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Re: Material: Seat Material
By:Rob Macks
Date: 4/22/2002, 10:57 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Seat Material (Dave Houser)

: I have found that a cupped wire brush on a drill motor works great for the
: fast bulk removal before using dragon skin or the drywall sanding mesh for
: final shaping. More than one way to skin a cat or carve a seat.

I use a chain saw disk on my 4" angle grinder. Nice and fast but hold
those elbows tight against your sides. Then I shape with a 2" circle
of 36 grit, then go to 80 grit for nice suede finish.

Oh, to keep the minicell dust and bits from covering everthing in my
shop I make a small booth by clamping some 1 x 2s to the rafters
and wrap in plastic sheet. Sure makes clean up easier.

All the best,
Rob

Messages In This Thread

Material: Seat Material
Mike Sundman -- 4/22/2002, 1:21 pm
Additive, rather than subtractive
Brian Nystrom -- 4/23/2002, 12:29 pm
Re: Material: Seat Material
Erich Eppert -- 4/23/2002, 11:29 am
Re: Material: Seat Material - Cutzall
jim kozel -- 4/24/2002, 12:04 pm
Re: Material: Seat Material
LeeG -- 4/22/2002, 6:18 pm
Re: Material: Seat Material
Dave Houser -- 4/22/2002, 8:26 pm
Re: Material: Seat Material
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/23/2002, 9:02 am
Re: Material: Seat Material
Rob Macks -- 4/23/2002, 10:15 am
Re: Material: Seat Material
Rob Macks -- 4/22/2002, 10:57 pm
Re: Material: Seat Material
LeeG -- 4/22/2002, 8:34 pm
Re: Material: Seat Material
Rob Macks -- 4/22/2002, 6:02 pm