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joesawdust · 01-06-2009, 01:29 PM

I figure this is a good spot to put this question. I am making a ring right now and once I have finished cutting it I wanted to shape it up a little bit. So I grabbed my rotary tool. Unfortunately I am very new to using a rotary tool. I tried using the sandpaper attachment(the one that is a little round barrel shaped piece of sandpaper that slips over a little round thingy that attaches to the tool). I'm pretty sure that kinda makes sense. Anyway as I started sanding the piece the sandpaper kept sliding up and down and eventually I lost it and it shot across the shop. Is there some other attachment piece that I could use or am I just using the sandpaper attachment incorrectly?

ncsealeveler · 01-06-2009, 01:56 PM

Some sanding bands have a screw and some have a nut.You just need to tighten the nut or screw more.Tony

joesawdust · 01-06-2009, 06:06 PM

Cool thanks. I will try that. Mine has a screw on top. Wasn't sure if that's what I had to do or not. I'll let you know if it works.

joesawdust · 01-07-2009, 04:55 AM

Ok I'm an idiot. Thanks for pointing out the obvious. I always wondered what that screw was there for. I tried it out this afternoon and it worked like a charm. I finished my ring finally and didn't lose a single piece of sandpaper.

oops99 · 01-07-2009, 05:55 AM

Hey Joe,

Can we see some pictures of the ring?

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE
Tom

joesawdust · 01-07-2009, 05:59 PM

Will do. Still finishing it. Got one more coat of tung oil. So tomorrow probably gonna take some pictures of it. I'll put up some pics of the bracelet I made too.

pat c · 01-07-2009, 06:12 PM

Hey Joe, just so you don't feel alone, on any given day the obvious isn't obvious to most of us DAMHIK

Pat

Wolfdog · 01-08-2009, 04:55 AM

Oh how true that is. Happens here a lot.

joesawdust · 01-08-2009, 06:26 PM

Hehe. I posted some pics of my ring and the bracelet I did in the bragging section.

01-06-2009, 01:29 PM	#1
joesawdust Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brampton Posts: 75	rotary tool help I figure this is a good spot to put this question. I am making a ring right now and once I have finished cutting it I wanted to shape it up a little bit. So I grabbed my rotary tool. Unfortunately I am very new to using a rotary tool. I tried using the sandpaper attachment(the one that is a little round barrel shaped piece of sandpaper that slips over a little round thingy that attaches to the tool). I'm pretty sure that kinda makes sense. Anyway as I started sanding the piece the sandpaper kept sliding up and down and eventually I lost it and it shot across the shop. Is there some other attachment piece that I could use or am I just using the sandpaper attachment incorrectly?

01-07-2009, 05:55 AM	#5
oops99 Tom B. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York Posts: 526	Hey Joe, Can we see some pictures of the ring? PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE Tom __________________ oops99 KEEP THE PIECE Glue it back on, they'll never notice. DW788

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01-06-2009, 01:56 PM	#2
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 266	Some sanding bands have a screw and some have a nut.You just need to tighten the nut or screw more.Tony

01-06-2009, 06:06 PM	#3
joesawdust Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brampton Posts: 75	Cool thanks. I will try that. Mine has a screw on top. Wasn't sure if that's what I had to do or not. I'll let you know if it works.

01-07-2009, 04:55 AM	#4
joesawdust Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brampton Posts: 75	Ok I'm an idiot. Thanks for pointing out the obvious. I always wondered what that screw was there for. I tried it out this afternoon and it worked like a charm. I finished my ring finally and didn't lose a single piece of sandpaper.

01-07-2009, 05:59 PM	#6
joesawdust Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brampton Posts: 75	Will do. Still finishing it. Got one more coat of tung oil. So tomorrow probably gonna take some pictures of it. I'll put up some pics of the bracelet I made too.

01-07-2009, 06:12 PM	#7
pat c Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Woodbine,Ga Posts: 433	Hey Joe, just so you don't feel alone, on any given day the obvious isn't obvious to most of us DAMHIK Pat

01-08-2009, 04:55 AM	#8
Wolfdog Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Keosauqua,Iowa Posts: 4	Oh how true that is. Happens here a lot.

01-08-2009, 06:26 PM	#9
joesawdust Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brampton Posts: 75	Hehe. I posted some pics of my ring and the bracelet I did in the bragging section.