How do you sand small pieces in segmentation?

[Ceric ME]

Doing my first segmentation and having a hard time finding a good tutorial.

I think I figured it out except...  I have no good idea how to sand the round edge onto the fine pieces.

 

I've tried to use the band sander on similar sized scrap wood.  Besides being really dangerous did not work out.

Getting that round edge that is common hand sanding I must be missing a technique.

 

Any advice be appreciated.

[trailfndr]

2 hours ago, Ceric ME said:

Doing my first segmentation and having a hard time finding a good tutorial.

I think I figured it out except...  I have no good idea how to sand the round edge onto the fine pieces.

 

I've tried to use the band sander on similar sized scrap wood.  Besides being really dangerous did not work out.

Getting that round edge that is common hand sanding I must be missing a technique.

 

Any advice be appreciated.

A Dremel with a small drum sanding head works well

[don in brooklin on]

I use the Dremel as Barb but I can sometimes use a mac mop (flap sander) depending on size and hardness of the wood.

I also have a Flex Drum Sander.  If real small, I hold with pliers or with rubber fingers.

 

[Ceric ME]

4 hours ago, trailfndr said:

A Dremel with a small drum sanding head works well

 

2 minutes ago, don in brooklin on said:

I use the Dremel as Barb but I can sometimes use a mac mop (flap sander) depending on size and hardness of the wood.

I also have a Flex Drum Sander.  If real small, I hold with pliers or with rubber fingers.

 

My Dremel and I have... An interesting relationship.  I try to use it.  Something on it breaks.

I do want one of the mops.  Though right now the misses hasn't murder me in my sleep to stop me from buying odds and end for the scroll saw yet (some blades here, dust collection there, etc.) I know its coming if she sees another box.

I'll try the dremel on some scraps see if I can make it work correctly.  Thanks.

[Scrappile]

Are you doing "segmentation" or "intarsia"?

[Ceric ME]

3 hours ago, Scrappile said:

Are you doing "segmentation" or "intarsia"?

I'm cutting it all from one piece of wood and then painting it.  I believe that makes it segmentation.

By my understanding Intersia would be if I would make the piece out of multiple pieces of wood cut separately then pieced together.  Which this little project has proven I'm not ready for yet.

[jollyred]

I often use these sanders sold by Judy Gale Roberts.

I also made some larger bow sanders that help a lot with the larger pieces.

I will also use a sharp knife to chamfer the edges prior to sanding.  This reduces the sanding time and the amount of sanding dust produced.

Tom

[Ceric ME]

Those are cool.

[ben2008]

This is what I use to hold very small pieces for sanding.

Mini locking pliers

They have serrated teeth so I placed a small adhesive backed rubber piece on the jaws so I don't mar the wood. They work great. Here is a link. I'm sure there are other places to get these mini pliers.

https://www.micromark.com/Mini-Locking-Pliers-set-of-2?gclid=Cj0KCQjwutaCBhDfARIsAJHWnHuuVKt056sN41iN4averKlWZUii3scytHc15IpEX3mUrhSQxqKaslAaAu_4EALw_wcB

[Ceric ME]

I like looking at Micromark for the niche things they have.  There wonder cutter I wonder about.

[Pictures in wood]

To sand really small pieces, I put a dot of cyanoacrylate on the back of it and attach to a larger manageable piece of scrap wood! it will readily pop apart with a knife point when  done sanding!