Some notes on safely sanding resin.

 Sanding sticks

The above photo shows a simple inexpensive home made sanding stick.

1, on the smooth or plain paper side of sand paper press down a strip of double sided sellotape

2, Press one to sellotape Coffee stirrer sticks until the whole width of the double sided sellotape is covered.

3, cut between the stirrer stick to free the sanding sticks.

These simple sanding sticks are ideal for any number of sanding jobs, the wisths and shapes can be altered to suit a particular need.

Always use them wet and once clogged simply was them to remove any build up of sanded material, then dispose of them into a old food bag and out into the house hold rubbish bin.

In the above photo is shown a simple and effective wet sanding set up.
it is made from a plastic rake away food container that is used upside down. so you are sanding in the lid of the container.

Simply add  oblong shaped piece of suitable sand paper soak with water and sand the required part. if required top up the water.

If for any reason you have to leave the sanding simply pop the food container base or tray onto the lib to help stop the sanded material drying out and allowing dust to get into the rooms atmosphere.

The model in the photo is a Wee Friends Wargames Friendly Vehicle1/72nd scale or 20mm  M4A3E2 Jumbo which I am sanding the casting block or under the turret and tracks. to keep the surface level keep checking and rotate how you hod the pice. and always sand in a figure of eight holding the piece lightly.

The casting blocks under the track units are about 10mm thick.

In this photo the two models of the Jumbo in behind the sanding lid generated the amount of resin slurry contained with in the lid.

Without the sand paper and most of the water has been drained away you are left with this pile of sanding slurry, if this had been dry sanded all of this would have been floating around the rooms atmosphere. This dust is dangerous and should not be inhaled by you, your family of pets.

A selection of photos of the two M4A3E2 Jumbos with the 75mm and 76mm guns. smaller fittings are supplied in white metal.

The same two models now with a coat of Halford,s spray can grey primer.


 

Thats all for today.

Cheers

Ian