For this
#tooltalktuesday I wanted to more thoroughly discuss Sanding Discs. I have been using these for over a decade and they are absolutely a must have if you own a flexshaft. I use Moore’s snap on sanding discs. They come in many different grits and they snap on and off the snap mandrels for quick replacement. I love this kit from
@ottofrei1930 (# 111.899) with the stand because it has three different sized discs in various grits and they are perfectly organized 😂 I know this crew likes organization! I do recommend buying extra snap mandrels because the kit only comes with two! I like to have a couple of my favorite grits mounted so I can change out even quicker. Another tip is to have a pair of pliers on hand, they are helpful for prying off the brass circle when it separates from the disc and gets stuck on the snap mandrel, and they are also helpful to pry the snap mandrel open ever so lightly when discs aren’t snapping on and staying tight anymore! You can also polish with snap on discs 🤯 with the Moore’s Magnum Polishers (# 111.995)- they are made of soft felt backed plastic and are used with polishing compounds like ordinary felt wheels. I had no idea they existed and they are amazing for getting a nice polish on a small flat area with your flexshaft. I also had the opportunity to use the 3M Micro Finish Pin Hole Disc Kit (# 111.2826) these you use with a screw mandrel. I like that I can put two on the mandrel, one facing up and one down. This allows me to work all angels! (The snap mandrels can also be quickly flipped depending on the angle you need!) I’ve found the material on these 3M discs to be a bit more long lasting than some of the paper backed sanding discs. I also bought extra screw mandrels for this kit! You can’t go wrong with any of these, I use them to remove solder, the last bit of a sprue, and for removing marks...the list goes on and on. 🙏
@ottofrei1930 is offering our community 5% off with code MMS719 if you just want to give these a whirl they sell small boxes of them for $5-$6 just be sure to also get the snap mandrels (# 110.741) let me know what you think or if you’ve ever used them!
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