Thread: First Go on a belt and with buffers

My fingers are sore now, but I think its an improvement. Guess its going to take some practice before I am good with a belt sander! with and without flash...

my fingers feel for ya. Greaseless compounds are what I use now. But every once in a while I get those deep scratches you just have to hand sand out. Looking alot better now though.

I have been doing a LOT of hand sanding the past few weeks. The pits and scratches left behind when you get to the fine grits always make me frown and more determined to pay attention as I go. When I hand sand I change direction for each grit. This makes the last grits lines show up better. You can't do this with a belt grinder of course and when I start using one I am thinking it maybe wise to try a little hand work between each grit to see what's happening. I am going to put a sign on my work bench that says, " Why move to the next step if you don't finish the first one. " :<0)