Re: Sanding leading edge on Penny Plane

From: Ren <nmonllor_at_tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:37:22 -0000

Thank you very much.
Ren

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Nick Ray <lasray@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry for breaking this up into two emails.
> A second way to is to hold the strip of wood and sand or use a razor blade
> to shape edge. This will take some practice to get right. This is the way I
> used to build SO models and Penny Planes. I found that helped me to draw in
> profile the shape that you want to make on the leading edge. From this you
> just sand until you reach your desired shape.
>
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Nick Ray <lasray_at_...> wrote:
>
> > Ren,
> > There are two ways that I was taught for doing this. First the safest way
> > is to tape the strip of wood to a work board with a crisp 90* edge then you
> > can take a fine emory board and sand in the desired shape. I find that helps
> > to make your own sanding blocks out of some 1000grit to 1500grit wet dry
> > paper (always use dry). what I normally do is to take some 1/4" balsa strips
> > and spray them on one side with 3M 77 and then attach the sand paper to them
> > and trim it off. This method will give you a very controlled way to shape
> > the leading edge.
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Ren <nmonllor_at_...> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Okay guys,
> >> I'm sort of stumped on how to sand 1/16" balsa strip to have a square
> >> strip with a round nose.
> >> I'm making the Cezar Banks Penny Plane.
> >> Any help would be much appreciated.
> >> Ren
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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