Thanks Al I should have mentioned that. It is especially important on the heavy grit. Thanks for watching, Gary

Good point Ken! When I do a once turning on a piece of green wood it is nice to see when I have it down to 1/4 inch it is sandable. For sure you can see the dust coming off. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Joe. The second pad is softer which helps the disk and pad conform to the shape of the turning. Give it a try I think you will like it. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much Ray. For sure carbides have a place in my shop. That branch that went through the piece was case in point. If you remember at the begining I showed that piece I cut off. I almost forgot why it was so hard to get through that area. Nice seeing you as well my friend, Gary

Thanks for your comments Bill. I am pretty sure I did not recommend standing on the back side of the lathe. But I think others do so they can have the dust go the other directions from them. And yes you should wear a dust mask which I did to avoid the noise of my dust collector and air filtration. Those points sure could be pointed out in another video. Also using your air hose to clean the dust off your area is not a good way. I worked as a wood patternmaker and the was more than me just working their. A number of the guys would just blow the dust off their jobs or bench and fill the shop with dust. I guess as long as they blew it away from their selves that was ok.

Thank you Jim I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Good one Ken! But we do start out course and end up smooth LOL

By golly it sure does. I just tilted to have a good view and it was as plain as could be. Thanks for watching, Gary

Not weird at all. I might be weird as well because I like it as well. It is what we do right before we get to see just how beautiful the wood is we just worked with. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks Carol. I sure took my time thinking about it. I had looked at the Harbor Freight one which looks ok and a good price. Comes without batteries and the after market battery market seems to have grown. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Jim I appreciate you watching, Gary

Thank you Tim. Last time I was at the hardware store I bought a half dozen of those screws. Now if I can remember where they are LOL. The fact of it is when I put my chuck on I give it a little spin at the end and it locks it in plenty good for sanding. At least for me. Takes a spanner wrench to get it loose which is what I like. Thanks for watching, Gary

@ThePapa1947 you are not alone in that area.

Thank you Edward! Wow that is great news. I bet you in for lots of fun. Take care, Gary

@ThePapa1947 I'm just glad to being able to get to what makes me feel happy and grounded again. Already making wood chips with a piece of Cherry Burl take care and again. Thank you for the educational videos on how to do things that won't get one injured. Sometimes you learn the hard way.

Thank you Lee!

Thank you Denis I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Thank you Douglas. That is a good trick your doing with your sanding. Yes we learned the wetting down wood to raise the grain back in highschool. This was on flat stock but the same idea. DNA will do the same thing. Gary

@@danowen9142 it is the DeWalt right angle drill. We gave garden tools that use DeWalt batteries so figured I would stick with the same. Alo it is 20 volt but probably does not matter much .

Thanks Garth. It is a DeWalt. I like it a lot. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks Ray, I have two of the Dewalt 2ah and that is what I asked them to send. For some reason they sent the bigs ones. Which will work good for the leaf blower and weed wacker. I use the grub screw when turning in reverse. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks Michael. I know compared to the factory ones they are much less. Have not tested how long they last though.

Thank you Phil. It is pretty much exactly how you do it. And I am sure I picked some of that up from you. Especially the double pad system. That is the dogs bark...oh wait...the cats meow LOL See you tomorrow my friend, Gary

@@ThePapa1947 LOL! Always with the one-liners, my friend!

Thank you Tom. I use them because they are softer and allows things to form to the shape I am turning. Well worth it if you ask me. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Gary, Yes for sure no reason to have the cords in the way. As far as the bottom goes I sand what I can before flipping. It it is a recess I can get it all done. With a tenon I will sand what I can and then after removing the nub I put the bowl on something soft and sand with drill. Thanks for watching, Gary...lots of Gary's watch my channel!

