tom1946 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) tonetech do 3 different grits but finest is 320 grit edit: assuming you mean self adhesive rolls here... Edited April 12, 2018 by Bigwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassalarky Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 So Tonetech then, I'll have a look. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 These guys have a good range https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F222901026624 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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