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tapering tangs
Steve, when you taper the tangs on your platen, do you use the graphite tape on your platen or just leave the platen as is?. Actually is it a good thing to use the graphite tape at all?. Please enlighthen me on this. I have read pros and cons on this subject . T.I.A. Roland |
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I don't use it on my tang tapering platen. I tried it at first when I got the machine and didn't like the "flatness" of the tang when finished. I just leave it bare. I do go to the disk sander after the platen, so maybe it's not a really big deal. Now....that was 20 yrs ago, or so, so the graphite tape might be a different animal than the one I used back then. Just try both and see which you like best. Make sure you use butt-joint belts, as the overlap type are quite bumpy on a platen. There is a good discussion on tang tapering on this forum somewhere, it might be worth your time to lookit up. |
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Roland, I've found one good use for the graphite material. When finishing up handles on the platen, I use the graphite under the belt starting at 220 grit. It allows me to go to a much higher grit prior to hand finishing. Other than that, I haven't found much use for it. Brett |
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