I am wondering what the weight classification system of cloth backed sandpaper is all about.
I paid $60 for a 50 yd roll of sandpaper for my Delta drum sander made for the sander specifically. Advice on Delta 18-36 sander: Don’t buy it. Very underpowered. I should have bought a Woodmaster. Bought the Delta used only because it was a steal at $400, with ALL the accesories included, a pnuematic drum w/hood, infeed/outfeed tables, and PLENTY of extra wraps
Anyway, the Delta paper is F weight and I can buy the same size and length roll elsewhere for $13 instead of the $60 Delta roll. The cheaper stuff is J weight.
Is F weight heavier than J weight? Or is it the other way around. Would A weight be the heaviest? Or would Z weight be the heaviest? What is this weight thing?
Jeffrey
Edited 3/29/2004 1:05 am ET by Bengst
Edited 3/29/2004 1:07 am ET by Bengst
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Does the paper have a grit number? I've never heard of alphabetical "weights". With grit numbers (60, 80, 100, 150.......etc) the higher numbers give smoother finishes.
The backing for sandpaper can be paper or cloth, the paper is A-F with F being the heavyest. Cloth comes in J, Y, and X with J being the lightest and is used where the sandpaper must conform to curves.
Scott T.
You wrote:
"Don't buy it. Very underpowered."
I think it is well powered, but than the biggest things I do are 12"x5' hardwood panels.
Its not a planer, it's a sander. Has enough power for a sander. I don't like the Delta brand abrasives. Expensive and not well graded.
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