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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 16:39:01 -0500
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- From: "Wile E. Coyote" <BBHULSEY@LIFE.UAMS.EDU>
- Subject: Re: sanding/cabinets
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- Greetings Eric!
-
- (I've edited your message since I'm only replying to part of it)
-
- >Latest in the saga of Eric and his kitchen cabinets. The cases for
- >the uppers are all done and one coat of (lacquer) sanding sealer has
- >been applied. Current thought is to finish the upper cases and hang
- >them to get them out of the way (note I am assuming that hanging the
- >doors with them in place won't be a big deal, let me know if you know
- >otherwise, I'm using stanley #55 knife hinges).
- ...
- >Anyway, I'm now facing the resanding of all these beauties and am
- >thinking of buying one of those little DeWalt (made in the USA) palm
- >finishing sanders. Anyone have any experiences with these guys? I'm
- >using my PC EVS random orbit for the bulk of the work, but inside
- >corners are a pain with the 6" round pad (otherwise I HIGHLY recommend
- >this sander (even in place of a belt sander, unless you have a
- >comfortable amount of cash to get both, or already have X finishing
- >sanders :^> )).
-
- Ryobi now markets a small triangular-head sander for getting into tight
- places. It appears to be similar to the Fein oscillating sander, but I bet
- it's quite a bit cheaper. I don't have information about pricing, etc., but I
- recently saw an ad in Family Handyman magazine, of all places. If you like, I
- can get you the 800 number for Ryobi to find a dealer in your area.
-
- >Also, in preparing the oak veneer plywood I sanded with a medium
- >(~120) then went to a fine (~150). Now after applying the sealer
- >should I skip right to the fine? On my test piece it look pretty
- >good. I like the semi-open grain effect. Any grit progression
- >advice? Do I need to apply a second coat of sealer? My plan with the
- >lacquer was to spray about 6 coats using steel wool between the 3rd
- >and 4th and 5th and 6th. And thoughts?
-
- I would have gone to 220 grit before applying the sealer, probably,
- considering the trouble you appear to be getting ready to go through with 6
- coats of lacquer. I also really recommend the 3M abrasive pads as opposed to
- steel wool. They have a pad corresponding to each grade of steel wool, if I'm
- not mistaken, and a finer-than-0000 polishing pad. Don't know about the other
- stuff you asked about, though.
-
- >Thanks as always. Hope some of my cabinet ramblings are useful to
- >someone out there.
-
- Hope mine are too. Happy new year!
-
- .......
- : o/ : Bruce Hulsey
- : <| : Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- : / > : internet: bbhulsey@life.uams.edu
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