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Offline The_Beast

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Electric toothbrush sander/buffer
« on: September 05, 2010, 08:04:01 PM »
I've heard this various places, so if I'm treading old news, sorry, but some of the local IPMA guys are ga-ga over using an electric toothbrush as a teeny-tiny round sander. Some brushes have heads smaller than fingers, but you can still run a flat sand on a interior space.

Of course, it doesn't swivel, but it works pretty well in many cases, and the circular pad swings back and forth.

Just pull the bristles, cut a dot of sand fine paper, affix, and  you're off and running.

Far warning, some brushes only LOOK like they swivel; one I bought basically did the wave. Impressive, but doesn't move the grit worth a darn.

Of course, in spite of being all thumbs and never finishing ANYTHING, I had to try to come up with an improvement for those who do.  lol

I rather like the way cheap finger nail buffers can do an excellent job smoothing scratches in plastic to almost shiny, so I thought, why not combine the two ideas together. Some buffers are a piece of hard plastic, with thin, sticky sponge holding on the buffing surfaces. You can slowly peel this abrading sponge, cut a little circle, and stick it by its own adhesion on the toothbrush head.

In fact, as most electric toothbrushes have replaceable heads, you can make one with each grit, as they tend to last for more than one application, to swap as you go along.

If you've heard the toothbrush idea ad nauseum, perhaps my little suggestion might improve it further for you.

Doug

Edit: As it's my first suggestion, I'd appreciate feedback as to its usefulness. Thanks!
« Last Edit: September 07, 2010, 02:53:26 PM by The_Beast »

 

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