Mousepad sharpening

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kamagong

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I'm going to make myself a khukuri sharpener with mousepad and sandpaper. What type of glue should I use to attach the mousepad to the sanding block?

Thanks
 
good think we all know what this means...


else imagine the confusion..."What do khukuri-nuts want with sharpened mousepads?"


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Use barge cement to glue the pad to the board

and 3M spray-mount adhesive for the paper to the pad.

When you're ready to switch paper (after worn out) you can use acetone to remove it from the pad.
 
Rubber cement works fine for me; I just glue strips of mousepad to one side of a long paint-stirring stick (this takes two strips, as the long stirring sticks are a lot longer than a mouse-pad); I try to leave as little space as possible between the two pieces of mouse-pad. I cover the tiny gap that does exist with a little piece of paper, also rubber-cemented in place. Then I rubber-cement sandpaper over the mousepad. Advantage of this is that I can just peel off the sandpaper when it's worn out--no need for acetone.
 
I feel like a caveman. I need to pick up some adhesive shortly after I master fire. I normally just put the mousepad down on the bar and set the sandpaper directly on top, just sorta holding it in place so I can switch grits when I want. I never seem to have any problems with it sliding around.
 
Josh Feltman said:
I feel like a caveman. I need to pick up some adhesive shortly after I master fire. I normally just put the mousepad down on the bar and set the sandpaper directly on top, just sorta holding it in place so I can switch grits when I want. I never seem to have any problems with it sliding around.
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I've done that before with folders. Never had any problem with it either. But I figured that it would be far easier to move the sharpener over the blade than it would be to move 1 1/2 pounds of khukuri.

I made the strop tonight and proceeded to sharpen my Baby Ganga Ram. You've all seen it. It's the one on the HI site and it's the first BGRS. I've had it for almost six years and I've only now gotten around to sharpening it. What can I say, I've been busy. :) It's now as sharp as I can make it, at least for tonight. One good thing about khukuris is that they're made of good old carbon steel. Compared to the new super steels, sharpening 5160 is easy. There is one caveat though. Sharpening 10" of steel, any steel, by hand is no easy task. I'm tired, and I'm gonna call it a night before I hurt myself. No biggie though. My BGRS is the sharpest it's ever been, and I'll just sharpen it as I use it. A couple of more sharpenings and hopefully it'll be cutting paper curls.
 
I normaly just tape it to the mouse pad, have not had a problem. Its very easy to change out as well. :thumbup:
 
I picked up some boxes of 100 6" adhesive rounds by Mirka in varying grits for about $6 a box shipped on Ebay. They stick well and come off easily. However, they do wear out fairly fast.

Shao
 
I never let anyone handle my mousepad any more. They have no idea what proper mousepad sharpening can do to hone the edge of a mousepad and hurt themselves:p
 
I made a thicker base (2 pcs 3/4" MDF glued together) and put a spring-type 1" paper clip on each end by using a wood screw through the hole in the clip. Don't have to mess with glue that way. BTW, I glued another piece of mouse-pad on the bottom to make it non-skid. I used 3M spray adhesive I think.
 
Bri in Chi said:
I made a thicker base (2 pcs 3/4" MDF glued together) and put a spring-type 1" paper clip on each end by using a wood screw through the hole in the clip. Don't have to mess with glue that way. BTW, I glued another piece of mouse-pad on the bottom to make it non-skid. I used 3M spray adhesive I think.
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And it's still working *perfectly* Brian...thank you again!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
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