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   TomHigby | Aug 13, 2006 02:41am | #1

   Do as much of the sanding as possible before assembly.

   Tom

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   user-85737 | Aug 13, 2006 05:15am | #4

   I did a lot of the sanding before assembling.  but the didn't stop the glue squeeze out that I had to get off later.

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   oldusty | Aug 13, 2006 09:33am | #5

   Brandon,

                Sounds to me like the glue squeeze out is the main reason for your having so much sanding and clean up around the spindles .

        Squeeze out happens , what are you doing to clean it up besides sanding ?

        Waiting until the glue is just dry enough not to be runny and a bit more dry can help much .

      Using a very sharp chisel and slicing the glue off clean gives good results . A thin ribbon of a sanding belt can clean up the  spindle end .

      Try cutting the correct width sanding blocks then cut a 45° angle on one end place the sandpaper on the flat bottom , this will allow you to get very close to the spindle . Try a thinner block also with the angle cut on it .

                    hope this helps              dusty

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   user-85737 | Aug 13, 2006 04:44pm | #6

   thanks for the advice.

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   KeithNewton | Aug 13, 2006 03:13am | #2

   What are you doing now? This will help us guide you toward the path your are seeking.

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   user-85737 | Aug 13, 2006 05:10am | #3

   I'm making some Sam Maloof style dinning chairs.  The chair came out great, But it drives me crazy to see the circular sanding marks at the base of the chair seat.  I have worked my way through all of the different grits of sand paper but still see traces of scratch marks.

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   KeithNewton | Aug 13, 2006 05:47pm | #7

   I guess by now you know you should have sanded better before assembly, and maybe ever pre-finished, so you could have just wiped it off with a damp cloth, but since you didn't here are some things that I would do.I have some little sanding disk that I use for detail carving and sanding that will get right up to a spindle, but is more detail than I want to go into here, now. But, I usually follow those tools with a little Sioux 3" random orbit sander that is great. I got it at
   http://www.woodturnerscatalog.comHowever I ran onto this tool a few days ago, and one is on its way to me now. For the price, I don't know how badly I could go wrong if it isn't any good, however I think it will be pretty useful for a lot of the detail kind of work that I sometimes do.http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93629

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   Steinmetz | Aug 14, 2006 08:40am | #8

   Grab a fistful of coarse walnut shavings and with a medium speed, grasp the spinning leg with a hand full of the stuff(oak/maple/whatever?)
   Maybe coffee grinds (DRY) Steinmetz.

   
   

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   Edited 8/14/2006 1:43 am ET by Steinmetz

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   SteveSchoene | Aug 14, 2006 09:23am | #9

   This is what hand sanding is for.  Sanding up against an edge/spindle prevents the ROS from randomizing itself away. 

   The drug store sells 220 grit sand paper adhered to stiff foam boards--the modern equivalent to emery boards for nails.  These let you get into small spaces.