Matthew Schenker
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Everyone,
The mission: remove numerous lines of dried Titebond III glue from both surfaces of a hard maple butcher block top measuring 30" long by 22" wide.
Here's my chance to extol the virtues of 24-grit sanding discs! Yes, 24-grit. The scary stuff...the baddest grit in the Festool lineup...the ones Bob Marino sold to me with the caution, "Be careful with that stuff," as if it were some kind of illegal substance...the stuff that's so coarse it will draw blood if you do so much as rub your hand against it in the box.
Last night, I took out a 24-grit sanding disc and loaded it onto my Rotex RO150, then put the sander in "Rotex" mode and set it for a speed of "6." As you can see, I'm a major risk taker, and I live on the edge (although I did wear ear protection).
Yeah, that's right, the meanest sandpaper on Festool's most powerful sander in its most aggressive mode, at its highest speed.
Less than 30 minutes later, the top was completely free of glue and nicely leveled. No dust anywhere, a clean surface ready for finish sanding.
Just call me the sander demon.
Matthew
The mission: remove numerous lines of dried Titebond III glue from both surfaces of a hard maple butcher block top measuring 30" long by 22" wide.
Here's my chance to extol the virtues of 24-grit sanding discs! Yes, 24-grit. The scary stuff...the baddest grit in the Festool lineup...the ones Bob Marino sold to me with the caution, "Be careful with that stuff," as if it were some kind of illegal substance...the stuff that's so coarse it will draw blood if you do so much as rub your hand against it in the box.
Last night, I took out a 24-grit sanding disc and loaded it onto my Rotex RO150, then put the sander in "Rotex" mode and set it for a speed of "6." As you can see, I'm a major risk taker, and I live on the edge (although I did wear ear protection).
Yeah, that's right, the meanest sandpaper on Festool's most powerful sander in its most aggressive mode, at its highest speed.
Less than 30 minutes later, the top was completely free of glue and nicely leveled. No dust anywhere, a clean surface ready for finish sanding.
Just call me the sander demon.
Matthew