Hand Sander

[chrisb691]

Don't know if this has been posted before, or even if I am the last person in the world to work it out.

Take an offcut of 12mm pine, cut to length, and roughly round over the ends. Slide it into a small belt sander belt, and you have a remarkably useful hand sander. The belts are very cheap, and can be replaced very easily.

[Bob38S]

An oldie but a goodie Chris - I also use offcuts of belt in a rubber block sander [Supacheap panel beater style] - works a treat.
Bob

[chrisb691]

An oldie but a goodie Chris - I also use offcuts of belt in a rubber block sander [Supacheap panel beater style] - works a treat.
Bob

Just as I thought, I'm actually the last person in the world to discover this.

[Iain]

If it's any consolation, I haven't seen it before and thought 'your' idea had merit.
I recall when I was an apprentice, I was the first to experiment with varying voltages on heaters in valves....................
only to discover later that it had been done many moons earlier with a lot of text available.
Oh Well

[Bluegum]

I hadn't seen this before either and it looks like a god idea. I might give it a go over the weekend.

[Chesand]

I was shown this idea by a cabinet maker. He used the clogged up nozzles from silcone cartridges on one end of the pine or mdf to tighten the belt - works a treat