Hello, NC Woodworkers! First post here.
I routinely need to smoothe rounded over edges on very complex shapes cut out of 3/4" and 1.5" hardwood ply. I have been hand sanding using foam blocks but this has been extremely tedious and not that successful.
Then I tried hand sanding with a strip of fabric backed sand"paper". This gave me excellent results but it seems to me that there must be a tool to make the task more efficient.
I'm envisioning a belt sander except it would have to have sprung belt tensioners that allow for a lot of slack in the belt (to accommodate the rounded edge.)
A friend mentioned a "slack belt sander". I have only found vague references to slack belt sanding online and certainly no woodworking tools for sale. They typically appear to be used for metal grinding.
I would appreciate any tips this group might be able to give me.
Thanks!!
Andy
I routinely need to smoothe rounded over edges on very complex shapes cut out of 3/4" and 1.5" hardwood ply. I have been hand sanding using foam blocks but this has been extremely tedious and not that successful.
Then I tried hand sanding with a strip of fabric backed sand"paper". This gave me excellent results but it seems to me that there must be a tool to make the task more efficient.
I'm envisioning a belt sander except it would have to have sprung belt tensioners that allow for a lot of slack in the belt (to accommodate the rounded edge.)
A friend mentioned a "slack belt sander". I have only found vague references to slack belt sanding online and certainly no woodworking tools for sale. They typically appear to be used for metal grinding.
I would appreciate any tips this group might be able to give me.
Thanks!!
Andy