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guitarjtb
PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2021 1:36 pm 
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I happened to spot this little tool at Harbor Freight and bought it to hold onto the saddle and nut blanks when I am shaping them. It is very cheap and works great for keeping my finger tips off the belt sander. It is also handy for holding the saddle when I am doing the final filing by hand.


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Heck yeah! Nice one.
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Thanks for that. I've seen those used for clamping and welding sheet metal and never thought of using for saddles. Makes perfect sense.
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I have one of those that I've used for bending flashing for construction--never thought of using it like that. Great idea!

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We have and use Dan Earlywine's Dad's belt sander so we never mind when it eats part of our fingers and it does at times too :)
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Hesh wrote:
We have and use Dan Earlywine's Dad's belt sander so we never mind when it eats part of our fingers and it does at times too :)


Wow. That is an old sander. That was way back before Dan changed his name? :)


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And I'd say everyone who has used it has left a bit on DNA on it - I know I did :)

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Hesh wrote:
We have and use Dan Earlywine's Dad's belt sander so we never mind when it eats part of our fingers and it does at times too :)


Wow. That is an old sander. That was way back before Dan changed his name? :)


OK Dan E dang it :)
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And I'd say everyone who has used it has left a bit on DNA on it - I know I did :)


You know that open end is nut high too and that concerned me a great deal :) [headinwall] idunno gaah laughing6-hehe
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And I'd say everyone who has used it has left a bit on DNA on it - I know I did :)


You know that open end is nut high too and that concerned me a great deal :) [headinwall] idunno gaah laughing6-hehe


A person could get hurt on that thing.

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And I'd say everyone who has used it has left a bit on DNA on it - I know I did :)


You know that open end is nut high too and that concerned me a great deal :) [headinwall] idunno gaah laughing6-hehe


A person could get hurt on that thing.


Any pictures of the sander??


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Not here I'm home for the weekend but I'll take one Tuesday and post. It may not be a widow maker but the significant other of the sander user may find themselves short changed. :)
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The little StewMac vise is good for shaping nuts and saddles on the disc/belt sander too.

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