DIY Easy sanding sleeves for my Contour Sander, brought to you by Pete Blair AKA the Mad Scientist

A short video that I am confident will make it much easier for you to make sleeves for my contour sander or just about any other sander you need to make sleeves for. This method was suggested to me by Jesse Herrin a fantastic artist and musician from Way Cross Georgia. Thanks for the tip Jesse! If you are interested in seeing the small line of tools I make here in my shop in Southwestern British Columbia you can find my Tool Catalog here: docs.google.co...

[@jesseherrin3253]

Thanks for the shout out, my friend! I’ve found that if I do it this way it’ll always fit the piece of foam I’m using at that moment correctly…because although each foam tube is supposed to be the same exact size, THEY ARE NOT. They will vary slightly. Pete, I believe me & you both had the same problem. I had 3 different sizes in my package of tubing. I just find it easier for me to custom make each sleeve for the exact piece of foam I’m working with at that time….& when the foam wears out I just start making them to fit the new piece that I cut. This is one of my favorite attachments!

[@oldncarvingJohn]

That's brilliant. Thanks for sharing. Do you ship to Australia?

[@peteblairakathemadscientist]

Hi John, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I ship world wide you can find my tool catalog with pricing here docs.google.com/document/d/1TR4a9VJEWQ6m1yFKsbzFaUCjsJwHU1BR2eabJGl8QP0/edit

[@michaelcharleston4680]

Yea john i got some mandrels of pete they take a couple weeks to get here im in tassie but the mandrels are great i use mine all the time cheers mate

[@peteblairakathemadscientist]

@@michaelcharleston4680 LOL! You didn't happen to mention how many times I had to ship!!

[@michaelcharleston4680]

@@peteblairakathemadscientist dont know what your talkin about pete lol lol cheers mate

[@michaelcharleston4680]

Gday pete good to see ya back hope your well that looked easy enough that i could do it. will the rubber thingy fit the mandrels i got off you cheers mick

[@peteblairakathemadscientist]

Yes they will you just need the set without the mandrel.

[@DavidGrassSr]

Hey Pete ,nice job i made some 1¨ ones and they sure work great ! I do a lot of Truck carving thanks for the tip years ago , Stay cool its bumping 100 over here in SE Texas , See Ya

[@peteblairakathemadscientist]

Wow! Way too hot for me! Thanks for watching and I’m glad to hear the mandrels are still working for you David