Easiest FLAP sander ever? Hot glue.

[@piccilos]

this one cool trick Big Abrasive doesn't want you to know

[@sergioramos734]

Hi Pocket.. I'm along time fan of your chanel... Thanks a lot... You just saved my arse.... I live in Mexico and for some strange reason commercial flap sander attachments aren't so popular or easy to get and sometimes online purchases aren't an option due to duty fees and taxes... Awesome idea... Thanks for all the great work and help... Cheers

[@CheveeDodd]

I love that every single pocket83² notification is like an unexpected gift. You never know what you might find inside! One day, we're walking through the woods, the next, a novel approach to DIY. Thanks for keeping it fun.

[@SeraphimKnight]

The background music made me feel like I was watching a japanese cooking video

[@MarkWarbington]

I have learned through experience that hot melt glue is some impressive stuff and not to be underestimated.

[@nathandodds5647]

Cant believe this worked, I always think of hot glue as a temporary fix...definitely gonna try this-thank you.

[@AndreaArzensek]

I'm going to do many many upsies in my workshop tomorrow! Great tip

[@kennymysak2079]

The thing I like about it is the length of the rod cause the ones you buy are short. And thank you for the tip on the glue for the glue gun going to start using it with mine. Keep up the great videos

[@penibeni1085]

Can I make one for my dremel tool? Looks pretty easy to make. Thx 4 video.

[@bertiegriffin3871]

Entertaining and ingenious as ever big respect.

[@thatwelder3211]

Pretty damn smart bud! Keeping this trick in my arsenal.

[@homunkoloss6782]

nice video :) i love those kind of solutions, they are easily acessible and also quite transformative to other challanges

[@tecumseh22]

awesome as always! Oh, the jazz is cool too!

[@danieldude1554]

I didn't think about it until the end, but considering that in use each flap will overlap the others and limit the usable surface area for each pedal, when it gets really worn out you can just snip them all back a 1/4 inch or two and there should be fresh unused sandpaper underneath. In practice does it end up working that way? If so, then the longer you make each pedal the longer the life of the whole thing? As long as you can just keep trimming it back little by little and there's enough to still make a full circle it should work out, right?

[@pocket83squared]

Yes.

[@PurpleHaze2k9]

I have made these for years. I just use the cheapest paper available because I have no money to spend, it all works the same, the cheap stuff does not last long though. I have used bamboo skewers and Dollar Tree sandpaper since at least 2015-16. Your methodology is better than mine. I had never thought to jig something up. I personally just cut strips and either A.) lay the entire stack of sandpaper in a row, sand facing down and just glue the entire row before rolling the center spindle down the length of the row, or B.) for smaller diameter spindles I use one longer strip.

[@logansvideos95]

Loved this music in this one and your glue gun set up!

[@Tracks777]

lovely stuff

[@drportland8823]

Nice. I would never have thought hot glue would hold up to that.

[@GoingtoHecq]

If it's available to you I think 3d printing a head to hold the sand paper and fit onto the rod might make this easier. Mostly just easier and maybe a bit faster to make, considering only the hand time.

[@lucasgonzalezaleman5077]

Have u thought in making a sponge tipe sander? it would be less agressive than the standar ones and it would be very practical. cheers from Argentina keep the amazing content!

[@MrMagicBlox]

That's a nice grain pattern on that wood

[@victorcastle1840]

I am guessing that a 4" dowel rod would work also, in place of metal ?

[@shivaargula4735]

Maybe it'd be easier to make if you put all the pieces into a round jig? Like a small PVC pipe you just align all the flaps inside overlapping eachother, then pour in some hot glue and stick the rod in all at once? IDK if that would work, though.

[@Yonatan24]

put a bushing or bearing on it to puh down?

[@weegee7676]

I really hope he says “the bees knees” often

[@69adrummer]

You recommend hot glue over say, epoxy? I could see that for ease of replacing missing "petals" as you say. Very cool project.

[@The_Wosh]

I think he said petals, like a flower

[@socketman]

This is great, I would have never tried this on my own, maybe I've sold hot glue short

[@jimobrien84]

Pleasant bed music

[@bobtomlinson8247]

This might work with a larger diameter rod an longer pieces of sand paper so it would be like a flex_a- sandi

[@TheFishingExperience916]

That's bad ass .....👍

[@EldeNova]

An easier way of gluing would be to get the circumference of the rod, lay out a small strip of tape the length of the circumference and glue a bunch of petals at an angle to the tape so it's linear stacked like /////// and stick the tape to the rod and it will splay out

[@ph1gm3nt]

Now it's time to make a sanding mop. Similar concept just bigger..

[@javierantoniovarasgenestie5313]

I'll try my own version. I need something to sand mi spoons and bolws

[@AtticusDraco]

I'll say it, I'm surprised that worked I woulda bet that glue wouldn't be strong enough to hold together after use Cool idea

[@darfjono]

how did the spoon turn out?

[@emeltea33]

Was going good until they fell asleep.

[@jeffcarr392]

2:57, is that a heat lamp, the red colour looks bizarre????

[@pocket83squared]

It's just a red incandescent. The older ones are better, since they started using a cheap paint/film for color in the 2000's. LEDs have all but displaced them now, but the old bulbs still cast a nice mood.

[@daig1984]

That spoons made of tiger 🐅 maple 😂

[@pocket83squared]

That grain pattern is the swirl you get from a side branch. It's that knotty part that's impossible to split. As a spoon, it's quite nice.

[@daig1984]

pocket83² it’s lovely 😊

[@ChicoSmith333]

Think id rather just buy the flapper wheels instead. Nice video

[@shlomoakiva3233]

You know you can buy those.

[@justwondering5540]

your hands look like the meat section at the butcher shop!

[@MattMcConaha]

What other sections are there in a butcher shop?

[@Telos954x]

>Inb4 someone reports for the 'swastika' of sand paper.

[@fibrowalker8639]

Flap sander... there is a joke in there about not shaving for a couple of days, but i´ll leave that to you imagination.....

[@matg3802]

This will be good to keep in mind when socialism fully dissolves the last of our businesses here in canada.

[@pocket83squared]

Or for the U.S., once the unregulated oligopoly disallows competition to the point where all consumer products become unreasonably priced junk. Maybe we'll just invade you and take your resources to fuel our capital. Then we can sell you some 'affordable' flap sanders, eh comrade?

[@parallelalpha]

What the hell are you up to now