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Hey Swanny (Toothbrush sander)

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  • From: Hayward, CA
Hey Swanny (Toothbrush sander)
Posted by MikeV on Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:22 AM
Matt,

Is that Crest toothbrush sander you use the vibrating type or the kind that spins like the ones that Braun makes?
Also, do you cut the bristles off and CA glue the sandpaper to the flat surface or do you just glue it right to the bristles?

Thanks

Mike

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Posted by Swanny on Sunday, January 18, 2004 8:47 AM
Crest brush. Cut the bristles off short and glue the sandpaper to that.
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Posted by MikeV on Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:02 AM
Swanny,

Thanks

Mike

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Posted by shrikes on Sunday, January 18, 2004 11:54 AM
does it really work, swanny? What do you use to attach the sandpaper, CA glue or PVA?
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Posted by Swanny on Sunday, January 18, 2004 2:09 PM
Medium CA and accelerator.
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Posted by Torio on Sunday, January 18, 2004 6:46 PM
Hello happy toothbrush modifyers
I've found a little variation of use as I cut bristles and stick a little piece of foam ( it comes in rolls and I think it is used to protect water ducts from icing ) on the toothbrush head ( in fact it already has a sticky side ) and then I stick the abrasive piece with double sided adhesive tape.
Just a path to explore...

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:32 AM
I cut down the bristles as far as I could and then I glued a small piece of wet/dry sandpaper to the brush after the CA glue dried, I was able to trim the paper to a better fit.

Having the extra brush has proven to help in other areas. The brush easily cleans my paint cups. Though I use acrylic paint, sometimes it is a pain to clean. The powered brush makes cleaning easier.

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Posted by Enzo_Man on Friday, February 13, 2004 1:00 AM
Genius, pure genius!!! I need to do that.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:58 PM
If you got a braun toothbrush, ($20) you can use that and change the heads. The brush head turns faster too.

Could you show some pictures please?
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Posted by kaimuki21 on Sunday, April 4, 2004 12:31 PM
You can also glue velcro to the head and then the matching piece different grits of sandpaper. That way, you can change the grit without having to get so many brushes. The padding on the velcro gives the sander a little more give to.
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Posted by MikeV on Sunday, April 4, 2004 3:53 PM
I bought one of the Braun Oral-B ones at a flea market for $5 a while back. Big Smile [:D]

Mike

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Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, April 11, 2004 10:34 AM
My father recently purchased a rechargeable sander from Squadron I think.
Just wondering if anyone else ahs used one of these, and if so which has a faster orbital rate?
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Posted by saltydog on Monday, April 12, 2004 2:03 PM
hey mike, heres an idea if its not too late. i bought those little round velcro pads from walmart in the sewing section (about the size of a dime) and glued one side of the pad to the toothbrush and the otherside (which has a peel and stick backing) to the sand paper. i made up several "discs" with varying grits of sandpaper and when i want to swap grits, i just velcro a different pad with a different grit stuck to it. it works well and you dont have to buy a separated head for each grit of sand paper desired.
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Posted by MikeV on Monday, April 12, 2004 6:58 PM
Thanks Chris.

I glued a piece of medium density foam on it and am going to just cut out disks out of sandpaper and spray the backs of them with Super 77 adhesive and stick them to the foam. That velcro idea is good too except you would need to reglue the velcro to each new piece of sandpaper that you use.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by saltydog on Monday, April 12, 2004 9:42 PM
hey, thats cool mike. what ever works my friend. although ive never had to reglue anything yet. maybe theres a misunderstanding but its not worth explaining if you have your solution at hand. later.
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Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:26 PM
Chris,

Lets say you take a round piece of 400 grit sandpaper and you glued the velcro to the back of it and after a while it wears out, you will have to glue another piece of velcro to another piece of sandpaper. That was what I meant.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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  • From: Lower Alabama
Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:04 PM
both the (i guess this is correct velcro terminology) male and female side of the velcro pads have a self adhesive backing. i just cut small squares of sand paper in a square, stick it on, and trim the excess with scissors. if it wears out eventually, ill just grab another pad and repeat the above. with the opposite piece of velcro, i stick it to the toothbrush and it stays quite handily. ive used them extensively (mostly on hobbycraft and revell modelsDisapprove [V]Disapprove [V]) and have yet to wear one out. i guess you would have to replace it eventually though. the velcro makes it easier and quicker to change out is all. plastic is not too tough on auto sand paper. anyway, let it rip tater chip, if you like what you got, i absolutely love it!!Big Smile [:D]

heck, i like that foam idea as it would probably conform to curves and such a little better than the velcro. i may have to have it your way too. Wink [;)] thanks, later.
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