Hold abrasive sheets flat and sorted
Issue 79: July/Aug 2011
I cut sandpaper into quarter sheets to keep on hand for finish sanding. In the Florida humidity, sandpaper soon curls and becomes unmanageable. To solve the problem, I began stacking the quarter sheets in a pair of cheap nesting bookends, available at office stores. Now the sheets can’t curl and, since the sheets are rectangular, I can separate the different grits by alternating their orientation in the stack.
For easy storage, I drilled a hole in one of the bookends so I could hang the sandpaper holder from a hook or a nail.
Stan Freihofer was raised in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He is currently restoring a 1981 Cape Dory 25, which can be viewed at www.ReefRoof.com.
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