Sandpaper

[tom1946]

Hi all, is there anywhere in the UK to buy sandpaper in strips for a beam fret sander please?

Can't seem to find anyone...

ta much.

tom.

[Grangur]

I use sheets of it. Stick it to the beam and use a scalpel blade down the side to slice off what's not needed.  

[rmorris]

What width of strip do you need and what type and grade of abrasive (I'm taking 'sandpaper' as a catch all) ?

Edited April 12, 2018 by rmorris

[Bigwan]

tonetech do 3 different grits but finest is 320 grit

edit: assuming you mean self adhesive rolls here...

Edited April 12, 2018 by Bigwan

[Bigwan]

1 hour ago, Grangur said:

I use sheets of it. Stick it to the beam and use a scalpel blade down the side to slice off what's not needed.  

And to back up our learned colleague, I once watched the Dan Erlewine DVD where he covered fret levelling and wasn't on the hard stewmac sell. He used a builders level with double sided tape and standard sandpaper trimmed to rough width with a scalpel or stanley knife after sticking. The one sheet length wasn't long enough to cover the surface of the level so he just butted the trimmed off piece right up to the first bit, stuck it on and trimmed to the same width. Worked a treat.

[Bassalarky]

25 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

tonetech do 3 different grits but finest is 320 grit

edit: assuming you mean self adhesive rolls here...

This stuff is just right for my radius and levelling jobs.

[tom1946]

So Tonetech then, I'll have a look.

cheers.

[Norris]

You could look for a sanding belt in the bargain bin of your local DIY emporium. Then stick it on with normal wood glue and trim to size with a Stanley knife when dry

[BreadBin]

These guys have a good range

 

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