Chinese Checker Boards made of Cherry & finished just with Wax

[ForumMFG]

So why after 150 grit do you finally switch from Rubin to Brilliant 2?  Brilliant 2 offers the same lower grits as Rubin does?

 

[Frank Pellow]

So why after 150 grit do you finally switch from Rubin to Brilliant 2?  Brilliant 2 offers the same lower grits as Rubin does?

Because that's the paper that I had in stock.

 

[ForumMFG]

I'm just trying to figure out the theory here with festools sand paper.  So is there a reason why you only stock those types of paper and if you had all the brilliant 2 grits, would you have used nothing but brilliant 2?

I was thinking maybe you would want to use rubin up to a certain point and then switch over to Brilliant 2.  I don't know what that reason would be so i'm just trying to figure that out.

 

[Frank Pellow]

I'm just trying to figure out the theory here with festools sand paper.  So is there a reason why you only stock those types of paper and if you had all the brilliant 2 grits, would you have used nothing but brilliant 2?

I was thinking maybe you would want to use rubin up to a certain point and then switch over to Brilliant 2.  I don't know what that reason would be so i'm just trying to figure that out.

It seems to me that Rubin has better backing and lasts longer than Brilliant, so when I use up my supply of Brilliant of a certain grit, I replace it.  I'm sure that there is a good reason to use Brilliant rather than Rubin, but I have not experienced it.

 

[tbellemare]

Rubin is the recommended paper for rough to intermediate sanding on bare wood. It clogs easily if you have any paint or finish.

Brilliant 2 is recommended for fillers & finishes in the rougher grades and bare wood in the finer grades (220-up).

Cristal handles it all. You pay more for the universality.

Tom

 

[Neill]

I'm just trying to figure out the theory here with festools sand paper.  So is there a reason why you only stock those types of paper and if you had all the brilliant 2 grits, would you have used nothing but brilliant 2?

I was thinking maybe you would want to use rubin up to a certain point and then switch over to Brilliant 2.  I don't know what that reason would be so i'm just trying to figure that out.

It ssems to me that Rubin has better backing and lasts longer than Brilliant, so when I use up my supply of Brilliant of a certain grit, I replace it.  I'm sure that there is a good reason to use Brilliant rather than Rubin, but I have not experienced it.

Fran & Dave,,

I am far from an expert but I do have a little bit of exposure to some, but not all the variations of Festool's abrasives.  It seems to me that if you are sanding flat surfaces and need to remove a lot of material, Rubin would be the choice.  If you are sanding rounded over edges, intricate profiles, or using the LS 130 for example in crevices, a more flexible paper, such as Brilliant, would be your choice.

Assuming you are using one the Rotex or ROS, you would use Rubin with the hard pad while Brilliant would be more suitable to the standard and softer pads.

Question for all of us:  Don't we have anything better to do?  Answer for me right now is "No"!

Neill

 

[Frank Pellow]

Followup:

Each of the boards fetched $90 in the auction.  OK, but not quite as much as I had hoped for.

The reunion was a great success with over 400 people in attendance, some from as far away as British Columbia, California, and Texas.  A few people had not been in Hearst for 60 years or more.  The highlight for me was meeting and talking for a long time to Katy (Terefenko) Larouche.  She was my teacher for grades 1,2, and 3 and really got my education off to a good start.  I was happy to see that she is as sharp as ever and as stylish a dresser as ever.

We wrote and staged a play for which I recreated my grade 5-6 classroom on the stage and did a good job of doing so even if I do say myself.

We sold out of the 600 books (at $30 a pop) and are now in the midst of printing another 600.  We were interviewed on both CBC radio and CTV television and the book has received rave reviews.  It appears to appeal to many folks who have no connection to Hearst which is a surprise.

All and all, this event was a highlight of my life. 

 

[peter halle]

Frank,

You have always amazed me with what you do.

Congratulations.

Maybe one day the rest of the world will try to emulate your spirit and love for mankind.

Peter

 

[Frank Pellow]

WOW Peter, that is some praise!  I need to try to live up to it.

 

[Frank Pellow]

The photos that I had placed into  this thread were missing.  [sad]  I have now restored them all from my computer backup disks.  [smile]

By the way, last May I made another board for a different charity auction and it sold for $135.  That's more like what I think the price should be than the $90 that the boards fetched at the auction in 2009.