just got the little ripper,. It is great. Thank you. Your videos are also great to watch. I have not see a bad one yet. Thanks again. Your wife does a great job. Thank her to.
I bought my Flatmaster Sander from your Father a bunch of years ago at The Woodworking Shows in Milwaukee WI. I absolutely LOVE it, and still use it almost every time I'm in my shop. I sure do miss your Father and his shenanigans, he was a wonderful man!!!! I was just looking at your heavy duty fence, and just might have to order a pair sometime in the near future.
Ethan, my flatmaster is in shipping, and I am looking to get a little bit more scientific than "just a little bit of light" between the drum and the straight edge. If you were to use a feeler gauge, what thickness would you have to match your "little bit of light" ?
With 220 grit paper, you want the drum to just slightly kiss the straight edge. You don't want a whole lot of contact there. You should notice just a small amount of contact between the sandpaper and the wood using 220. See the 1:20 mark in this video for a really good explanation. If you want a more aggressive cut from your sandpaper, use a more coarse grit like 100 or even 80, and then work your way through the grits until the wood is as smooth as you need it to be. 100 or 120 is great for glue ups, as it gives the glue plenty of wood to bite into, but for finished surfaces you'll obviously want to use finer grits. I have had my sander for several years now, and check it whenever I switch to 220 sandpaper, and maybe have to do a very minor adjustment once every 18 to 24 months. This thing was very well built, and built to last a very long time.
just got the little ripper,. It is great. Thank you. Your videos are also great to watch. I have not see a bad one yet. Thanks again. Your wife does a great job. Thank her to.
I bought my Flatmaster Sander from your Father a bunch of years ago at The Woodworking Shows in Milwaukee WI. I absolutely LOVE it, and still use it almost every time I'm in my shop. I sure do miss your Father and his shenanigans, he was a wonderful man!!!! I was just looking at your heavy duty fence, and just might have to order a pair sometime in the near future.
Love these little fyi videos, short, sweet and to the point. 👌🏽
And valuable information on getting the best from your tools.
Cheers Ethan. 👍🏽
Ethan, my flatmaster is in shipping, and I am looking to get a little bit more scientific than "just a little bit of light" between the drum and the straight edge. If you were to use a feeler gauge, what thickness would you have to match your "little bit of light" ?
About a 1/64"
When changing grits do you leave the table in the same position? Or do you have to adjust it for each grit?
Nice, but I am seeing a lot of light between the level and the table. Is that not an issue?
With 220 grit paper, you want the drum to just slightly kiss the straight edge. You don't want a whole lot of contact there. You should notice just a small amount of contact between the sandpaper and the wood using 220. See the 1:20 mark in this video for a really good explanation. If you want a more aggressive cut from your sandpaper, use a more coarse grit like 100 or even 80, and then work your way through the grits until the wood is as smooth as you need it to be. 100 or 120 is great for glue ups, as it gives the glue plenty of wood to bite into, but for finished surfaces you'll obviously want to use finer grits. I have had my sander for several years now, and check it whenever I switch to 220 sandpaper, and maybe have to do a very minor adjustment once every 18 to 24 months. This thing was very well built, and built to last a very long time.
you have mentioned have several grits on each drum, Is it as it looks taper each end and cut square where the grit changes?
Nice video and excellent t-shirt does this work for older flatmasters
How can I get replacement springs for the adjusters on my Flatmaster?? I was unable to locate them on your website.
Thanks for sharing that