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   RW | Jan 08, 2003 02:39am | #1

   can you get drums made with stearated paper? Or will that ruin your day when finishing comes?

   " The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies." - Oliver Cromwell

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   PlaneWood | Jan 08, 2003 05:52am | #3

   What is 'stearated' paper??  And, what do you mean by 'get a drum made of stearated paper'?  My drum is made of MDF and the cloth backed paper is wound around the drum.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_KatyPlaneWood

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   Splintie | Jan 08, 2003 09:14am | #5

   Stearated paper refers to the papers that have that white, powdery coating over the abrasive. Often used in finishing, where the topcoat films have a tendency to ball up on the paper; the soap (stearate) helps to keep the soft finish from adhering as easily to the paper.

   I haven't seen the coating except on paper-backed abrasives that would be too flimsy for a drum sander, but don't take my word for it. I would be interested in hearing what Klingspor says.

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   Marcello | Jan 08, 2003 06:30pm | #7

   'stearated' paper, in addition to what Splintie said, is also refered to as self-lubricating paper - as opposed to the wet/dry paper, the black one, in which you add the lubrication.

   Marcello

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   RW | Jan 09, 2003 01:51am | #8

   Guess you already got the answer on stearates. I thought you had a drum that you slipped a sleeve over. Can't help more than that. Sorry. " The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies." - Oliver Cromwell

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   PlaneWood | Jan 09, 2003 03:21am | #9

   OH!  Well, I do have a drum, but its 6" diameter x 14" long.  I wind the belts onto it.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_KatyPlaneWood

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   Hempstalk | Jan 08, 2003 03:07am | #2

   Planewood,

       Klingspor make a paper for woods with high resin content.  I use it on a drum sander to sand anything from pine to Cocobolo or rosewood.  It works quite well.  I can't tell you exactly what its called but contact them I'm sure they can help you out.

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   PlaneWood | Jan 08, 2003 06:09am | #4

   I went to their web site and couldn't find anything.  So, left them a note.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_KatyPlaneWood

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   PlaneWood | Jan 08, 2003 05:40pm | #6

   Here is the reply from Klingspor -

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   While cocobola is a hard wood it is also an oily wood.  The oil traps any dust that is created in the sanding process on the belt surface.  The best I could recommend would be our CS311, open coat, aluminum oxide material.  It still probably won't alleviate all of the loading but should help. It is also washable if you should choose to do so.  If you are using a paper backed product, try our PS23.  (We don't recommend paper for drum sanding coarser than 80 grit.)  I hope this helps.  Have a great day!

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   Have to live with it, I guess :( 

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_KatyPlaneWood