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Electric toothbrushes work great for light detail sanding in tight spots. just work down the bristles to about 1/8" on a belt sander. then you can apply adhesive backed sandpaper to that. I use a "Crest Spinbrush" $6US they use 2 AA batteries and have replaceable heads. I've gone through a few, but have not spent more than $18 in the past 2 years.

P.S. Don't get the "Spinbrush 2" it has a 2 way movement on the bristles.

Keith

in article c4ch3u$5ip$ snipped-for-privacy@hood.uits.indiana.edu, Kevin at snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote on 3/30/04 2:17 PM:

while brushing my teeth had an idea. Couldn't one use an electric toothbrush > as a substitute for a carver/engraver? I took the brush off turned the thing > on and there was this little rod of metal just vibrating away like crazy. > So I thought hmmm, if someone could put a point on this thing or perhaps a > sharpended extension, it might work to mark the bowls and such I've been > turning. Anyone ever tried this? > >
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Keith
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- Why should the 2-way movements prevent it being used?

- Electric toothbrushes are great for cleaning the dust after sanding from the tight crevices you get on natural edged work. They are gentle compared to the rotary brushes on Dremmels and the like, which I find can sometimes tear off pieces of bark which you have taken great care to retain during turning.

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Richard Hatton

in article 406e5c9f$0$625$ snipped-for-privacy@news.dial.pipex.com, Richard Hatton at snipped-for-privacy@nojunkdsl.pipex.com wrote on 4/3/04 1:34 AM:

you can't stick a piece of sandpaper to the 2 way movement brush. one part rotates back and fourth, and the other goes to and fro. It would work great for cleaning though. You can also drag the bristled over a block of jewelers rough and use it to polish your tools.

I really don't do any "woodworking" , I sculpt in driftwood and various tree roots. Half of my technique if you will, is to leave as much of the piece completely natural, with bark(roots really don't have much "bark") and all. I have found that a good selection of brushes is every bit as important as my chisels. After all you can take a piece of burly twisted root, and simply clean it, oil it, and polish it, and you will have a beautiful thing created by nature and polished by man(like a diamond). If anyone cares I have my latest piece displayed at

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Sculpt

Nice piece.

Sounds like yet another ready-made, and even properly labeled critique forum.

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George

Kevin: I think you need to cut down your time in the bathroom! Look what you caused! *G*

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Leif Thorvaldson

I wonder if a Velcro sanding sheet would stick to the bristles--maybe play a torch on them to melt the bristle tips, just enough so they ball up a bit (look at a Velcro pad, you'll see what I mean). Off to St. Vinnie's, to find an electric toothbrush and a knife too...

Ken Grunke

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Ken Grunke

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