Hawk Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 I received a pair of JGR flexible drum sanders from my wife (8o and 220). After acquiring a grinder to mount them on I started to shape the Cardinal Wreath I'm working on. I'm finding that getting into the smaller areas for shaping is impossible with the flexible sander. How do y'all deal with this? I have a 1 inch inflatable sander on my drill press I intend to use for these areas, but I was wondering if I may be missing something? Chris amazingkevin 1 Quote
dgman Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 Intarsia requires several types of Sanders. For getting into small areas I use a Dremel rotary tool mounted with a very small drum sander. I think it’s about 3/8”. I use it for rough shaping then I will smooth it with a 220 grit sanding mop installed in my drill press. new2woodwrk, amazingkevin and Hawk 2 1 Quote
amazingkevin Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 You can never have too many tools. I do what I gotta do in every situation. Hawk 1 Quote
Sycamore67 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 I use a lot of cloth backed sand paper and hand sand small areas. I also make small sanding sticks by gluing sand paper to wooden craft sticks. Hawk 1 Quote
tgiro Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Hawk said: I received a pair of JGR flexible drum sanders from my wife (8o and 220). After acquiring a grinder to mount them on I started to shape the Cardinal Wreath I'm working on. I'm finding that getting into the smaller areas for shaping is impossible with the flexible sander. How do y'all deal with this? I have a 1 inch inflatable sander on my drill press I intend to use for these areas, but I was wondering if I may be missing something? Chris ". . . getting into smaller areas . . ." covers a lot of sins. I've done three of the Kathy Wise cardinal wreaths for different commissions and used the flex-drum sander for 95% of the project. If you are talking about the feathers and tails, on the birds - 3/4" drum on a dremel tool or sandpaper glued to a Popsicle stick. For the feathers on the birds heads - sand paper glued to the popsicle stick. I was able to get everything else with the flex-drum. Your 1" drum could work, but be sure you have the edge of the sandpaper sleeve extending out past the end of the drum. I like the dremel 3/4" as it is a hard rubber drum and good for carving out those feather shapes. amazingkevin 1 Quote
GrampaJim Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 I find these helpful. Seyco sells them. Hawk and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote
Hawk Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Posted January 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, GrampaJim said: I find these helpful. Seyco sells them. Those are pretty cool, thanks for the tip. Time to put in an order.... Chris Quote
Rolf Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) I am big on details, so I have one of every type of sander available Pneumatic drum sanders 6", 2" Jet oscillating spindle sander that goes down to a 1/4. I do Have a Dremel with flex shaft, but I prefer the Ram Power hand piece that spins up to 45,000 RPM that takes an assortment of power carving burrs etc. And for the really tiny stuff the Vortex F5 that spins up to 400000 rpm using 1/16 bits is a really amazing tool. And finally I have a set of carving chisels and knives when all else fails. OOPS and of course a couple of 1 inch belt sanders. I can't imagine trying to do roughing with a Dremel . Edited January 31, 2020 by Rolf Hawk and amazingkevin 2 Quote
Bpardue Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 I also use a Foredum power carver with a small 3/8" drum stand attachment to get the small areas as well as a pear shaped carving bur Quote
Hawk Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Posted January 31, 2020 I gotta say thanks for all the suggestions and help on my sanding dilemma. I am learning fast about all the options needed when shaping Segmentation/Intarsia. And what's kinda weird, I find it a bit exciting bringing the Cardinal Wreath "to life" thru sanding and shaping. So much so that I'm really getting fired up again about trying my hand at Intarsia, I'm sure that with my new found knowledge on sanding and shaping that I will have a great deal more success. Having more options for that process really helps. I'm reall hoping to attend one of Judy Gale Robert's classes some this year. (a hint to my wife...) Chris Quote
Frank Pellow Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) As well as electric sanders/grinders and sand sanding pads/sticks, I use various files, rasps, chisels, and carving tools in order to obtain the desired effects. Edited January 31, 2020 by Frank Pellow Rolf 1 Quote
Rolf Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) Did I mention Dust collection is a must!! Many if not all wood dust is very bad for you on many levels! http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-allergies-and-toxicity/ I agree with you Frank, sometimes it is the hand shaped details that make a piece really pop.. Edited January 31, 2020 by Rolf GrampaJim and Hawk 2 Quote
spirithorse Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 I was also going to mention the 1" belt sander that Rolf mentioned. Good luck with your project and God Bless! Spirithorse Quote
Whisper Posted February 4, 2020 Report Posted February 4, 2020 Ha! I haven't even gotten started yet and I already have the flex drums, a belt sander and an oscillating sander, a dremel and tons of hand sandpaper and blocks. But I'm still looking for that tool that will do it for me. lol Quote
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