Flexible backing pads for sanders.

[LyNx]

I'm trying to find a sanding pad like in the picture below to sand the foot/upstand on corian worktops. I would like this to fit my metabo SXE-450.

From the look of the picture, it seems to be an over-sized abrasive with a foam backing to allow it to follow the contour.

Does anyone know any supplies for these sort of pads?

Thanks

 

[Scrit]

Crude, but because I don't do this type of top all the time I just make-up a piece of MDF with a quarter round edge and glue on some abrasive. I have tried the Porter-Cable profile sander and found it no better/faster than hand sanding (and in any case the finest abrasive is about P220 grit). If you have a Fein Multimaster they do a prifile sanding kit these days as well, but I don't know if it's any more use than the P-C set-up. I believe some of the full-time solid surface people use special canting base laminate trimmers with a ball-nose bit to grind out the fillet (the sort of stuff sold by Art Betterley in the States) and follow up with straight line pneumatic sanders with a profile bottom

Scrit

 

[LyNx]

Thank you. I do plan on going the MDF/adrasive route but i will try and source some pads for future use.

 

[Alex]

I've got the same Metabo sander it's brilliant but i've found it works so well the backing pads don't last that long. Axminster sell the medium and soft backing pads i think i paid £14 each. Please let us know if you find a better source or solution for pads.
Alex