Creative Woodturning
Woodturning UK, Tim Skilton Power Sanding Pads - March 2003
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TIM SKILTON POWER SANDING PADS
There is a growing number of power
sanding pads available on the market here in the UK, some good some
not so good, the samples I've tested for this have the words "Long
Life" printed on the header card, they are certainly more durable
than any other I've tried.
MADE IN SOUTH
AUSTRALIA
As often happens a product isn't as good as it could be and
someone with a degree of initiative looks at the product and finds a
way to make it better, in this case the initiative came from South
Autralian woodturner Tim Skilton, the new pads are now made to his
design and have been improved in a number of ways.
INOVATIVE FEATURES
Tim Skilton's
pad features an hexagonal shank for better grip and an angled head
that is made from two different densities of foam rubber giving the
right combination of flexibility and toughness and enables the it to
be used in areas like undercut rims of bowls. The head is made from
the best available materials so that it resists heat, meaning the
hook and loop system stays on.
SIZES
AVAILABLE
The power
sanding pads are now available in a range of three sizes, 1", 2" and
3". The 1" pad was originally designed for woodcarvers and not
intended for woodturning, I found it to be quite useful and I'm sure other
turners will soon be adding one to their toolkit.
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HIGH QUALITY LONG
LASTING DISCS
Also
available from Tim Skilton are some very good quality discs made by
the renowned 3M company, these come in a wide range of grit sizes
and in diameters to fit the three different pads. Each pack
contains a set of instructions for the use of the sanding pad, these
at first might seem quite obvious but they are relevant, simple
words like "LIGHT PRESSURE" are important. The Tim Skilton
pads and discs should be available at all leading woodturner's
supplies, special thanks must go to
BRIMARC from Warwick, for the
supply of the pads and 3M discs for this review, they can be
contacted on 01926 493389. |
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