Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #54428
From: Leighton Mangels <leighton@teleport.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Sanding block
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:15:05 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Chris,
 
The flexible sanding block you're referring to comes from the Eastwood Company, (eastwood.com) and is part number 31144.  It's 21" long and when I bought mine, several years ago, it was the longest one they had.  Now I see they have longer ones up to 36" in length, but I like the 21" one.  They also have shorter ones.  Eastwood also has sticky back sandpaper in rolls.  I use 40 grit on bare composites and 80 grit on primered surfaces.  The sanding block has a metal surface to stick the sandpaper and 3 inserted rods that can be added or removed to change the flexibility of the board.  Unfortunately you still have to manually move it back and forth to get the job done.  The Eastwood catalog has a lot of things I've found handy in airplane building. 
 
Leighton Mangels
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