planeur Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 I had to sanded some parts , and wheels for my clock, and I remember that I used before that set up, which work perfectly for delicate sanding. Probably you know that kind of sanding, but just in case......! As you see those sanding strip are the same lenght as a blade , and for my machine I have to cut the two round parts. Also I used a larger strip for different grade, as on the photo I cut a bit of the strip so It can get through the hole. Hope it help someone ! planeur OCtoolguy and crupiea 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Did you make your own or just redo some of the commercial sanding strips? I've seen somewhere that folks have made their own by gluing the abrasive cloth to the sides of an old saw blade. I've not tried it yet but I don't see why it won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeur Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Commercial strips ! planeur OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Great idea, but most saws and these strips don't play well together. Tried them years ago on my original Delta, but the holders at top and bottom too big for most fretwork. Second most useless thing I ever bought for scrolling. (#1 was a big tube of blade lubricant. Probably good for band saws.) OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeur Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 But as I said I am cutting the two round parts top and bottom, if not does work also for me! I am using an excalibur scrollsaw. planeur OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Pegas has the sanding strips. I have never used them, so I didn’t bring them into stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeur Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I use those one , bought at Lee Valley ( https://www.leevalley.com/fr-ca/shop/outils/fournitures/poncage/courroies/65465-courroies-de-poncage-pour-scies-a-chantourner ) planeur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLScroler Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I've seen sanding strips throat the years but have never tried them, GREAT idea of glueing a strip onto a blade if need be think that's the way I will try. Want to get back to the Scroll Saw but Grand Father Clock project and late hours at work have crept in unfortunately. Very enjoyable reading the post of various subjects, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 If you have a metal file you can cut some scratches on the sides of the blade to act as a sander too.. Put the blade in the saw and tension it.. raise the arms so the blade is in the up position.. run file front to back to create some scratches on the sides of the blade.. amazing how well those scratches will work as sanding paper.. Takes some playing around but it does work.. a coarse file will create a "grittier" more aggressive sanding than a fine file will.. BadBob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) I have cut strips off a sanding belt and used them in the saw, but what worked better was to glue two strips of sanding belt back to back on a scroll saw blade. I use the large blades made for cutting thick stock. I don't use them much. They don't sand the edges straight and square, but if you don't mind the curve they work great. Edited April 8, 2020 by BadBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I used to use these quite a bit. I found them very useful when i started out in scrolling, but I have gotten better at hiding my mistakes by cutting instead of sanding so haven't used them as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I used to have two die files when I was doing more machining. Unfortunately I sold them before I knew I wanted to be a scroller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeur Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 7 hours ago, MrsN said: I used to use these quite a bit. I found them very useful when i started out in scrolling, but I have gotten better at hiding my mistakes by cutting instead of sanding so haven't used them as much. I am not yet there Katie, but it's coming ! I am more and more confident when cutting. planeur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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