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Sanding the radial scratches

George Speed

George Speed

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Granted it does take some patience to sand along the length of a turning to remove the scratches from turning tools.

I was wondering if anyone came up with a lightweight power tool method 😀😀

My thoughts would be something like this, with a likely, homemade drum. One that is surface conforming.

Dremels run to fast
This HF tool would be lightweight and has a max RPM of 180.
Also flips straight.

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Are you intending this for spindle orientation or cross grain orientation (aka bowl)?

Many of us already use drills with 2 or 3" discs with appropriate sized sandpaper.
 
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