Dillion Brian Grant Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Ok so, me and my dad were cleaning one of our buildings other day and I found an old pack of sandpaper, and he said I could have it if I wanted it. The problem is that I guess since it is so old if you bend it(like maybe around 35 or 45 degrees) or fold it it just breaks at the bend and I was wondering is there any way to salvage it and is it worth the time and castle to salvage it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Will it still work when used with it on a hard flat surface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Yes it still works but anytime you bend it it just cracks apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Save it for jobs where it be used on a hard flat surface. Like truing up handle components for knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Ok that seems like the best idea thanks a lot Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Sounds like paper backed abrasive. You may also try putting it somewhere with some humidity and see if the paper softens up some. But there are a lot of times when I do sanding with the grit up on a table top to keep the part flat. You could also glue it to a flat stick like a paint stirrer with a low tack glue so it was easily changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Sounds like a plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Foot square piece of hard fiberboard or plywood + spray can of adhesive + sandpaper = flat surface for truing up surfaces. Heat will usually soften the adhesive enough to easily change the paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Polished stone tile are often quite flat indeed and a convenient size to mount sandpaper to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Lots of granite counter top pieces around too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 BGD, Granite works very well. But it may be hard to find for a good price. Another surface material that works as well, is a slab of marble. Marble is used for table tops. The table top usually cracks after a while and the owner throws them out. A minority of them offer them up in yard sales, on the remote chance that some "fool" might buy them/it. You can buy one for almost nothing. (especially near the late afternoon.). The seller does not want to return to garage nor drag them to the garbage can for curb side pickup. Which makes for a very motivated seller. Incidentally, leather workers use them as a base for tooling leather. The price of one, at leather supply merchants is expensive. So a garbage or yard sale acquisition is a lovely alternative source. I remember one seller (+ a few family members) giving me a discrete pitying look after I bought one "prize". I violated my usual reserve demeaner and told them what I use it for. They still looked puzzled. Happy hunting Mr. Grant. Regards, to all on this valentine's day. (may the Saint be with you!). SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Also, check with people who do custom kitchens. Sometimes you can get a granite or marble sink cutout plug for cheap or nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I see lots of free granite tops. I also do leather work, and one source for slabs to do tooling on is a cemetery monument (headstone) company. I have seen where some have gotten 4" thick marble slabs for free due to a screw up during the engraving process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I was browsing the website of my favorite local industrial surplus warehouse and spotted a final markdown of $49.99 on a granite surfacing plate. Then I noticed that it's 39" x 43" x 6" and weighs over half a ton, and I reconsidered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Wow worth it just to use as a door step and watch the machinists melt down when they notice it! (I once picked up a trashed micrometer at a fleamarket for a dollar just to use as a small clamp when machinist friends were due by. (The bruises have faded with time...now it's part of a steampunk tool belt for cons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 Lol wow all the responses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 JHCC we got a surface plate from a machine shop auction that is 3'x5'x10" thick for $150 on a nice stand. They come in two versions normally, black and pink granite with the pink being more expensive. For $50 I would snap it up and do some advertising. One that size is nice to have, and could make you some money. It also depends on what grade it is for accuracy. Setting on the floor it would be a nice flat surface to lay out and reference parts on. My partner remarked when he saw ours in person was "Well, we have our headstones covered now" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 I like that well, we have our headstones covered now that's priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 When I received my Laurel in the SCA my "scroll" was a hand carved Runestone that my wife says she will use as my headstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 Thar is really cool to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Your sand paper resembles the type used on machines for sanding hardwood floors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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