m cubitron II discs. They were advertised as "hookit2"; It does not hook to regular hook and loop; and I can't seem to find any backing pads that it hooks to. Does anyone know about this stuff? The cubitron discs I have from before, have hook and loop, that sticks to the pads and backer system I already have. I got them from Taylor toolworks, but they only pointed me to the discs that 3m sells for body work.

 

[Richard Coers]

Did you try Vince? He is very knowledgeable. https://vinceswoodnwonders.com

 

[Brian Gustin]

Taytools has a "helper" backing pad at least for 5 inch, I havent had any problems, but then I haven't used HookIt paper (Though I am planning on buying a rollor two in a couple grits on Amazon sooner or later)

 

[David Crane]

I was able to use 3M Cubitron II for the first time using a backing pad from Vince's Woodnwonders. I used 240 and 320 with good success. The discs do not adhere as well as hook & loop but worked acceptably to complete sanding with those grits. I did notice that the discs had moved during sanding. A couple of times the sanding discs were not centered when I stopped with that grit, and were slightly off-set from the center location originally placed on the backing pad. They relocated/moved about a quarter inch but still covered all of the hook area of the backing pad. Not ideal but I do like the results using Cubitron.

As mentioned in a previous post - Some would prefer a disc that was slightly larger than the backing pad. Vince understands this concept as he sells discs that are 3/8" larger than the backing pad. It may be more realistic to convince Vince to sell a slightly smaller backing pad than it would be to get 3M to produce a slightly larger disc. Vince: I hope you're listening.

 

[Ricc Havens]

I got some of those discs from Taylor Tools and they worked just fine on my madrel pads and soft backup pads from Woodturners Wonders.

 

[Marvin Jones]

I haven't gotten to use those I got from Taylor Tools extensively but did try a couple of them out. I wore them out without any issue of them turning loose. I did figure out that a very light touch with the power drill cuts better and discs last longer

 

[Bill Boehme]

I haven't gotten to use those I got from Taylor Tools extensively but did try a couple of them out. I wore them out without any issue of them turning loose. I did figure out that a very light touch with the power drill cuts better and discs last longer

Yes, a light touch is the key to longevity whether using H&L or 3M HookIt system. Besides that, sandpaper cuts more effectively and lasts longer when using a light touch.

 

[robo hippy]

A light touch, and slow speeds, never more than half trigger on the slow speed angle drills.

robo hippy

 

[John Hicks]

The type on the left only sticks good to 3m hookit pads. The one on the right sticks much better to any hook and loop. These are both labeled cubitron.

 

[Brian Gustin]

The type on the left only sticks good to 3m hookit pads. The one on the right sticks much better to any hook and loop. These are both labeled cubitron.

One on the left - AKA the Cubitron II Xtract version, I have had no problems with it - sticks good to my 2 inch roloc disk (from woodturners wonders) and the 5 inch sticks great to my DeWalt ROS , have not tried the other kind as yet. (Never yet tried the HookIt brand, just the Xtract ones that you show on the left side of the picture)