Sanders and such

[Kirkll]

I use a spindle sander for the grip. start out with 36 grit to rough it out, then use 50 & 80 grit. the fades and tapering for the over all riser shape is done on the 80" edge sander. Same thing, start with 36 grit then down to 50. The shelf cut out is done on the bandsaw, then i use a die grinder with 36 grit to rough out the shape and site window. Then i use a palm sander with 80, 120, 220 to finish sand using a sanding sealer.... after she looks good, i sand the whole thing with 120 and 220 by hand.   hole process takes about an 445 minutes to an hour max.

My palm sander is the the one i spend the most time with and i spent some money getting one that was balanced well.   Worth every penny too.

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Kirk

[Jeff tech]

I like to tape off where I want to grind to the glass to. On the riser. Then I get out my 6-in and 24 grit handheld grinder, for my body shop days. Want and then step down to an 80 grit on my palm sander DA. I know a lot of you guys are scared of the 6-in grinder but hey I've used it for 40 years. I'm used to it. I know it's not for everybody. JF

[Kirkll]

For grinding limb glass, and laying out the width profile. I use a limb pattern made from Formica and just spring clamp it to the limbs, then use spray paint to paint the outline.  I use no masking tape until I’m boring the limbs.   36 grit on the edge sander makes short work of it roughing things out. Then use the electric or DA palm sander for finish. I like the balance of the small DA sander better than the electric, but the Mirka 6” with a 5” pad is pretty well balanced too.    Kirk