Thread: New 1/2" sanding mandrel tutorial.

Two years later from the last post.. +1 for me too! 😬

Same here: re-up PLEASE

Let me see if I can remember how this is done.
1. Take a sheet of sandpaper and cut a strip 1.57 inches wide
2. Take a 1/2 inch diameter rod (I think he used an acrylic rod) and lube it up with wd-40 or some other light oil
3. Wrap packing tape with the sticky side out around the length of the rod spiraling downward in a clockwise direction.
4. Stick sandpaper to tape.
5. Roll sandpapered rod in between your hands to make sure that the sandpaper is stuck to the tape.
6. Pull sandpaper tube off of 1/2 inch rod (now you know why you lube the rod up)
7. Cut the tube into lengths that you need.

I've had good luck doing this with fabric based carpet tape, but switched over to just making 1/2 inch cardboard tubes and contact cement the sandpaper to the tube.

Originally Posted by nickyspaghetti

Is the link broken to the tutorial?

Nick

i can't see it either

That link has been broken for several years and it looks like Toxic has been inactive for several years as well.

Originally Posted by criswilson10

Let me see if I can remember how this is done.
1. Take a sheet of sandpaper and cut a strip 1.57 inches wide
2. Take a 1/2 inch diameter rod (I think he used an acrylic rod) and lube it up with wd-40 or some other light oil
3. Wrap packing tape with the sticky side out around the length of the rod spiraling downward in a clockwise direction.
4. Stick sandpaper to tape.
5. Roll sandpapered rod in between your hands to make sure that the sandpaper is stuck to the tape.
6. Pull sandpaper tube off of 1/2 inch rod (now you know why you lube the rod up)
7. Cut the tube into lengths that you need.

I've had good luck doing this with fabric based carpet tape, but switched over to just making 1/2 inch cardboard tubes and contact cement the sandpaper to the tube.

Ok, I understand how to make the tubes... what do you attach them to on the drill or dremel?

Either, depending on your mandrel. Make them to fit the mandrel you have.

There are several good YouTube videos on making the sanding drums, with tape and with glue.

Double stick tape on a ½ in. Dremel sanding drum works pretty well for a few applications of tape, WD40 will remove the tape, clean with alcohol and apply new tape. Works well for High grit Wet and Dry or polishing film.

Originally Posted by 71L

Ok, I understand how to make the tubes... what do you attach them to on the drill or dremel?

I just put the tube over the dremel sanding drum and tighten the drum.
Depending on how well I made the tube, sometimes I have to wrap the drum with a piece of tape for the tube to be snug.