Inertia sander

[Omer Klee]

Has anyone had a chance to try the inertia sander from woodturnerswonders.com?
I’m trying to choose between it or one from the sanding glove.
Any recommendations?

 

[Clifton C]

I had the Sorby, no weight, sometimes bouncy, after awhile, just quit using it.
I have used Vince's version, nice heft, feels good in the hands, a well made tool.

Sanding Wonder Inertia Sander for Woodturning with 2 and 3 Inch Back up Pad Included! - VincesWoodNWonders.com

Sanding Wonder Inertia Sander is a durable construction inertia sander made with double sealed bearings. The Sanding Wonder provide the smoothest sanding rotation available. The Sanding Wonder comes with both a two inch and three inch back up pad!

vinceswoodnwonders.com

 

[Jerry Bochenek]

I own the Turbo wonder inertia sander from Wood Turners Wonders. It works very well and very well made. I have not tried the inertia sander from the Sanding Glove so cannot provide a comparison. Although I see that the Wood Turners Wonders sander is $10.00 less expensive.

 

[GRJensen]

I have the Turner Turbo Wonder inertia sander ... does a fine job, and is easy to re-orient to get into bowls.

 

[Omer Klee]

Jerry Bochenek you and GRJensen must have gotten in on the first batch of sanders.
I just got off the phone with Ken at Woodturners Wonders. He told me that there is a problem of not being able to tighten the joints on the latest batch.
I think I’ll give Vince’s a try.
Thanks for the responses

 

[Jerry Bochenek]

I've had mine for about 2 years.

 

[GRJensen]

Jerry Bochenek you and GRJensen must have gotten in on the first batch of sanders.
I just got off the phone with Ken at Woodturners Wonders. He told me that there is a problem of not being able to tighten the joints on the latest batch.
I think I’ll give Vince’s a try.
Thanks for the responses

I bought mine at the Ohio Valley symposium in 2019. Ken is an honest businessman ... a lot of people wouldn't tell a prospective customer of a problem with a product they were considering.

 

[Omer Klee]

I bought mine at the Ohio Valley symposium in 2019. Ken is an honest businessman ... a lot of people wouldn't tell a prospective customer of a problem with a product they were considering.

Yep. Can’t argue with you. He was very straight up. I do have another of his CBN wheels and some CBN slips ordered!

 

[John Hicks]

I have the one from the sanding glove. It is a class a sander. I love the handle and the extention. Very smooth with the ceramic bearing

 

[Dave Landers]

I use a mini die grinder from harbor freight. Don't hook it up to air, just let it spin. The thing has a 1/4" collet, so I have to use a sanding mandrel with a round (not hex) shaft.

 

[robo hippy]

I guess they do work, but I never even tried one. I went straight to power sanding. Main reason was that I couldn't stop the lathe and work on problem spots, and there are still problem spots. Also, since all of my bowls are warped, they would not work well. I have seen a number of 'frugal' DIY versions.

robo hippy

 

[Seth Belcher]

I have the one from Woodturners Wonders. I don't use it super often as I mostly power sand but, when I do find a need for it, it works quite well.

 

[hughie]

I pretty much use inertia sanders as my go to sanders as I find the finish is hard to beat. OK in the centre of the bowl or vessel its a challenge but I use a larger dia pad there and while drive is somewhat compromised by working across the centre. A larger dia will do it ok , my standard dia is 40-50mm and i go up to 60-70mm. If you're a bit handy they not hard to make out of skate wheels and the like

 

[Gary Beasley]

I like mine because you can angle the two joints to sand the underside of the interior of a hollow form as long as you can get it through the hole. Its a pretty sturdy rig. I also have a a Woodturners Wonder power sander that failed on me and I removed the guts just leaving the chuck assembly in place and its pretty handy for general sanding too.

 

[Nick Valenza]

I use a mini die grinder from harbor freight. Don't hook it up to air, just let it spin. The thing has a 1/4" collet, so I have to use a sanding mandrel with a round (not hex) shaft.

Ha! pretty clever!

 

[Barry Richardson]

I was just thinking I needed one of these recently, for deeper vases that I cant access with a power sander, but these all seem to have shorter handles than I would like, anyone ever make their own? (other than using a air/power tool unplugged)

 

[hughie]

I was just thinking I needed one of these recently, for deeper vases that I cant access with a power sander, but these all seem to have shorter handles than I would like, anyone ever make their own? (other than using a air/power tool unplugged)

I make all my own and they are specifically design for internal sanding

 

[Gary Beasley]

I was just thinking I needed one of these recently, for deeper vases that I cant access with a power sander, but these all seem to have shorter handles than I would like, anyone ever make their own? (other than using a air/power tool unplugged)

How long would you need? The sander from woodturners wonders has a 12” handle that could probably be extended with a pvc pipe as a sleeve.

 

[Gary Beasley]

By the way, this is pretty effective at sanding inside deep forms with small openings, may well do your job except for the bottom. You should be able to put a sanding disk on a piece of allthread to handle that.

 

[Barry Richardson]

How long would you need? The sander from woodturners wonders has a 12” handle that could probably be extended with a pvc pipe as a sleeve.View attachment 47005

Thanks Gary, I would probably want it a couple of feet long, to reach into a deep vase, and have some handle left. I have been browsing YOUTUBE since my last post and there are a lot of ideas on homemade inertia sanders. It's now on my to-do list, .... using some skate bearings

 

[Gary Beasley]

The WW sander also has a strong magnet under it to help retain the sanding head. Maybe look for a ring magnet that will fit behind the bearing.