Sanding 3d carving

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Sanding 3d carving

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Just wondering what methods/tools people are using to do finish sanding on 3d work? I just completed two 4 foot mantle pieces with a celtic weave in them. I am pleased with how they came out, but I am struggling with how to clean the piece up for finishing. I've included a picture of what I'm talking about.
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Re: Sanding 3d carving

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those sanding disks that micheal uses work great, you just have to be gentle with them as you can wear them out fast.
look up one of the mothly projects , he lists the source for them in almost every one.
also have used a burr bit in a dremel to undercut and hog some bad areas out.
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Google "Mop Sander"
It works very well on 3-D models
http://store.carvewright.com/home.php?cat=299


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I just got this for Christmas. I have not used it on a project yet but I tried it on some scrape. Seems to work well so far.
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http://www.proxxontools.com/store/pc/vi ... ategory=28

I also use the these.
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http://stockroomsupply.ca/shop/sanding-mops.html
http://www.theonlinewoodshow.com/show/c ... 0102&cat=2
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Frank,

What are the green wheels? Source? They look very interesting!

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Post by COWBOY1296 »

I use a sanding mop and the pen sander as well. My first sanding mop was 220 grit. I did not think that was rough enough so now I am at 180 which should be fine. With the pen sander 220 was way to fine and now I use 150. Having a needle file helps too. I cant honestly say that I have ever done a perfect sanding on 3-d but do the best I can. There are just some areas that you can not get to.

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I usually start by vacuuming off any dust, then scrub with a toothbrush, vacuum again.
Then I apply a very thin coat of water based polyurethane, this stiffens the fibers and makes the fuzzies easier to remove.
Next I use a dremel tool with red 3M scotch brite discs that I make by cutting them out with a 1 1/2" hole saw. The discs work well and they are cheap. For the chatter marks I have a Flexcut carving gouges that match the diameter of the cutter used on the router. This all goes pretty quickly.

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For future reference, steep "walls" tend to show tool marks. You can reduce or eliminate these by applying a draft to your component. It will look better and require less cleanup.
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What do you mean by a draft? I haven't heard that term before.
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rsetina wrote:What do you mean by a draft? I haven't heard that term before.
Third icon on third row modifies your model so that any walls (straight up-and-down surfaces) become tipped by a few degrees to help the machining process...I think the term came from making models for casting - they must have "draft" so the model will release from the mold.

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Actually I guess it affects all "walls"...the 90 degree vertical ones as well as the rest.

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I'm just posting in order to subscribe to this thread. I need a better way to clean up reliefs, too.

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A word of caution about the "Draft".
It will apply that new slant to any and all vertical "walls" that are shown in the 3D view and create a new component from them.
So, if you have three components shown in the 3D view and you want to add a "draft" to only one , you will need to hide the other two components or you will get a new component made up of the existing three components.
It will not delete the original three but you may not get the effect you're looking for.
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Re: Sanding 3d carving

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All great info guys. Thanks for the replies. I'm still new to the aspire program and you all help me learn things I wouldn't normally use.
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