Sanding/Flap Wheels

[Rockytime]

There has been discussion in the past about flap wheels. a specific brand was mentioned. What was it? What other things do you use. I have belt sanders, Dremels, Foredoms, palm sanders and sandpaper. Just wondering what others are using.

[hawkeye10]

Rocky I think this is what you might be thinking about but for the life of me I can't think what the name of it is. Maybe it will come to me.

I really like them no matter what you call it.

 

[amazingkevin]

1 hour ago, hawkeye10 said:

Rocky I think this is what you might be thinking about but for the life of me I can't think what the name of it is. Maybe it will come to me.

I really like them no matter what you call it.

 

Aha ! no drill press to put this i guess,lol.I have big home made ones and tiny Lidremil ones all work equally well on fragile fret work.

[tonylumps]

Sanding mop Klingspor sells them.They are a must with Scroll work

[Sycamore67]

The picture shows a Mac Mop.  Klingspor also sells the sanding mop. They both work a bit different and the Mac Mop works good on more delicate things.

[hawkeye10]

8 hours ago, amazingkevin said:

Aha ! no drill press to put this i guess,lol.I have big home made ones and tiny Lidremil ones all work equally well on fragile fret work.

Since that picture I made a jig to hold the drill and it works better. I do have a drill press but I like this better.

[Scrappile]

Klingspor sells both:

Works great on flat or contour sanding.  I like the 4" ones. 

http://www.woodworkingshop.com/category.aspx?id=25&f1=CONTOUR+SANDING+%26+SHAPING&f2=FLUTTER+SHEETS+%26+SANDING+MOPS

I like the 2" x 7" ones of the Mac Mop.  Really good for removing a lot of the "fussies" off the back of a picture.  I found that they sand finer than the grits says, ie, the 180 grid sands as smooth as a piece of 220 grid sand paper.

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

Both styles are very useful and last a long long time.

[Rockytime]

Thanks everyone. Klingspor is what I was looking for. I checked out the mac mop. Holy smokes, I decided it was outside my budget. My stuff could get by with a wire wheel on a six inch grinder. Klingspor is how I will go.

Thanks again, Les

[Scrappile]

I found that a little wire wheel on my Dremel works great to get in places a Mac Mop won't to remove fuzzies.  I use it a lot.

[tonylumps]

1 hour ago, Rockytime said:

Thanks everyone. Klingspor is what I was looking for. I checked out the mac mop. Holy smokes, I decided it was outside my budget. My stuff could get by with a wire wheel on a six inch grinder. Klingspor is how I will go.

Thanks again, Les

I know they are a lot of money But if later you decide to get one They last for years for our kind of work.

[Denny Knappen]

This is the one I bought from Klingspor.  I bought one eight years ago and finally replaced it earlier this year.  Only $40. http://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/mm07204/

Edited October 6, 2017 by Denny Knappen

[Dave Monk]

These are by 3M and are about $10

[Sam777]

1 hour ago, Dave Monk said:

These are by 3M and are about $10

Dave,

Do use this one?

Thanks

Sam