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Diablo Sandpaper....

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#1 ·
well....

 
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#3 ·
I did notice there was 6", but I was with a hungry G/F and she was not in the mood for me to check everything out...:laughing:

I have been using the Black UltraPower Gator stuff from Lowes, I buy it in the 40 pack bulk for $20. I have been happy with it. It's made with a heavy backing so the disc outlasts the abrasive unlike the norton stuff.
 
#5 · (Edited)
What calc did you get. I have the CM Pro 5

http://www.amazon.com/Calculated-In...3RGQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1318643652&sr=8-2

Its the best IMO, The ability to get the Miter/bevel settings by just entering the crown spring angle and the corner angle is PRICELESS.

I can spring crown at whatever angle I want and I will always have the ability to cut it without needing a crown chart.

Was talking to my G/F about girls shopping and she summed it up in a way no one else ever had. Girls go and try on cloths and browse around stores just to look at things the same way I have to look at, touch, feel and play with everything in tool/hardware/supply stores reguardless if I plan on buying it or not. I find it easier to tolorate the long shopping trips now...


They also had the Diablo stuff in grinding discs and god knows what else b/c I spend less then 10 seconds looking at the stuff....I could have wasted 5 min of my life right there trying to figure out what the stuff was, if it was better or just funny colored sandpaper.
 
#6 ·
I got the CM5 but not the pro version, dunno yet if it does miter/bevel calcs, gotta read the manual this weekend. I do have a bosch digital angle finder for that stuff though although I think I'd be faster with the calc as I have the older version of the bosch and the spring angle has to be set every time.
 
#10 · (Edited)
This is everything I think. Verzion is the only game in town here.

NATIONWIDE TALK FS 700
$45.00/mo


Change Minutes
Plan Includes:
Monthly Access Charge for 360-999-9999
700 Monthly Allowance Minutes
Per Minute Rate After Allowance: $0.45/min. Peak , $0.45/min. Off-Peak
Also it seems as though I have data but it's set to pay as you go.

I am also due for a new phone but I have been holding out.
 
#11 ·
Hmmm

I have:
Unlimited mobile to mobile
7PM-7AM unlimited land line
7AM-7PM 1500 minutes land line
Unlimited text
Unlimited data; no data cap, no throttling
500 minutes roam phone
200MB roam data

$52/month

Sorry to hijack the sandpaper thread but my point is I have a construction calculator on my phone.

I don't really use sandpaper. Maybe buy 1 pack per year but I like Diablo blades enough that I'd try it.
 
#14 ·
the packaging for the diablo discs looks almost identical to "gator" sanding discs that rona sells. just recently started using them as their cheaper than north discs that hd sells
 
#17 ·
i did the tool store thing with a ex once, only had to run in for 5 minutes to pick some somthing small like a fresh spade bit or something... she wasnt amused even though i took her clothes shopping for like 4 hrs the day before....

we just cant win
 
#20 ·
I haven't tried the black Gator paper yet but dont think I will. The red stuff just plain sucks. The velcro looses its grip one the paper warms up and just starts falling off. The norton disks from HD were better, and the HD by me carries 3M pro purple as well.

I would still prefer Klingspor to all others.
 
#21 · (Edited)
I haven't tried the black Gator paper yet but dont think I will. The red stuff just plain sucks. The velcro looses its grip one the paper warms up and just starts falling off. The norton disks from HD were better, and the HD by me carries 3M pro purple as well.

I would still prefer Klingspor to all others.
The Black is a whole different sandpaper. The discs stick far better then anything I ever used. My old sander needed a new pad, norton discs would fly off, but the black gator disc stayed put. Just buy a small pack and give them a try, I did, then I bought all the grits in the bulk and keep them in a 5 drawer tower I got from Wal-Mart.

This is an old photo, but you can see the little 5-drawer tower on the shelf. The bigger 3 drawer holds 9x11 sheets of paper.


 
#22 ·
if im near a supplier i buy the sia discs... have yet to see klingon or kingspor whatever its called locally.. read about em in fhb last month sounds like their the real deal
 
#23 ·
I just picked up a pack of the "hook @ lock" 5" sancing discs.



First off they feature a universal hole pattern. I dont like it. Did a poor job of collecting the dust compared to a regular 8 hole patern disc.

The hook and loop was strong and stayed strong after several re-applys.

And the abrasives stayed on the discs rather well after a couple minutes of sanding. The cut rate wasn't the best though...

That's my review.

I like Norton better..:thumbsup:
 
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