Mirka Abranet abrasives

Me too and me either - so I looked at their US website . The Abranet description isn't available (404 error), but I was able to read a bit about it from the Worldwide site . It sounds interesting. The UK site, under automotive uses, was selling it on its dust free, no clogging, no pilling, and longevity characteristics. I'd give it a try if I came across it (I currently use their papers and Abralon with much satisfaction.)

_____ American Association of Woodturners Cascade Woodturners Assoc., Portland, Oregon Northwest Woodturners, Tigard, Oregon _____

Here's a link with a good description...

Chalk it up to cranium density, but I didn't get the initial impression that one needed a vac setup to get the "dustless" feature... duh! :)

_____ American Association of Woodturners Cascade Woodturners Assoc., Portland, Oregon Northwest Woodturners, Tigard, Oregon _____

sounds like an interesting product. I have been selling Mirka based disks for about 3 years now and really do like it. Started with the Bulldog gold and then went to the royal and royal plus. Real good product. Abralon is a great product, just more money than most people are willing to pay.

-- Steve Worcester

Abranet works GREAT on wood. It doesn't clog and can easily be blown out with a compressor nozzle. It also doesn't build up heat because of all the screen-like pores. It's amazing stuff. The only problem I've found with it is that you need a longer velcro loop than most of the pads available from Craft Supplies or Packard. Using the standard disks most of us use it will tend to fly off the pad, but works very well hand-held. It was made for use in auto body shops where they have 8" velcro pads with longer loops on the pad. It's also very effective used with an Ingersol Rand vacuum sander. It sucks about 95 percent of the dust right into the extractor.

-Jim Gott- San Jose, CA