Flap Sanding Head

[Brian Harnett]

Made a few of these up for sanding contoured parts at the moment a lot of spoons. I cut the spoon bowl on the shopbot and bandsaw the handles so they are all unique the longest part of the operation is sanding.

I had some hickory to make them with. Works well and I use wide belt sander belt material that is scrap for the paper.

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And a video of it in action

https://vimeo.com/276648035

[Brian Harnett]

And another type I have been using for years sandpaper on threaded rod.

https://image.ibb.co/fUFxC8/flap_sanders.jpg

[coryatjohn]

I bought this brush sander that turns my otherwise underused drill press into a very handy sander here:

http://www.flap-wheels.com/

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[Brian Harnett]

I bought this brush sander that turns my otherwise underused drill press into a very handy sander here:

http://www.flap-wheels.com/

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Those are nice, but I use a lot of belts this gives them a second life before the trash and were paid for already.

[joe]

Brian, Excellent thread!

Once again Brian shows his creative ability. I know there aren't many users of PVC but flap wheels and flexible sanding disks are necessary for us. You can really lean hard on them with PVC. It makes for a very smooth surface. All 3d our woodgrain panels need these tools.

Once again for the posts.

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31731&stc=1

[steve_g]

I like your use of old sander belts and will likely do something similar! However, what I really want to see are your spoons! Are you putting a finish on them? Do you have issues with them getting splits after a while? What sizes are you making?

I’ve been making some from pecan drops and wondering what others are doing to stand out from the crowd… I’m unwilling to price them to compete with “grocery store” spoons!

SG

[joe]

Photographs of one's work is like a self portrait. I enjoy seeing the creative work from others. And seeing their solutions and techniques. In many of the trades finishing is required and I'd like to see even more of that.

After looking at Brian's photo's I feel as I know him and enjoy his posts very much. He's a gett-her done guy!

www.normansignco.com

[Bob Eustace]

Joe have you tried Klingspores mops with the “little fingers” that get into all the nicks and crannies? Absolutely magic and they get better with use and dont wreck texture as shown in your pic. They are also fastastic for polishing aluminium. Love your work!

[joe]

Bob,

I'm a Klingspore addict. Yes you are right about the flap sander I posted. My favorite are a smaller version of the one you are showing. The one in the photo is my smaller one but I have another that's about 2". As you say these are amazing tools. And not too expensive.

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31734&stc=1

[knight_toolworks]

I ahve the best sander my customers :D

[Bob Eustace]

Yes Steve same here. We run woodwork classes but they really are just sanding workshops. Luckily they come away satisfied!

[joe]

Bob,

Have you tried a rolling pin sander? They have a bladder that holds the sanding cylinder in place. Unlike a hard cylinder it has a handle and is soft enough to flex into hard to get places.

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31735&stc=1

[Brian Harnett]

I made up a dedicated machine out of stuff laying around the shop, I knew I was keeping the junk around for something. It works well and is much quieter than a drill mounted in a jawhorse.

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[Brian Harnett]

I like your use of old sander belts and will likely do something similar! However, what I really want to see are your spoons! Are you putting a finish on them? Do you have issues with them getting splits after a while? What sizes are you making?

I’ve been making some from pecan drops and wondering what others are doing to stand out from the crowd… I’m unwilling to price them to compete with “grocery store” spoons!

SG


Steve here are some of the spoons I make. I do them for variety and to have some additions to my bowls and cutting boards. I soak them with canola oil and rub them down with a beeswax canola mix. the wax is melted into the oil in a double boiler, I do not remember the ratio I made a bunch two or so years ago still have a lot left.

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[Jerry Carney]

Joe, is that pvc 1" and where can I buy that? Your work is great.

[joe]

Jerry,

I don't want to Hi-jack Brian's Flapper post so I'll post a response in the Sign section.

Joe

[guitarwes]

Awesome. That's what we call "Redneck ingenuity" around here! My dad just hauled off a trailer load of brake rotors to the scrapyard. I knew I should've kept a couple of them. ;)
The only thing I could think of that may make this better is to extend the shank out further so you can have more room to maneuver your parts so that they don't hit the upright support. Just thinking out loud. Looks great and I'm sure it's already very handy.

[Brian Harnett]

Awesome. That's what we call "Redneck ingenuity" around here! My dad just hauled off a trailer load of brake rotors to the scrapyard. I knew I should've kept a couple of them. ;)
The only thing I could think of that may make this better is to extend the shank out further so you can have more room to maneuver your parts so that they don't hit the upright support. Just thinking out loud. Looks great and I'm sure it's already very handy.

Yes I will most likely lengthen the shaft its just 1/2 threaded rod, I am thinking about a big buffing wheel for it.

[McGee]

Nice looking work! Can I ask why do the spoons have curved handles?

[steve_g]

McGee…

I don’t presume to answer for Brian, but from my perspective, my straight handled spoons are just another spoon… Brian's are art!

Mine were made stout with scraping, heavy candy type stirring in mind, but are viewed by the customer as an over priced ordinary kitchen utensil. My next batch will be more creative!

SG
http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31742&stc=1

[Brian Harnett]

Nice looking work! Can I ask why do the spoons have curved handles?

What Steve said is correct I sell my work at art shows, no reason to make an ordinary spoon you can get them at walmart. I generate so much scrap from my furniture work I am trying to utilize it

A little bit of handwork sets the value of a product up. Being at art shows you need to set yourself apart from the crowd.


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[mdebruce]

Brian I get how you probably do the handle but though I remember seeing something on creating the bowl portion I cannot remember how. Would you have a thread on this?
I would enjoy doing some of these for Christmas gifts!

[steve_g]

mdebruce…

“creating the bowl portion”

Here are my notes from a recent Austin CNC symposium talk… my topic was VCP “Gadgets”, I concentrated on fluting toolpaths and spiral toolpaths. There’s more information here than you asked for and as you’ll see there’s often more than one way to accomplish your goal!

SG

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jQjl9pxKUuY5x3A9zncAF-GAvXkm6Vps/view?usp=sharing

[Brian Harnett]

What I do for the bowl portion is simple I use the v carving toolpath I set it up with a 1.25 90 degree bit in the settings but use a 2" ballnose cove bit for the actual tool it cuts about 3/4 bigger than the vector boundary, I set stepdown at 125 and stepover at .5 for the rough, Make sure to check maximum tool depth or whatever vetric uses so it does not keep diving in, I do not have vectric. I then run a cleanup pass with it set .06 deeper than the rough with the stepdown set at final depth and stepover at .03 makes the bottom very smooth.

Hope that makes sense its very simple.