hay larry, just get a sanding block some 80 grit sandpaper and have at it. jim At 09:03 AM 4/12/2007, you wrote:
>Hi Larry, > >I see that you have had a couple of opinions. As usual though mine is a >definite "probably". > >Certainly the ideal tool would probably be a belt sander, failing that a >random orbit sander. Depending on how the boards are fixed to the bench >maybe a power hand planer or even a medium sized hand plane like a #5 >Stanley so long as there are no screws or nails fixing the boards down. > >Having said all that, I have, in my distant past done a lot of work with >sanding disks in a hand drill and see no reason why you couldn't too. IT >takes a little work and isn't elegant but neither is the bench and a lot >depends on how you intend to finish it after. > >Don't know how this will translate to your particular grinder, I am not too >familiar with them but in a hand drill using a rubber disk with a paper disk >I held the disk just slightly tilted so that one half or less of the disk is >cutting at any time. Try to keep this running more or less in the direction >of the grain for cleanest stock removal, if cutting across the grain it is >going to turn out more wavy and choppy. Move back and forth along the >direction of the board one at a time usually until you have removed the >roughness.The point here is to remove material until you are getting a more >or less splinter free flat surface. Take care and check often, it is easy to >take a little too much off the edges rounding them and although this is not >necessarily too bad to a point it can get out of control. > >Once you get the surface close to how you want it, go to sanding blocks with >coarse paper and begin removing the swirls that the disk has left. You will >need to work through several grades to get it all out but this is an outside >project so probably you don't need to go finer than about 120 grit. > >If you are using an exterior grade stain to protect the wood I recommend >something opaque which does not show the wood through. Mostly I use dark >walnut, oil based probably is a little more durable but latex goes on easy >and cleans up with water and works fine.Only really bad sanding marks will >show through and if you have worked with hand sanding for a bit there won't >be any of those. > >This is not fine furniture, it is rustic outdoor behind the shed furniture. > >It may be that some of the deck needs replacement when you get looking at it >closely enough. > >You can get a pretty decent belt sander for around a hundred bucks if you >think you will have future use for one. I don't have a decent random orbit >sander but I believe you can get a reasonable one for a similar price. >Remember though that if there are arms or other members they will limit your >ability to get close to them with a machine sander of any sort. > >Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada ><mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Skype DaleLeavens >Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Larry Stansifer" <<mailto:larrys%40infowest.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 6:28 AM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Messed up old bench > > > Hi gang, > > > > I am about to embark on what for me is a huge wood-working > > project. > > Behind the Devil Dog brewing shed is an old bench > > constructed of 2x4's placed edge wise. This means that the > > seating portion of the bench is the width of the 2x4 rather > > than the thickness. It is extremely weather worn and I would > > like to rehab it. > > I do not own a portable belt sander which I am guessing > > would be the weapon of choice at least in the beginning > > stages. I do however own a 6-inch hand-held all purpose > > grinder that will perform a number of functions depending on > > the kind of wheel I attach to it. It will power a sanding > > wheel, wire brush or a variety of cutting and grinding > > disks. > > Will this grinder equipped with the appropriate sanding or > > grinding media work in place of a belt sander? > > > > Regards > > > > > > Larry Stansifer > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > <http://acbradio.org/handyman.html>http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > > or > > > <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > > > <http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml>http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/>http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! 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