Comments on: Dealmonger: Three Microplane Sanding Discs For $14 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:32:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Daniel Rutter http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/#comment-126006 Daniel Rutter Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:13:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/#comment-126006 OK, sure. But how about when you needed to extract information from a secret agent? How'd they do then? (I took one look at them and instantly heard "And now, Mr Bond...") OK, sure. But how about when you needed to extract information from a secret agent? How’d they do then?

(I took one look at them and instantly heard “And now, Mr Bond…”)

]]> By: elmegil http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/#comment-125831 elmegil Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:56:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/#comment-125831 Let's make that three votes against. I bought them too, and had exactly the problems described. Let’s make that three votes against. I bought them too, and had exactly the problems described.

]]> By: Tooldork http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/#comment-125824 Tooldork Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:44:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/#comment-125824 I'm with Ben -- I got mine a few months ago and thought they would be great for stripping paint. Nope, recommended use is only on bare wood. So, I gave them a whirl and they really remove the wood, but left some serious marks that required going over again with regular sandpaper. Again, Ben is dead-on on the grit conversion. Removal was a bit tough...you have to use a screwdriver to pry the pads off. My guess is that they really wear down the loops on the base pad. I don't consider $14 to be much of a deal since I had to re-sand everything I just did. I’m with Ben — I got mine a few months ago and thought they would be great for stripping paint. Nope, recommended use is only on bare wood.

So, I gave them a whirl and they really remove the wood, but left some serious marks that required going over again with regular sandpaper.

Again, Ben is dead-on on the grit conversion.

Removal was a bit tough…you have to use a screwdriver to pry the pads off. My guess is that they really wear down the loops on the base pad.

I don’t consider $14 to be much of a deal since I had to re-sand everything I just did.

]]> By: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/#comment-125784 Benjamen Johnson Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:43:23 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/04/dealmonger-three-microplane-sanding-discs-for-14/#comment-125784 I bought a set of these a few years ago, blinded by the marketing, and wasn't impressed. They really gave my sander a workout. They also would grab when you wouldn't expect it and leave tiny gouges. They do remove wood like nobody's business though . It might be more accurate to say they are more like 20, 40 and 60 grit equiv. I bought a set of these a few years ago, blinded by the marketing, and wasn’t impressed. They really gave my sander a workout. They also would grab when you wouldn’t expect it and leave tiny gouges. They do remove wood like nobody’s business though . It might be more accurate to say they are more like 20, 40 and 60 grit equiv.

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