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Offline Zradix

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What grit sand paper to use?
« on: January 25, 2011, 11:35:00 PM »
Hello!

When you get done shaping a riser that will be glued into a lam bow what grit paper do you finish it with?
I'm asking about the point just before glue up.

Thank you
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Re: What grit sand paper to use?
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2011, 10:32:00 AM »
I would say no rougher than 80 and no finer than 120
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Re: What grit sand paper to use?
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2011, 03:56:00 PM »
Zradix, I am far from an expert but I have a 3" drum on my drill press and the only sleeves I could find for it were 36 grit I believe. The bow I built has a 72# pull and it hasn't come apart yet. Ive been shooting it daily for the last week. It may have even given it a stronger bond. The rougher sand paper probably gave the epoxy more surface area to adhear to.
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