I built a (probably) over-designed sandpaper cutter.
Saw one somewhere that used a hacksaw blade as the cutter.
Routed some T-slots for the guide - new to me, was easy with a Woodline 1291-5 bit which is .468" wide and just the right size for a 7/16 hex head on a 1/4-20 bolt. The cutting height was .150 so i had to lower the bit .040 and make a second pass for the .190 depth to easily pass the hex head thickness. I pre-routed a 5/16th slot.
Tiny .050" (a little less than 1/16") deep dadoes with the table saw blade added a professional looking 1" x 1" grid to the top for very little added time effort.
And then cut a bunch of sheets for my sanding blocks whose paper was worn but I've been too lazy to cut the paper.
My blocks take 9x2-3/4" paper which is a standard 11x9 sheet cut into fourths on the 11" dimension.
P.S. This morning I took off the blue tape marking frequently used positions and cut notches in the top bar which I then marked with a Brother P-touch. Looks more finished.
P.P.S. the four "frequent" positions correspond to 11"/2, 9"/2, 11"/3 and 11"/4. NO reasons others couldn't be marked if you use them.
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Saw one somewhere that used a hacksaw blade as the cutter.
Routed some T-slots for the guide - new to me, was easy with a Woodline 1291-5 bit which is .468" wide and just the right size for a 7/16 hex head on a 1/4-20 bolt. The cutting height was .150 so i had to lower the bit .040 and make a second pass for the .190 depth to easily pass the hex head thickness. I pre-routed a 5/16th slot.
Tiny .050" (a little less than 1/16") deep dadoes with the table saw blade added a professional looking 1" x 1" grid to the top for very little added time effort.
And then cut a bunch of sheets for my sanding blocks whose paper was worn but I've been too lazy to cut the paper.
My blocks take 9x2-3/4" paper which is a standard 11x9 sheet cut into fourths on the 11" dimension.
P.S. This morning I took off the blue tape marking frequently used positions and cut notches in the top bar which I then marked with a Brother P-touch. Looks more finished.
P.P.S. the four "frequent" positions correspond to 11"/2, 9"/2, 11"/3 and 11"/4. NO reasons others couldn't be marked if you use them.
Click on the image thumbnails below to view full size.
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