More questions for Odie
Are you saying the Velcro on the back of the disc wears out before the abrasive does? or is more the hook part that's on the backer? I'm pretty good about tossing an abrasive when the actual grit wears out, didn't realize the Velcro would give up first.
Seems to be the general consensus, I figured just the lower grits for power sanding.
[Snip] Other methods, such as peel and stick, or Velcro attachments wear out much quicker......not the abrasive, but the method of attachment isn't as durable.
Are you saying the Velcro on the back of the disc wears out before the abrasive does? or is more the hook part that's on the backer? I'm pretty good about tossing an abrasive when the actual grit wears out, didn't realize the Velcro would give up first.
If you have time some day, could you post a picture of this set-up. Not sure I'm following, but like the idea of being able to customize when need be.By running a spinning rubber backer up against a larger fixed sanding disc, you can change the diameter of the backers. This is very helpful to negotiate gradual and progressively tighter curve of your bowl.
I'm not seeing flex-edge discs on the Packard page for Power Lock. What kind do you use?The tighter the curve, the more useful the flex edge discs are.
I normally don't use power sanding above 180 grit, and hand sand to 600 grit from there. Occasionally I use the 220 grit, but seldom use any grits higher than that, although I have a few of the 320 on hand.
Seems to be the general consensus, I figured just the lower grits for power sanding.