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Timber Baron
Thanks for the tip Simon. I have one of those, it's called a slotted mandrel and works great. I also bought some sanding roles as well.Simonizer said:Use a front-exhausting CP mini-die-grinder. Put about 3 cc's of ATF in the inlet for each port you cut, it will lube the carbide burr as you work. Here is another tip for you junior; cut the head off a 1/4" X 2" capscrew. Slice it down the center 1". You can now tear a 3" long piece of emery cloth roll and install it in the slot twisting it clockwise to give you a very nice polishing tool. I use 240 grit. The nice thing about this set-up is as follows: it is aggressive at first allowing you to profile and perfect your surface, as it plugs up with aluminum, (and ATF), it effectively becomes 400 grit, 600 grip and almost crokus cloth at the end. Your finish will be mirror-like. Cheers.
Did you see my 385 video above? How would it compare to yours? Red Maple is about the same hardness as Alder.
John