Popular Post AndrewB Posted September 21, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) So I recently purchased some sanding discs from amazon. I'm a little odd about things like this buying something site unseen. How ever I recieved them this afternoon along with a couple of other tools I'll possibly do a review on after the fact. So this comes with 40 grit 80 grit 120 grit 240 grit 320 grit 600 grit and 800 grit disc sanding circles. I did use them and they honestly held up quite well. The higher up in grit I went I noticed the more material seemed to remove with ease. The 40 grit did quite well so on. They are listed at $10.99 on amazon market place. Aside from the delay that amazon has going on with covid. If you ordered 3 of these packs it would be well worth it in the long run. It is a pack of 70 to a total of 10 of each grit. 10 discs to me equal out to about 10 projects. I wouldn't necessarily give these a 5 out of 5 on amazon review. But for the price they are pretty damned good. I didn't take pictures of the sanding through all the grits. That would just take up far too much space. How ever I included two photos of the finish at 800 grit using the 5 inch disc sander. Not too bad of a finish at all. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BRR3JD6?ref=ppx_pt2_dt_b_prod_image Edited September 21, 2020 by AndrewB lew, p_toad, Cal and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 That’s about 16 cents apiece. Not bad prices. FlGatorwood and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted September 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Yea for a pack of 70 it worked out pretty good I'm contemplating on ordering a few more. They leave a decent plain finish as well after you run it through with the 800 grit. FlGatorwood and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 No doubt that 800 grit takes you to a super smooth surface. I don't usually take bare wood to anything over 220-240 and only to that level if it is getting stained or dyed. I would use the 320 between coats of finish. I imagine the 40G might be ok for paint or rust removal. Overall, that assortment would leave me with a lot of extra discs that might never get used. Not being critical of your purchase Andrew, but not for me. Keep those reviews coming! And your projects, I am enjoying your growth as a turner here. Artie, FlGatorwood and kmealy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Andrew when you buy cheap sandpaper like HF carries and that is what this looks like you will find it causing deeper scratch pattern and take longer to arrive at final finish. I see you are using a 5 inch disc so only about 20-30 percent of the disc will be engaged in the workpiece at one time , maybe even less. Look at getting a system to use 2 inch pads for using smaller paper more efficient than the 5 inch on small bowls and with it you can sand inside bottom of bowl. Look at Turning Wood for mandrels and Mirka Gold paper. Price about 4 for10. You can use these in a drill. Just that this has been my experience with cheap sandpaper and the cost saving is not worth losing the quality. FlGatorwood, Artie and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) I may have to take a look at that. I may have to get a 3 inch diameter smaller sander... Ive been using the disc sander primarily on the outsides of the bowls and then hand sanding on the inside and it's worked out okay. I did notice how ever after hard and heavy use of the cheaper sand paper. It was flaking pretty heavily after about 3 or 4 minutes of good sanding. The other issue I was having with the smaller tools was keeping it stable on the turning bowl instead of bouncing off the work. The 5 inch disc stayed pretty well in contact on the bowl at 400 to 450 rpm and decently with no bouncing. That was the main issue with the smaller tools I had. So I've been using the disc primarily on the outside. Edited September 22, 2020 by AndrewB FlGatorwood and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 +1 on what @Gerald said about Mirka sanding products. Their “gold” sand paper lasts a long time. I also like Mirka Abranet screen type products. They don’t load up and also last a long time. Recently I started using a similar product called Wonder Weave. It very comparable to Abernet but a little less expensive FlGatorwood, Artie and Cal 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 18 hours ago, lew said: Recently I started using a similar product called Wonder Weave. It very comparable to Abernet but a little less expensive Lew I tried Wonder Weave and was not impressed as compared to Mirka Gold Cal and lew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, Gerald said: Lew I tried Wonder Weave and was not impressed as compared to Mirka Gold I use the Mirka Gold on flat work and many of my turnings. The Wonder Weave I use mostly on the inside of bowls. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Mirka is the brand I use on my Bosch 5" ROS. Been happy with that brand. It's available in boxes of multi grits and single grits. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 The disc sander works great for the outside for what I need. How ever I think the rest of the bowls will be hand sanded. Power tools are just not really in my settings at this point in time unfortunately. The inertia tool I'm finding isn't really working quite well for me either. The only tool I've had success with at this point is the disc sander. But as said Id primarily be using it on the outside of the bowl up to a certain point. In the short term of things i think I may give this Mirka brand abrasives a go at some point and order some of their sand papers to give it a try out. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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