Belt sander for sanding Orbital sander for use – – timber surfaces with a when a belt sander is too sanding belt. awkward, or a finer finish is required. Sandpaper and block Scraper for finishing – – for touching up small benchtops and other high areas or sanding puttied quality timber surfaces by nail holes by hand. scraping the surface rather than sanding it. Rasps and files Rasp for shaping wood, Rasp plane a heavy File for removing burrs – – – such as rounding the duty rasp used with and overhangs in timber, that’s corners of timber a plane action. metal, plastic and benchtops. composite materials. Learning activity Sandpaper comes in a variety of using numbers to refer to the ‘grit’ sizes, coarseness of the abrading material. Coarser grits are used when you need to remove a lot of material quickly. Finer grits are used when finishing off the surface in preparation for a paint or clear you’re coating. Do you know what some of the common grit sizes are for different grades of sandpaper? Write down a typical coarse, medium and fine grit size that might be used for sanding a timber benchtop.
Belt sander – for sanding timber surfaces with a sanding belt. Orbital sander – for use when a belt sander is too awkward, or a finer finish is required. Sandpaper and block – for touching up small areas or sanding puttied nail holes by hand. Scraper – for finishing benchtops and other high quality timber surfaces by scraping the surface rather than sanding it. Rasps and files Rasp – for shaping wood, such as rounding the corners of timber benchtops. Rasp plane – a heavy duty rasp that’s used with a plane action. File – for removing burrs and overhangs in timber, metal, plastic and composite materials. Learning activity Sandpaper comes in a variety of ‘grit’ sizes, using numbers to refer to the coarseness of the abrading material. Coarser grits are used when you need to remove a lot of material quickly. Finer grits are used when you’re finishing off the surface in preparation for a paint or clear coating. Do you know what some of the common grit sizes are for different grades of sandpaper? Write down a typical coarse, medium and fine grit size that might be used for sanding a timber benchtop.
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