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need Storage Ideas 4 sandpaper disks

AdamB | Posted in General Discussion on April 30, 2004 04:20am

There has got to be a better way.  I was out in the shop a few min. ago stalling, er organizing in preperation to start sanding down the cabinets before staining, when I spent 20 min. going through the drawer of hook and loop sandpaper disks.

The best I could come up with on short notice was a ring that used to hold carpet samples.  One type of sandpaper per ring.

Maybe a subdivided wooden box would be a better way.  That would have to wait until after the cabinets get kicked out of the shop.  I get them by the 100 pack at 10 cents per so anyideas have accomadate that.

I know that the pro’s out there that move from jobsite to jobsite have a better way.  What is it?

Adam

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  1. VaGentinMI | Apr 30, 2004 04:48am | #1

    i have used CD albums b4. work pretty good for me

    1. AdamB | Apr 30, 2004 05:43am | #3

      Hook and Loop or PDA?

      Hook and loop.

      thats not a ..... bad idea.  but then I have a tendancy to buy 5 grits at once so its 500 sheets of hookand loop at once to stock. 

      BTW the ring Idea, is kinda a pain too.

      Keep the ideas coming, help me stall... er ..... research. :-)

      Adam<P>&nbsp;</P>

      1. calvin | Apr 30, 2004 05:51am | #4

        The discs I use come in a sturdy box.  So on the shelf in the van are 4 boxes.  I write the grit on the side so it is more visible.  Pretty easy, pretty simple.

        Sait-sanding discsRemodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

        Quittin' Time

      2. FastEddie1 | Apr 30, 2004 05:53am | #5

        Clear plastic "shoeboxes" that you can get at Lowes.  Snap on lids.  One per grit.  Just toss the new supply in the box, mark the sides & top with a margic marker for the grit.  Keeps them separated & visible & un-wrinkled.  And they are stackable.

        Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!"  Then get busy and find out how to do it.  T. Roosevelt

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        IMERC | Apr 30, 2004 06:11am | #7

        Round tupperwares to fit.... One per grit.

        Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....                                                                   WOW!!!   What a Ride!

  2. CAGIV | Apr 30, 2004 04:51am | #2

    Hook and Loop or PDA?

    I saw a little jig made of scrap plywood and dowels to seperate H&L paper, the dowels were upright in the ply, 1 dowel per grit, hang the pieces on it...

    seemed like it would be a pain to stock it though.

    Team Logo

  3. oldfred | Apr 30, 2004 06:01am | #6

    Adam,

    By coincidence, I sorted my disks this afternoon.  Put them into the box my  RO sander  came in and separated them by grit size with some sheets of posterboard. The box is large enough to hold the extra pads along with the wrench. Simple cardboard box is light, won't scar whatever  piece of work I drop it on, and does the job till I get around to making a wooden box.  ( and that could be a while)   I cut the dividers to about 5" x 6'' and wrote the grit size on each one.

    It's a pain in the patuie that most of the disks don't have the grit size marked on them.  (Came in an assorted pkg.)  Took longer to figure out the grit sizes than to make the dividers.

    My cabinets are done - I was stalling before sanding the cellar door.

    oldfred

  4. numbfinger | Apr 30, 2004 01:32pm | #8

    My wife does baking... she gives me a zillion white plastic cylindrical containers with lids. Sour cream I think. Works nicely.

  5. woodguy99 | Apr 30, 2004 02:04pm | #9

    The plastic organizers for the old 5.5" floppy disks work too.  Sort of a flip file for sandpaper.

    1. sawdust50 | May 01, 2004 08:11am | #15

      In the shop, ditto for the 5.25 disk storage boxes, but these are getting harder to find; there are CD storage boxes today of the same size.  i can get 300 hook and loop disks in the case (50 each of six grits). Onsite I just take 10 each of 3-4 grits in the original Klingspoor box.

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    Mongo | Apr 30, 2004 03:30pm | #10

    I'm with calvin.

    I keep them in the box they were packaged in and use a sharpie to write the grit size on the side of the box.

    Stack them on the shelf.

    Easy to stock, easy to access, easy to transport...grab and go.

    1. GregGibson | Apr 30, 2004 04:06pm | #11

      Zip - Lock freezer bags . . . . the added benefit is that they keep the moisture out.

      Greg

      1. m2akita | Apr 30, 2004 08:20pm | #12

        I buy the sanding discs in bulk also.  I keep the bulk of them in my shop/shed stored in coffee tins.  One tin for each grit, with the grit labelled on the outside.  For my truck I keep them in zip lock freezer bags, with the grit written on both the bag and the back of the sanding pad.  I have a designated tool box in the truck that has all ( well most) of my sanding supplies.

        -m2akita

  7. RW | Apr 30, 2004 11:44pm | #13

    Festool Systainers. You got your pick of heights. You can get one 6 or 7 inches high and just store all the boxes in it, or you can get one with an insert made specifically for a certain diameter disk - mine are 6". The tray then eliminates the need for boxes, you just stack them in there. Tidy, tidy. I actually prefer keeping them in the boxes. I can read the labels and they don't intermix or flop about when the quantity gets low.

    "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain

  8. Shoeman | May 01, 2004 02:51am | #14

    The discs I buy come in a cardboard box.  I like to store those in an old military ammo can - in fact I manage to fit my PC  RO sander in there as well.  Keeps everything dry and no way they are getting bent. 

    I like to use those cans for many things - grinder and all discs, roto zip and all bits, gun nails, boxes of finish nails, etc.

  9. DanH | May 01, 2004 03:02pm | #16

    How about a multi-pocket file folder?

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