sanding mops

[Ramjet]

Hi. I have purchased some sanding mops and wonder if anyone has used them before. I thought I'd try them on pine baskets . Trying to eliminate glue spots after drying . Thanks.

[MPep]

Ram
I have not, but would like to see some pics!
Pep

[earlinjax]

Don't know if they will take glue spots out or not. They do a great job on irregular shapes as well. You have to break them in first. Just hold some scrap on it until the mop get soft. Don't push very far into the mop or it will grab your piece and launch it like a missile. As a matter of fact, check that there isn't anything breakable to your left. Sounds like the voice of experience to me.

Earl

[Wood Dog]

Thanks earlinjax for that info.......this place never ceases to amaze me with the wealth of info you can learn.

[lucky788scroller]

If your glue is harder than the wood, which is totally possible when dealing with pine, you may not be happy with the results.The sanding mops work great for smoothing of a sharp corner, and as Earl stated, break it in on some scrap ,preferably hardwood, before going at one of your fine scrollings. Dale

[Janette]

I do intarsia and find that they're not really that great for something so soft as pine. They tend to make a "courdury" texture on it.

[sawdustus]

I just got my second order or mops from Klingspor. I love them. As earl said... 5,4,3,2,1 missle successfully launched if you push to hard into the mop. Small pieces are especially hard to hold. Set your drill press at a low to low medium speed. Anything higher than about 800 rpm polishes the piece rather than sanding it. Thanks Earl, I never thought of breaking in the mop on a piece of scrap hardwood. Excellent idea.
As an aside, they are also very useful for shortening fingernails and smoothing them out.

[Marsha]

I use a sanding mop all the time. Especially when cleaning up a compound cut chess piece or any other irregular shape.
My best advice, hold on tight, cause you'll launch a missile around the room pretty quick if ya don't.
I don't think it'll remove glue.

Pep
Here's a pic of the sanding mop I use.
Picture 165.jpg

Marsha

[MPep]

Marsha
Thanks, this might help out with my inner cuts on the outside of my baskets!
Regards
Pep

[Nubbin]

When I bought my mop the instructions said to set the drill press on it's highest speed but that doesn't work out well as stated by Sawdustus. I polished several pieces prior to slowing the speed down. Now that I know what I am doing, I love having the mop sander.