Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reamer?
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Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reamer?
I bought an Amberola 1A recently and it came with a wooden cylinder reamer for reaming Edison Blue Amberols. I was told that you can buy the abrasive material to glue onto the reamer at any Home Depot. So, I went there, and they had nothing like that. Does anyone know who sells the correct material in sheets so I can cut it into three strips to glue onto my reamer? Thanks, Marc.
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Re: Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reame
Isn’t it just sandpaper...?
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Re: Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reame
It's sandpaper, which is available at Home Depot, Lowes or any hardware. Buy a sandpaper belt for belt sanders and cut it into the appropriate size strips... It's best to use something like a box cutter or X-Acto knife and score it from the back side. You can use any other type of sandpaper, but cloth backed belts last longer... 18 grit is good.
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Re: Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reame
Marc,
Did you tell them at Home Depot that you were looking for the abrasive used to ream blue amberol cylinders? If so, they should have known what to give you right away!
Mike
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Did you tell them at Home Depot that you were looking for the abrasive used to ream blue amberol cylinders? If so, they should have known what to give you right away!
Mike
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Re: Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reame
I would recommend - Anti-slip traction tape - 1". Its used on flooring and has great adhesion. The surface is similar to medium grit sandpaper and it works wonderfully.
I have had limited success with gluing sand paper on the reamer. It doesn't stay there long. This stuff has industrial strength stick,and reams cylinders well. It is much easier to apply and allows you to use it instantly. You can peal it off the reamer and put more on when the surface loses its grit. One roll will last you a lifetime!
Here is a link to it on Amazon, but you can get it at Home Depot as well.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Anti-Slip- ... B00MHX1REG
Shawn
I have had limited success with gluing sand paper on the reamer. It doesn't stay there long. This stuff has industrial strength stick,and reams cylinders well. It is much easier to apply and allows you to use it instantly. You can peal it off the reamer and put more on when the surface loses its grit. One roll will last you a lifetime!
Here is a link to it on Amazon, but you can get it at Home Depot as well.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Anti-Slip- ... B00MHX1REG
Shawn
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Re: Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reame
If you have a problem gluing sandpaper to a reamer, use contact cement and hold the strips in place with rubber bands until the glue sets...
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Re: Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reame
A friend of mine recently bought a narrow sanding belt, as suggested above, and tacked one end down, then spiraled it around the reamer and tacked down the other end. I understand that it worked well.
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Re: Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reame
I agree with Shawn - I also use anti slip traction tape...
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I think Shawn's idea is great and I never thought of it. Sounds like a great solution...
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Re: Where do you get the material to put on a cylinder reame
18 grit??? The coarsest belts they sell are 36 grit, which looks coarse enough for sure! I bought a 50 grit Diablo sanding belt, 3" X 24". 2 belt package cost about $6.18 grit is good.