Abrasive papers

[andyavast]

Hello everyone, just a quick enquiry into suppliers of good quality abrasive papers for lapping operations. Anyone know a friendly, reliable place to purchase abrasives such as these? It would be nice to get very fine grades for finishing and quality is an issue as I find the cheap stuff loses its grit too quickly.

Cheers!

Andy

 

[paulm]

Try Matthew, a forum member, here

link

Lots of other good stuff too !

Cheers, Paul

 

[bugbear]

Hello everyone, just a quick enquiry into suppliers of good quality abrasive papers for lapping operations.

Blades or plane soles?

BugBear

 

[Anonymous]

Andy

I get mine from Farnell in boxes of sheets and as it is made by Norton, it is very good

http://www.farnell.co.uk

 

[andyavast]

Bugbear, my only bench plane sole is well lapped already but I tend to use belt sander paper for any serious sole work, I find its cheaper to use for sole flattening. This stuff will be for preparing chisels and plane irons and general sharpening and metal finishing shenanigans.

Thanks for the links fellas, I'll check them out right away.

Andy

 

[bugbear]

Bugbear, my only bench plane sole is well lapped already but I tend to use belt sander paper for any serious sole work, I find its cheaper to use for sole flattening.

I'm with the great Joseph Whitworth on this topic:

Miscellaneous Papers on Mechanical Subjects

By Joseph Whitworth

http://books.google.com/books?id=AlgJAA ... yASJwb3eDA

pp1-21

BugBear

 

[TheTiddles]

Try the newsagents, lots of abrasive papers there, the Mail, Express, Sun, etc...

Aidan