Thank you Jim I appreciate you watching! Gary

Thanks Skip! This came up twice so just in case I will paste my first answer here. Thank you Skip. I have a Porter Cable drill and impact drill and the batteries keep on going. Have had it for 6 years or more. You know how time fly's. LOL Perfect timing for a useful Christmas present. Take care, Gary

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Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Thanks Alan I appreciate your comment. Gary

Thank you Jerry I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Hi Eric, yes I have wet sanded. Especially if I have an area of punky wood or tear out that will not clean up it can produce a slurry that can fill those areas. Check out the video I did on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIC5qX6oiaqoh9ksi=GNM1JxosHcyfE3lK

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Thanks! If I had reversed direction on the outside or inside I would have mentioned that. I have found that with the drill going forward it works perfect for the lathe going forward or reverse. It is all about which side of the work you have the sander working. But a good suggestion thanks, Gary

Thank you Skip. I have a Porter Cable drill and impact drill and the batteries keep on going. Have had it for 6 years or more. You know how time fly's. LOL Perfect timing for a useful Christmas present. Take care, Gary

Hi Mike, yes you can get a good sanding job that way. I did for years. Gary

Thanks Jay. If you miss something at the beginning it may not show till the first coat of finish goes on. There really isn't a set amount of time for each grit. Takes more on hard wood most of the time. That is what makes looking it over is so important. Thanks for watching, Gary

Precisely TM!

@@mick1gallagher it is possible. Surprised you could see it. Well not all that surprise d.

Thanks Jon! See you then, Gary

Thanks Doug!

There are some turnings that I either lack the ability to turn them smooth enough to start with 180 or finer. But if they are turned smooth enough I start with the paper needed to finish the piece. I brought up 80 grit to emphasize the importance of being sure the grit you are using has done its job and you can move on to the next grit. Thought I was clear about that but sorry if I wasn't.

​@ThePapa1947 You were clear on that 80 grit issue. I just happen to not like that grit because of the scratches I got, or it was too aggressive. It's one of those preference issues.

Thanks Mark. Yes I do have set screws on my chucks. When turning in reverse it is very important to use the set screw. When I spin my chuck in it takes my spanner wrench to loosen it up. I really doubt sanding will loosen it up. That said you should use the set screw it if is a concern. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Scott. I do like this sander a lot. There are lots of other nice brands as well but this uses the same battery and chargers as our lawn tools so it made sense to get it. Sure the small batteries will last for the sanding but kind of pointing out don't call it good if the battery does run out. Always nice to have 2 batteries and I do have 2 of the 2 amp ones that came with it. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you David I am happy you found something useful. Take care, Gary

Thank you Huw! Wow your up early today LOL Take care buddy! Hwyl, Gary

Thank you so much Robert. Happy you like the jumpstarter. I sure like the one I got. And I get nothing for showing you this but if it is a good tool I do not mind sharing what I think. Thanks for watching, Gary

It is the Dewalt right angle sander. Dewalt DCD740 20V Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you I appreciate you watching, Gary

Thank you Gary and thanks for watching, Gary

I have an old 1963 Powermatic lathe and I put a new motor on when I rebuilt it. The motor is reversable so I added the switch and it works great.

Very cool. I had a JET 1442 that you could not reverse the motor because it was not one of the capacitor start motors. Thanks for watching, Gary

That is something you could do. My lathe is right up against my table saw so i would not be able to. Then a lot of people have their lathe against a wall. But even at that you are still spinning the same direction of how it was turned so no real benefit for taking sanding anything that the tools could have lifted. Even though you can not see them. But it would have some of the other benifits. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks Tom. I was working with another piece I got along with this. It was very big so i cut it in half. Looks to be a Walnut root system.

Thank you Jeff I appreciate your comments. I hope you can get back to your lathe soon. Gary

Thank you Tom. Well I have had it under my shed for over 3 years. I did not test it but it sure seemed dry to me. Thanks for watching, Gary

@@ThePapa1947 Just watching the cut I knew I knew it was very dry. Where I live there is no such thing as wet wood.