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01-03-2006, 09:35 AM
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#1 | | Time on a thickness sander Name: Richard Godfrey City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 58  01-03-2006, 09:35 AM
Hi-
I need to buy/rent (or donations gratefully accepted!!) a short amount of time on a large thickness sander in short travel distance of Raleigh, NC.
I'm working on a butcher block counter top. 28.5"x52"x2.25" thick. I chipped a few places on some glue joints when scraping the glue prior to belt/finish sanding, and am in hopes of being able to run it through a thickness sander 3-4 time on the face to get it evened out. Looks like I need to take it down about 1/32-1/16 inch.
If not, back to the 80grit on the belt sander!
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01-03-2006, 08:40 PM
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Name: Richard Godfrey City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.00 over 180 days | Re: Time on a thickness sander
Never mind, I found one. A cabinet company in Wake Forest, NC is letting my use their sander on Friday...
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01-03-2006, 08:51 PM
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Name: D L Ames City: Fayetteville State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.00 over 180 days | Re: Time on a thickness sander
Originally Posted by Richgod Never mind, I found one. A cabinet company in Wake Forest, NC is letting my use their sander on Friday...
Richard Richard, what does something like that run you if you don't mind me asking.
D L
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01-04-2006, 08:23 AM
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Name: Richard Godfrey City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.00 over 180 days | Re: Time on a thickness sander
<LOL> We're not sure yet.
He has never done this before...could be we 'trade out' something, or I buy the sanding belt(s) we wear out, or I pay an hourly rate.... At any rate, it is better than me screwing it up further with my 3x21 belt sander!
I'll let you know.
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01-04-2006, 11:27 AM
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Name: John Richards City: Hickory State: NC County: Burke Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 34 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.39 over 180 days | Re: Time on a thickness sander
You could have used mine if you were closer. For guys on the forum it is free. For other folks I charge a min of $25.00. If the paper is damaged or ruined they have to cover that as well.
Anyone needing sanding help is welcome to stop by Hickory. 
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01-06-2006, 05:00 PM
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Name: Richard Godfrey City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.00 over 180 days | Re: Time on a thickness sander
Well, my butcher block is all sanded down thanks to Rick at Counterpoint Woodshop in Wake Forsest. 5 passes through the machine, (4 top, 1 bottom) nice and smooth. No charge.
Turns out he (Rick) is selling the shop next month and retiring (and hopefully joining this list soon) and has a passel of nice lumber up for grabs. Hopefully when he joins, he can provide a detailed inventory/prices.
I picked up a piece of curly maple and a piece of (curly??) red oak. Has nice figure in 2/3 of the board, we really didn't know WHAT to call it! AND I had my eye on a 12/4x12(?)X' piece of black walnut, but had to leave it...<sigh> That's the price you pay for living in the 'burbs with no storage. Wish I was back home on the farm in Black Mountain now. | |
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01-06-2006, 06:25 PM
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Name: Dirk City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Come to think of it I think I used to buy wood from him yrs ago. You could take your glue-ups back to him and he would plane them for free. Sorry to hear he is retiring | |
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01-07-2006, 04:10 AM
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Name: D L Ames City: Fayetteville State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.00 over 180 days | Re: Time on a thickness sander
Sounds like you got a good deal there Richard. Hopefully Rick will take you up on your offer to join the site. Thanks for helping to spread the word. 
D L
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01-12-2006, 11:29 PM
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Name: Mark City: Fuquay Varina State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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The figured cherry in the desk I use every day came from Counterpoint.
Mmm..12" wide figured cherry. 
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