How to sand very small inside areas?

[janisfriesen]

Thanks Mick, I hope they sell.

[Spirithorse]

I'm surprised no-one mentioned that the fuzzies can be removed with a light
application of a propane torch.
God Bless! Spirithorse

[Mary1953]

So here is the picture of the first one. I was using Poplar. The piece laying under the project is some mahogany that I am going to use to start over. I checked my saw table and it was a little uneven, so I fixed that. Do you think a #5 Ultra reverse blade is the way to go?

Thanks for all the advice I listen to it all.

Hi Janis, your wood looks pretty thick, I think I would try a #7 UV blade. Let me know if the #5 worked, though. How thick is your wood?

Mary

[janisfriesen]

Hi Janis, your wood looks pretty thick, I think I would try a #7 UV blade. Let me know if the #5 worked, though. How thick is your wood?

Mary

Mary, I used 3/4 wood on both clocks. The #5 worked pretty good, had to go slow on the oak clock.

[ubgoofy2003]

Nice clocks Janis. They really look nice. Should not be a problem selling. The info that you have here on the fuzzy's will work fine & I find cutting thicker wood will build dust inside the cut's & that makes the pieces harder to push out. If you use a blade that will discard the dust, that will help too. Good Job. Thanks for showing them.

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these look fantastic!!

[marshall]

I am working on the Greyhound clock pattern by Sue Mey. It has lots of very tiny inside areas and I wanted to know what people are using to sand those areas. Also, some ideas on how to push those small pieces out when cutting.

Thanks,
Janis

Janis I'm no expert at all . but I use my old craftsman scrollsaw and cut a piece of sand paper 5" long by 1/2"wide and fold in half and install it in the old scrollsaw and feed it in the work piece .I don't use this scrollsaw for cutting anymore and with the least tension applyed and as slow as it will run and it does wonders on those hard to sand places . This is if you had a extra scrollsaw and I'm sure that some out there does , maybe if this doesn't help you it will others . Sorry if it doesn't ........Marshall

[rbiorde]

Hi Janis....very nice job!! I don't know if this will help you, but I bought a bag of popsicle sticks at the dollar store. Then I glued various grits of sandpaper to each, from the tip down about 2 inches. Then I trimmed off the excess sandpaper and used a Sharpie to mark each stick with the grit. I also split a few sticks in half, once again from the tip down about 2 inches to get in even smaller places. These work for me if the space I need to get in is large enough for the stick.
Bob

[jigsue]

Hi Janis

I use a broken blade to push out small pieces. As for sanding, I use a cloth sanding material called Abranet for sanding and make small rolls of it for getting into hard to reach areas. I have used my kitchen gas blowtorch for removing fuzzies on the back and on the front for any pieces that will be painted.

Good Luck
Sue

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I bought a set of needle files from harbor freight they are very cheap , it was something like an 8 or ten peice set for 7 or 8 bucks they are various sizes and come in flat and curved "blades"

[wood-n-things]

Those turned out great. Have they sold yet?