captured rings

[Mike Golka]

Other than by hand is there an easier way to sand the inside of captured rings?

[Raymond Overman]

Get a friend to sand the rings by hand? That would be easier for you at least.

I think it's one of those things that you just have to bite the bullet on. Think of it as time to enjoy your woodturning.

[Bill Stevener]

Have someone else do it???

[John Taylor]

The way I have done it in the past is after you have done the ring and before you turn the spindle to size wrap some sandpaper around the spindle and then turn the lathe on. It works well and take the hand ache out of it.

john

[curtis rosche]

tunr slower and make a finer cut go almost through sand and then part them

[Scott Lux]

What John Taylor said.

[Ben Gastfriend]

What Scott said John Taylor said.

[Allen Neighbors]

What Ben said Scott said John Taylor said.

[Curt Fuller]

A couple others already explained this but here's a picture in case you're like me and can't understand without seeing it. The sandpaper is taped to the portion of the stem of this goblet where the rings were turned. Then you can hold the rings against the sandpaper with the lathe turning, roll them around a little, and get the inside sanded very nicely.

[Jim Underwood]

Sand the inside of them eh? Hmmmm. What if they are this small?

[Dennis Peacock]

Yea....

What Allen said that Curt said that Ben said Scott said John Taylor said.

And THAT's what "I" said.

[Dennis Peacock]

Sand the inside of them eh? Hmmmm. What if they are this small?

Hey Jim,

I think I see a tool mark on the goblet on the right.

[Mike Golka]

Thanks all, already do that but thought I might be missing something, I'm gonna try gluing different grit paper to some pipe insulation to make quick change sanders that will fit over the stem area. I'll let you know how they work, should be able to conform to the curve a little better than just paper on wood.

[Glenn Hodges]

Get a little bitty person to use their tiny fingers to sand it for you.

[Scott Lux]

That's not a tool mark. It's a stray dust spec. Either that or a molecule.