Has anyone used a sanding mop?

[Shannon Banks]

I just learned about these and they seem AWESOME. Just wonder if anyone here has used one before.  If you have, how do you like it and where's the best, least expensive place to buy one? Thanks!

[Southern Scroller]

http://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/fs36240/#.VdtbPiVVhBc

 

http://www.seyco.com/category/accessories.html

 

Refills available in various grits:

 

https://www.woodworkingshop.com/search.aspx?q=sanding+mop

 

Not sure about least expensive but they're available at Seyco and Klingspor for certain.  

 

A great little item to have.   

Edited August 24, 2015 by Southern Scroller

[ike]

yes. the only place where I need them is when you make a bowl. There is a plan on how to make one somewhere on Y tube and It would be a lot ch

[Rob]

Hi crazycrafter.  I love my sanding mop.  It is great for quickly softening the edges of the puzzles I make.  I made mine from a bolt with the head cut off and a couple of washers and lock nuts and strips of inch wide cloth backed abrasive.  

 

Rob

[bandaideman]

I have used one for a few years and they do last well. I am most likely start making my own cutting the strips and figure out best way to bore the center hole.

[New Guy]

Steve Good at Scrollsaw Workshop has a video on making one. His videos are on U Tube also.

[dgman]

Yup, I love my sanding mops! I have one in 120 grit and a 220 grit.

[Jim Finn]

I find that the sanding mops I made only softened minor scratches.  Did not round over edges at all.  I no longer use them.

[amazingkevin]

I've made quite a few as i can never find them .I bought the last one from the big box store for a dremil and use it on my battery drill often!I made a wooden pattern which is easy  to load the strips of cloth sandpaper rather than drill a hole like the other ones.It too is lost in my paper stacks.They are quite expensive.But easy to make.

[DWSUDEKUM]

Shannon, i use 2 different mops.  One is an old 220 grit 4" mob with the paper about worn completely - I use this for between coat sandings on a lot of my projects when I am finishing them.  The second one still is a 220 grit 4" mop but it is much more aggressive when sanding.  All in all a sanding mop is in my opinion an essential sander to have in the shop if you are going to do intricate fret, intarsia or segmentation.  It is good for all around as well.

 

 

DW

[don in brooklin on]

I use a 6 inch all the time.  I even bought a cheap drill press for $59 on sale so it would be available easily.

 

I get from Stockroom supply.

 

http://stockroomsupply.ca/shop/

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I have the cupped sanding drum and the minis and don't ever use. 

 

They come a demo at our club once and year and are great company to deal with.

 

Don

[Shannon Banks]

Thanks everyone!! I think I will be asking the handy hubby to make me one, I'll also check out the links y'all provided!!  

[amazingkevin]

Thanks everyone!! I think I will be asking the handy hubby to make me one, I'll also check out the links y'all provided!!

I'm going to have to redraw my nice flutter wheel or find the original one so everyone can have a few on hand.Easy to load and moch less cloth sand paper cutting and no center hole to deal with!

[Shannon Banks]

I'm going to have to redraw my nice flutter wheel or find the original one so everyone can have a few on hand.Easy to load and moch less cloth sand paper cutting and no center hole to deal with!

I would love to see the plans for it when you find it/redraw it.  

[Fish]

I have never used one. Sounds like something I want to try out.

[Scrappile]

I have the one from Kingspor and it is a good one.  I intended to use it on portraits to remove the fuzzies from the back, and I have on a few less fragile ones.  It worked good, but I am afraid to try it on more fragile ones.  It would work good for fuzzy removal on the work art, and trivets and such.  I have also thought it would be nice to have several with different grits on them.  I do not like changing the refills.  If I ever decide I can't get along without more, I will make my next ones using Steve Goods method.