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Private member DiscussionAcoustic Builds

Power sanding

Hello all, I’m looking to up my RO game and wonder if anyone has suggestions other than Mirka DEROS for sanding. I don’t have easy access to air so an electric option is best. I have a Ryobi RO sander that leaves scratch marks. I have been looking at Mirka and Surfprep but can’t seem to make the buy. I hope all is well _Mike

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On Ro sanders watch for the stroke, 9/64"(3.5mm) 3/16"(5mm) etc.. the smaller the stroke size the fewer scratches. The bigger stroke size if for more aggressive sanding with lower grits. For fine fini…
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Trying to pass on the love

Hey everyone. This is a first time post for me, but I wanted to say thank you for everything. I’ve been tinkering here and there for the past few years under the eye of a former Martin employee, but this group has really given me more courage. In a high school math teacher by day. I teach mostly Geometry and Algebra. One of my students stayed after for help the other day and had his guitar for guitar class. I asked if I could see it and i…

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That’s a great story. You are the man! That kid must have been blown away. And now there’s one more person out there that guitars can actually be worked on and set up. As opposed to, it came from the…