A Great Multipurpose Tool: Sanding Bands
Working with wood and other materials is fun and requires lots of time and effort as it is a slow process. The use of many tools is necessary to achieve better results. Sanding is quite common in this field to get a refined finished product, and because of that, there are now even known sanding bands available in the market. These bands are available in various grit grades. Let’s see if they live up to their hype as multipurpose tools!
Sanding Bands as a Multipurpose Tool
With their small size, sanding bands are easy to use and provide dimension or texture to materials. They can help you carve, engrave, grind, route, sharpen, sand, or remove materials. Sanding bands mostly require you to have an electric drill to work with. They can also be used on other materials such as jade, hardboard, and circuit boards. With their help, you can perform various tasks efficiently with less time to spare.
Types of Sanding Bands
There are three types of sanding bands available in the market. All sanding bands come in wide varieties and sizes under these three categories. Numbers 100 and 102 are most commonly used worldwide because they provide the most delicate details in sculpting.
- Fine Sanding Bands: Used for roughing and texturing wood, plastic, UV gel or acrylic products.
- Medium Sanding Bands: Used for cutting, cleaning or refining the base of the materials.
- Coarse Sanding Bands: Used for shortening or trimming materials by sanding them repeatedly.
Sanding Bands — Easy To Use?
Sanding bands are easy to use at home, however, they require flexible wrist and hand movements so you can freely move them around. Take some time to get used to holding it and practice your movements. You can use them to carve smaller objects to practice on as well.
Speed
Drills have many speed levels. It is best to start from the lowest setting to avoid any mishaps and work your way through. Make sure to use easy modes since many professionals also do not use them on their highest setting to avoid harm.
Practice
Practicing sand bands on your smaller projects is a good idea to find out how it feels to sand and will give you more things to learn from. After that, you could move on to more significant projects to practice even further. It is best to remember to be slow and steady so you don’t damage the layers of the material. Remember proper angle, speed and movement are needed to avoid any harm. All brands have slightly different modifications to their sanding bands, so make sure you take that into consideration.
Sharpening
Sanding bands can not be sharpened once they are worn out and should be discarded to avoid uneven surfaces.
Sizes and Variations
They come in many sizes for different uses. Many brands offer deals where you can buy many sanding bands in bulk and use them accordingly.
Now you know how to properly use sanding bands and the things they can be used on. With practice, you will soon be able to use sanding bands freely.