Mirka...wow!

[woodbloke]

Having had my freebie parcel from Mirka and British Woodworking (thanks Nick) arrive yesterday I had a brief play around with it in the 'shop last night. I had to do a bit of fiddling around with the connection to the 'shop vac but once that was done I tried the 120g on some elm (got a few oddments loafing around :wink: :roll: ) and I was very, very impressed...no residual sanding dust at all on the surface of the timber and nothing floating in the air afterwards, so I think I'll have to get hold of some finer grits now for final sanding. The only downside is that it's slightly cumbersome to use with a big hose attached and it can only be used on flat stuff, so curved work will still have to be done with the more traditional hand sanding papers. Anyone else tried it yet? - Rob

 

[JanneKi]

It's the only thing I use in sanding these days, all other sanding media is gone. It's excellent (a Finnish invention actually!) stuff.

Rumour also said that this Abranet stuff has almost invaded the car bodyshops/paint shops (at least in Finland) with a huge ratio, dust was a problem for them and this really, really helps in that.

 

[bugbear]

Having had my freebie parcel from Mirka and British Woodworking (thanks Nick) arrive yesterday I had a brief play around with it in the 'shop last night. I had to do a bit of fiddling around with the connection to the 'shop vac but once that was done I tried the 120g on some elm (got a few oddments loafing around :wink: :roll: ) and I was very, very impressed...no residual sanding dust at all on the surface of the timber and nothing floating in the air afterwards, so I think I'll have to get hold of some finer grits now for final sanding. The only downside is that it's slightly cumbersome to use with a big hose attached and it can only be used on flat stuff, so curved work will still have to be done with the more traditional hand sanding papers. Anyone else tried it yet? - Rob

Err. At the risk of sounding ignorant, what are you referring to?

Got a link/reference/photo?

BugBear

 

[wizer]

http://www.mirkadustfreesanding.co.uk/

 

[woodbloke]

BB - British Woodworking gave away a free dust free sanding kit with the latest edition. Can't find any decent links to exactly the sort of thing given away but you can read about the process developed by Mirka here In essence its a sanding block which connects to the shop vac and the dust is sucked up thru' the abrasive material into the bin...result is no dust worth mentioning :lol: - Rob

 

[bugbear]

BB - British Woodworking gave away a free dust free sanding kit with the latest edition. Can't find any decent links to exactly the sort of thing given away but you can read about the process developed by Mirka here In essence its a sanding block which connects to the shop vac and the dust is sucked up thru' the abrasive material into the bin...result is no dust worth mentioning :lol: - Rob

Ah hah! Thanks for that.

BugBear

 

[neilyweely]

woodbloke

where do i subscribe to mirka/british woodworking?

How much will it cost me, and is it monthly?

thanks in advance

neil

 

[woodbloke]

woodbloke

where do i subscribe to mirka/british woodworking?

How much will it cost me, and is it monthly?

thanks in advance

neil

Suggest you drop Nick Gibbs a PM and ask for the telephonic number so that you can subscribe over the 'fone, which is probably the quickest way. Alternatively, get hold of a copy from WHS and fill out the application form in the mag and send it of to him...'foning's quicker tho'. The subscription set me back about £36 iIrc and it's a bimonthly publication - Rob

 

[Smudger]

Bugbear - you gotta have been living in a box!

 

[Nick Gibbs]

Very glad to hear others find the sanding block as great as we do. You can buy a more flexible hose from Mirka which doesn't get in the way so much, and it has a cone at the end to fit into almost any vac.

It was indeed invented for car body repair shops.

You can subscribe to British Woodworking by emailing me at the email address below and we can sort it out by PayPal or credit card or cheque. A sub costs £36.50 for 12 issues. If you haven't seen a copy just email me and I'll send you a sample for free, which also comes with a free piece of Abranet.

You can buy Abranet as a disc as well, and a test in the next issue seems to be proving that it's fantastic in that form too. Suppliers we know about include: Yandles, Rest Express, T&J Tools, and Classic Hand Tools, and others I expect.

Cheers

Nick

 

[paulm]

I may have missed a trick then, had my copy of the mag with the free piece of abranet attached, but what is the rest of the kit mentioned and how do you get hold of it or was it supposed to be attached also ? :?

Cheers, Paul

 

[Nick Gibbs]

You didn't miss a trick. The kit is given away if you subscribe. An earlier post on this thread wasn't quite clear about that. Sorry for not clearing that up earlier.

Cheers

Nick

 

[DaveL]

You can buy Abranet as a disc as well, and a test in the next issue seems to be proving that it's fantastic in that form too. Suppliers we know about include: Yandles, Rest Express, T&J Tools, and Classic Hand Tools, and others I expect.

ScrewFix have some shown online, including a starter pack that looks like the one Nick has a gift with the mag, plus a length of hose, its costs £30 which makes the sub a very good deal.

I am well pleased with the box of screws that I got when I subscribed.

 

[Shadowfax]

But what if you have already subscribed, Nick?
Perhaps I have got the wrong end of the stick but I think there were some screws being given away just after I bought a subscription and now the Abranet stuff.
All the goodies seem to be for brand new customers.
Did I miss the boat?
It's not a problem. I am just curious.
Cheers.

SF

 

[Harbo]

Shadowfax if like me and were an early subscriber you got a free book?
Cannot remember what I did with it now?

The later subscribers did a lot better I think? - but we have had the pleasure of the mags.

Rod

 

[Shadowfax]

Harbo,
Just the mags for me, no freebies at all. So far I think BWW is excellent, too.
I have given up on GWW.
But that is another story.
Cheers,

SF

 

[frugal]

ScrewFix have some shown online, including a starter pack that looks like the one Nick has a gift with the mag, plus a length of hose, its costs £30 which makes the sub a very good deal.

Although you do not get the hose with the bits you get for subscribing.