Mike Stafford
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Woe is me! I only have 35 gallons; 7- 5 gallon buckets full of sandpaper left. I don't know if I will run out of sandpaper before I run out of time.
Back in the days when I was teaching woodturning I supplied my students with the sandpaper they used during their week with me. It was Klingspor Gold which is one of the best papers I have ever used.
At that time Raleigh had a Woodworking Shop store i.e. a Klingspor store and every time I was in Raleigh I would stop by and see what they had. They always had two large dump bins of sandpaper cut offs from their manufacturing plant which could be had for $1.50 per pound. They supplied heavy duty grocery bags with handles and you could fill up a bag with whatever you wanted from the bins. In those bins you could find paper from 40 grit up to 800 grit. All of the grits were not available every time I visited but I tried to keep a mental note of what I needed and what was used most so I could have an ample supply.
I usually bought at least one bag every time I was there. The paper was in various widths, lengths, and grits. When I got it home I tore up the paper and made 10 foot long rolls of 1", 2" and 3" wide paper for the different grits and packed these rolls in 5 gallon buckets. At my peak I had 12- 5 gallon buckets of Klingspor sandpaper. When I taught I would give each student a roll of each to use and take home. I also gave them one pad of each of the 3M woven abrasive pads.
But now I am down to 35 gallons....I have no idea how many rolls are in 35 gallons but the number is fairly large. I still enjoy using that paper and when I throw out a piece I have very little guilt since the cost was minimal.
Woe is me.....
Back in the days when I was teaching woodturning I supplied my students with the sandpaper they used during their week with me. It was Klingspor Gold which is one of the best papers I have ever used.
At that time Raleigh had a Woodworking Shop store i.e. a Klingspor store and every time I was in Raleigh I would stop by and see what they had. They always had two large dump bins of sandpaper cut offs from their manufacturing plant which could be had for $1.50 per pound. They supplied heavy duty grocery bags with handles and you could fill up a bag with whatever you wanted from the bins. In those bins you could find paper from 40 grit up to 800 grit. All of the grits were not available every time I visited but I tried to keep a mental note of what I needed and what was used most so I could have an ample supply.
I usually bought at least one bag every time I was there. The paper was in various widths, lengths, and grits. When I got it home I tore up the paper and made 10 foot long rolls of 1", 2" and 3" wide paper for the different grits and packed these rolls in 5 gallon buckets. At my peak I had 12- 5 gallon buckets of Klingspor sandpaper. When I taught I would give each student a roll of each to use and take home. I also gave them one pad of each of the 3M woven abrasive pads.
But now I am down to 35 gallons....I have no idea how many rolls are in 35 gallons but the number is fairly large. I still enjoy using that paper and when I throw out a piece I have very little guilt since the cost was minimal.
Woe is me.....
