: Mick,

: I'm surprised at you! All that just to hold the sandpaper down. I keep it
: very simple. Two staples secure the paper at each end. Quick, secure and
: cheap.

: Gary B.

Hey Gary

Good one. Simple quick and cheap

(joking here - easy to make work, hehe) So you see, I tried your idea just now w/ my 9/16 stripping staples into my 1/4 in bd. No Problem. Sandpaper attached.

But waddo I do about all those little staple scratches I keep getting. I sand and sand and sand, but I guess I'm jest flummoxed. Maybe press harder. Do you stop when you see daylight.

(hehehe- obviously staple thru a little strip 1st - but them scratches)

But w/ my approach you get to handle these 2 round hand sized knobs, and then you sorta use this back and forth motion and after a while things get kinda smooth.

-mick