On Oct 25, 10:15 am, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Mike" wrote in message
> > Has anyone else used Norton's 3X sandpaper?
Yep - definitely good stuff. Looking forward to a road trip past a
Woodcraft - their advertised price of $9.99 per box of 20 sheets is the
cheapest I've seen. Though it is nice to have a quality woodworking
product that's (at least usually) stocked by the local borg, even if it
is an extra couple bucks.
I really like Mirka Gold discs for the ROS, but I haven't seen sheets
of that in a store. May order some online. I've heard that Klingspor
(Stearated?) is top-of-the-line also, but again, I haven't found a
local source.
Can anyone speak from experience whether either of these are better
than 3X, and therefore worth the extra shipping charges of ordering
online?
Thanks,
Andy
I was going to ask about the Klingspor also. I've used the Norton in
the past and remember liking it but after using some 150 Klings I had
to go back to the cabinet and pull a sheet to see who made this stuff.
It was really great. It just never broke down. I was also doing lots of
corner softening with a plam sander and it even held up to that (far a
while).
I've been meaning to ask the shop owner if he pays much more for this
stuff because i want it available in all the grades and he still has
some other generis stuff in stock for the others.
BW
Andy wrote:
> On Oct 25, 10:15 am, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > "Mike" wrote in message
> > > Has anyone else used Norton's 3X sandpaper?
>
> Yep - definitely good stuff. Looking forward to a road trip past a
> Woodcraft - their advertised price of $9.99 per box of 20 sheets is the
> cheapest I've seen. Though it is nice to have a quality woodworking
> product that's (at least usually) stocked by the local borg, even if it
> is an extra couple bucks.
> I really like Mirka Gold discs for the ROS, but I haven't seen sheets
> of that in a store. May order some online. I've heard that Klingspor
> (Stearated?) is top-of-the-line also, but again, I haven't found a
> local source.
> Can anyone speak from experience whether either of these are better
> than 3X, and therefore worth the extra shipping charges of ordering
> online?
> Thanks,
> Andy
"Mike" wrote in message
> Has anyone else used Norton's 3X sandpaper? I've just recently started
> using this stuff, and WOW! I was pretty skeptical about the "works 3
> times faster, lasts 3 times longer" claim, but I'm completely sold.
> Very good stuff.
Yep ... AAMOF, just stocked up again, in all grits, just last week (busted
hell out a $100 bill). I've used better sandpaper, but none that is as
readily available.
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On 25 Oct 2006 06:57:35 -0700, "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Has anyone else used Norton's 3X sandpaper? I've just recently started
>using this stuff, and WOW! I was pretty skeptical about the "works 3
>times faster, lasts 3 times longer" claim, but I'm completely sold.
>Very good stuff.
>
>Mike
Same here. I never thought I'd get enthused about sandpaper, but this stuff is
pretty amazing. To me, it feels like it cuts like the next coarser grit, but
leaves a finish you'd expect from the grit it really is. (e.g., the 150 cuts
like a 100, but leaves a surface like a 150.)
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