Small sanding drums, where to buy??

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Hi Guys,

I have a set of sanding drums that fit into a drilling machine chuck, the disposable ones that fit onto the holder.
I can't seem to find any place that sells the fine grit replacement drums for steel.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I am in Montreal but an online US store would be fine.
Thanks

Mike
 
What Diameter Mike? Would the dremmel sizes - 1/4" and 1/2" be of use?

Rob!

I believe House of Tools also has many of the sizes (though I hate to recommend them after what they did to us all).
 
Thanks Fitzo. I will see what they have.

Rob, I need a number of different sizes, I do use the ones you mention though. Seems the fine grits are difficult to find.

What did House of tools do to us?? Confused, sorry. Care to inform me?:confused:
I do not know if we even have one in Quebec, if so, it probably has a different name.
Thanks for the post.
I am busy fitting the handle slabs to the knife. Feels good.

Mike
 
House of Tools used to supply knife makers with steel, equipment and handle materials. They taught classes and lots of people got into the craft. Then they decided it wasn't profitable enough so they just stopped. Most makers were left out in the cold all of a sudden. The gaps are being filled but it's a slow process.

In most of those sanding drums, you'll find course, medium and fine, but really fine ones don't last long enough to be worth while.

Rob!
 
check out this tip of the week. great idea i learned recently.... we all know "fine grit" usually refers to 120 when talking about those damn sanding drums. so to get around it atleast with dremel use. get a piece of rod that fits the max diameter of your dremel chuck or collet about 1 1/2" long. take a jewelers saw and slot it down about an inch or so. now slip a 1"X3" piece of your choice grit paper. Slide 1/8" of the end into it. now when you power it up its gonna spin up around itself and create its own little drum depending on how thick it bunches up. more paper wider diameter.
not sure how it would work with heavy grits and removing metal, but for going over stuff and doing some polishing you can't beat the price of a couple inches of pinstock and regular sheet paper.

also for those sanding drums on drill presses, just tear up old sanding belts and wrap em around with some tape around the top and bottom edges of the drum to hold it tight. works pretty good.
 
Michael, that is a great idea.
Actually, we use this method at work to open up dowel holes that are too tight. I just figured it would be better with the right drums seeing as I have the whole kit. Seems the old principle of KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid);) is still the best sometimes.
The coarse ones on the drums work very well for removing material and shaping things up. You need to get a diameter as close to the radius you are working as possible. I guess if you do not have the right diameter drum you could make one out of a round piece of wood. Drill a hole through the centre and put a bolt through with which to clamp it in the drill chuck and either use your slit idea or the tape idea. I will try the tape out today.
Thanks for the good ideas.:thumbup: I am sure you have helped a lot of other folks too.

Rob, that is just terrible. I will NOT buy anything from these guys!:mad: Being left out in the cold can just totally demoralize guys and make them give up. I know how hard it was to get started here, if it was not for this forum and some very decent individuals I might have given up when I started, fortunately quitting was just not an option for me, it became personal.:cool:
Anyhow, you might not realize it but you are filling in a lot of those gaps in Canada. Your name is getting out there, keep it up, we need a good supplier up here.:thumbup:

Thanks to All,:D

Mike
 
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