Sanding pads

General Discussion
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Gonna buy two pads for my sander to speed up the process and hardship of sanding/shaping. Curious, since I can only afford 2 pads, which two would be the best for me to invest in?

Thanks

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I just bought my first pad - the red 8" medium from South Shore Mfg. From what I understand, alot of people do their whole board with a medium pad, and i didn’t have too much trouble with mine.

I think the South Shore site recommends a medium and soft pad - medium for the flats, soft for the rails.

I was fine on the rails with a medium pad and my hand. I think the soft would help in the concaves more than anything.

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Keith had some pads for sale…

http://www.swaylocks.com/surfshop/Detailed/1702.html

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thanks John, I’ve been needing one. Great price. Snapped it up Keith.

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Howzit originalsin, Get the red power pad and a ferro pad( 1/2 the cost of a power pad) the Ferro pad works best for doing rails.Aloha,Kokua

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hi kokua

I am living in costa rica and starting again to make boards. tools are to easy to get down here, so what do you think about the rigid 6 " and which ferro pads I should get

thanks mike

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I need a soft pad, Can anyone help?

 

Aloha, Rich

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I need a soft pad, Can anyone help?

 

Aloha, Rich

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Contact Probox Larry.     He's your man!

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Thanx Bill, UDAMAN!

Mahalo, Rich

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I need a soft pad, Can anyone help?

 

Aloha, Rich

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Contact Probox Larry.     He's your man!

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Thanks Bill, Hi Rich, please feel free to give me a call at 310-530-1383. Mahalo,Larry

 

 

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www.southshoremfg.com

I saw on a foamez  blog awhile back that flexpad came out with some new stuff .

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i have one of the new flexpads.  a good improvement. 

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Gonna buy two pads for my sander to speed up the process and hardship of sanding/shaping. Curious, since I can only afford 2 pads, which two would be the best for me to invest in?

Thanks

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Hi originalsin, Check out Power Pads on my Blog, www.ProBox-Larry.Blogspot.com  Power Pad is going on 50 some years of being the Sanding Pad that out lives the rest. Mahalo,Larry

 

 

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Power Pad the Leader in Precision Sanding

Power Pad

 Power Pad is the leading sanding pad in the Surfing, Marine and Speciality Industries. The tough canvas convex surface allows for superior sanded finishes on glass and delicate surfaces. The metal fly wheel concept of the Power Pad allows for stability while using machines at high RPM's with a steel locking hub.

Power Pad is availiable in 2 sizes, 6" Dia. and 8" Dia. and 5 different Densities:
1.) Super Soft, used to sand round surfaces at 1000 rpm's max.
2.) Soft, used to sand glass and delicate surfaces at 3000 rpm's max.
3.) Medium, used to level sand surfaces at 4000 rpm's max.
4.) Hard, used to strip and sand hard spots level at 5000 rpm's max.
5.) Super Hard, used to sand hard surfaces level at 6000 rpm's max.

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Power Pad being used to sand this surfboard at Moonlight Glassing.
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       Aloha Mke, If you are going to be building a lot of boards then get at least 1 of every pad both 6" and 8"  since you will use them all. The only thing s the Fero pads can tear easy and the power pads will warp if dropped. I can even begin to think how much I spent on pads, but Iused them all and was glad I had them. Start with at least a hard and soft 8"power pad and a soft Ferro 8". If you are doing glass on fins you will need a 6" soft power pad. The Ferro pad works great on rails. Aloha Kokua 

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hey rich: if you need one fast, i think revchem sells power pads. i bought a few from them about a year ago. i’ve found them to be a pain in the ass to deal w/ since they’ve moved though.

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Thanx for the tips on which one to use where Kokua. Valuable info.

I called Larry late Friday. I’m sure he’ll get back to me when he has the chance.

Back to the fin shop, Rich

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…can afford only two?

if you live in USA a pad has got a fair price and compared with what a person earns in a labor day is nothing

also, a pad lives perfectly well about 30 boards then you can still use it for another 30 - 50 if your cheap

 

-for sanding, power pads are best

for gloss ferro pads are best. You ll need a super soft

also a 4" (because of the weight) super soft ferro pad is the only pad that you can polish the gloss in the rails without using hand sanding after that (to get rid of squareness)

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Larry,

I seem to recall some time ago you providing contact detais for your Power Pad dealer in

Australia..?

Is it Burford blanks...?

 

 

 

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who knows if the makita 9227 is a good sander for epoxy boards

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thanks for the info

do you know if the makita 9227 will work for the job

thanks

mike