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  • Your favorite work holding method for sanding?

    From Puckdropper@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 24 19:35:44 2023
    I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The sander was making short work of the piece but it wanted to move across the bench.
    Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on would have been more annoying than just holding it.

    So I'm just curious--what are your favorite methods of work holding for sanding?

    Puckdropper

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  • From Scott Lurndal@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Thu Aug 24 20:21:22 2023
    Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com> writes:
    I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The sander was >making short work of the piece but it wanted to move across the bench.
    Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on would have been more >annoying than just holding it.

    So I'm just curious--what are your favorite methods of work holding for >sanding?

    For something that size, I'd use the face or tail vise with a bench dog.

    Absent those, one of those non-slip rubber mesh sanding mats.

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  • From Just Wondering@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Thu Aug 24 23:03:09 2023
    On 8/24/2023 1:35 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The sander was making short work of the piece but it wanted to move across the bench.
    Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on would have been more annoying than just holding it.

    So I'm just curious--what are your favorite methods of work holding for sanding?

    Puckdropper

    "Use the force, Luke."

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Fri Aug 25 01:45:15 2023
    On Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 3:35:49 PM UTC-4, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The sander was making short work of the piece but it wanted to move across the bench.
    Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on would have been more annoying than just holding it.

    So I'm just curious--what are your favorite methods of work holding for sanding?

    Puckdropper

    Harbor Freight (or other) anti-fatigue mat
    Carpet anti-slip mat/router mat, etc.
    Bench dogs
    Thinner pieces of material clamped to bench (poor man’s bench dogs)
    Double sided tape

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  • From Puckdropper@21:1/5 to Just Wondering on Fri Aug 25 10:10:26 2023
    Just Wondering <JW@jw.com> wrote in
    news:fCWFM.248481$uLJb.139688@fx41.iad:

    On 8/24/2023 1:35 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The
    sander was making short work of the piece but it wanted to move
    across the bench. Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on
    would have been more annoying than just holding it.

    So I'm just curious--what are your favorite methods of work holding
    for sanding?

    Puckdropper

    "Use the force, Luke."

    I was using the force, it's just the arrows on the free body diagram were
    all going their own way!

    Puckdropper

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Sun Aug 27 04:26:55 2023
    On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 5:10:32 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
    Just Wondering <J...@jw.com> wrote in
    news:fCWFM.248481$uLJb....@fx41.iad:
    On 8/24/2023 1:35 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The
    sander was making short work of the piece but it wanted to move
    across the bench. Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on
    would have been more annoying than just holding it.

    So I'm just curious--what are your favorite methods of work holding
    for sanding?

    Puckdropper

    "Use the force, Luke."
    I was using the force, it's just the arrows on the free body diagram were all going their own way!

    Puckdropper

    My method is absurdly gold plated - Festool vacuum clamp.

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  • From Michael@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Sun Aug 27 07:09:59 2023
    On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 6:26:58 AM UTC-5, Bob Davis wrote:
    On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 5:10:32 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
    Just Wondering <J...@jw.com> wrote in
    news:fCWFM.248481$uLJb....@fx41.iad:
    On 8/24/2023 1:35 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The
    sander was making short work of the piece but it wanted to move
    across the bench. Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on
    would have been more annoying than just holding it.

    So I'm just curious--what are your favorite methods of work holding
    for sanding?

    Puckdropper

    "Use the force, Luke."
    I was using the force, it's just the arrows on the free body diagram were all going their own way!

    Puckdropper
    My method is absurdly gold plated - Festool vacuum clamp.

    I didn't know such a thing existed. I checked out this video. It's an amazing device.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xesbVO9SCEw

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Sat Sep 2 11:24:06 2023
    On 8/24/2023 2:35 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The sander was making short work of the piece but it wanted to move across the bench.
    Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on would have been more annoying than just holding it.

    So I'm just curious--what are your favorite methods of work holding for sanding?

    Puckdropper


    The cheapest is probably a rubber router mat.

    Past that I use Festool's MFT table with dogs and horizontal clamps.

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