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lefty50

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Dremel and sanding discs
« on: June 04, 2011, 10:40:38 AM »
Ok, hopefully easy question in the hopefully right forum...   :)

 

 

I have a Dremel. I'd like to add the right accessories to have the ability to attach a sanding disc and do minor widening as done in pro shops. I can't seem to find a long enough extension rod, and not completely sure about the sanding discs, although I do see 1-1/4 inch options on Ebay.

 

Does anyone else use a Dremel for this? Can you tell me where to find a long enough extension rod and discs?

 

Thanks in advance

 


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JohnP

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Re: Dremel and sanding discs
« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2011, 08:16:44 AM »
2 1/2" is a typical thumb hole depth.  I don't remember ever having a customer with a thumb over 3".  --  JohnP



MK

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Re: Dremel and sanding discs
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2011, 12:03:56 PM »
I have a 7/8 inch and a 1/2 inch dowel rod with 120 self stick sandpaper on both ends.  Tthe different diameters allow me to custom sand my milled thumb holes or oval inserts precisely where I need to.   I also cut my dowel rods to about 12 inches in length which comes in handy when I want to carry them in my bag when I need to "fine tune" the thumb hole fit on new balls.  It works great and my total cost was less than 10 bucks!!!

 

My other comment would be that the dowel rods are faster than you might think at removing material.  That said, I would be cautious of the dremel removing too much material too quickly and causing the thumb hole to be too big.  

 

Just my 2 cents.

 

MK

Minnesota Don

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Re: Dremel and sanding discs
« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2011, 12:51:31 PM »
I like the ides of the dowels to fine tune one side or the other for the sides of a thumb and plan to add some to my kit. As I advised earlier if you use a worn out Aberlon pad cut up and attached it will remove so little at each use you'll never remove too much. I use the Aberlon pad when the hole needs to be cleaned up from tape residue or sweat/dirt accumulation that make holes sticky.