[Shop-talk] Sanding cylinders on drill press

[Paul Parkanzky]

I inherited boxes of those of all different lengths and diameters from my
father.  He used them any time he had to smooth the edges on small pieces
when he did woodworking.  For instance, to finish up wooden shelf brackets
or similar.

-Paul

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Lee Daniels <lee at automate-it.com> wrote:

> I have a "mini" Craftsman drill press that's useful for relatively small
> projects. I've had it for several years and use it occasionally. It came
> with
> several "cylinders" for sanding, but I have no idea what these are really
> good
> for. I tossed them up on the shelf when I set up the press and they've been
> there ever since. I came across them again to day when cleaning up. See a
> photo here:
>   http://www.automate-it.com/photos/0sanding.jpg
> I assume there's a use for which they're ideally suited - what would that
> be?
>
> thanks,
>  Lee