another newbeee

[shineitup]

ok here it is. i started polishing about 3 months ago. my name is getting out there and it's time to invest in some small tools to get into tight spaces. where do you guys buy your cratex bobs from. the bullet bobs would be perfect. also do you guys know of any say 1in. sanders out there. i've looked everywhere. thanks in advance.

[Rasper]

Caswell sells a good assortment of felt bobs. Just look in their on line catalog.

For sanding, I use two things. I use a die grinder with Roloc disks. You can get 1.5 inch disks. I don't know about 1 inch discs. For finish sanding I use a Chicago Pneumatics air sander, model 7201P. It runs at 2500 rpm. It come with 3 inch pads, but I make my own pads to fit it, whatever size I need. Tool Warehouse seems to have the best price. That's where I bought mine. If I have one tool I dearly love, it's that one.

Richard

[jrow]

shineitup,

http://www.cratex.com/
I would suggest that you purchase a die grinder, either pneumatic or electric. You can outfit it with various sized cartridge rolls. A Dremel tool with the appropriate sanding/polishing adapters is also useful. For tight areas a Dremel or a die grinder with small buffs works great. A 1" facer buff or 1", 1 1/2" or 2" treated or untreated buffs will also get you into the tighter areas.

Let us know how you make out.

John