Ultimation sander

I have an electric sander. I am looking for something that doesn't sand through my fingers. I think this Ultimation sander may do the trick. It's either that or I manually turn the shaft of my motorized sander. Not a very good solution so I think I will look into this Ultimation sander tool. I joke about it, but no kidding. For mild sanding I have actually turned the disc sander by hand so as not to oversand even with 200 grit sandpaper... The only thing I would add is the fact that you have only one hand to use for sanding and there are times where I think it is necessary to use both hands, like sanding curves.
 
Jack Sparrow said:
I have an electric sander. I am looking for something that doesn't sand through my fingers. I think this Ultimation sander may do the trick. It's either that or I manually turn the shaft of my motorized sander. Not a very good solution so I think I will look into this Ultimation sander tool. I joke about it, but no kidding. For mild sanding I have actually turned the disc sander by hand so as not to oversand even with 200 grit sandpaper... The only thing I would add is the fact that you have only one hand to use for sanding and there are times where I think it is necessary to use both hands, like sanding curves.
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I have the Ultimation Sander and loving it. However, you bring a great point sanding curve does need both hands. This is where an electric sander become very handy. I can't see a trick (I wish I had) with the manual sander. It would have to have good torque at low speed.

Hum... as I write this: could an adapter be built to interface with an Foredom shaft/hand piece? The handle of the ultimation is set with a large bolt but the core set on ball bearing (and heavy for momentum). Furthermore, the speed can be controlled with the pedal, freeing both hand but with on demand variable speed. If anyone has idea... I can try it (have both).

Just have an idea for the adapter: The handle is hold by a large but short bolt. Just need to find a long bolt (1-2 inch long) that will thread perfectly in... then cut the head to use with the Foredom handpiece. Will the force need over tighten the bolt?
 
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I just received my ultimation sander. As stated above worth every penny. Thanks to everyone who advised me on this purchase your advice is greatly appreciated. What a great community of people. Thankyou.
 
Toolman said:
I just received my ultimation sander. As stated above worth every penny. Thanks to everyone who advised me on this purchase your advice is greatly appreciated. What a great community of people. Thankyou.
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Great to hear you are happy. By the way, I have chosen to use finer sandpaper discs than those provided. You can find 5" adhesive discs on the net... Right now I have 320 on...
 
is ULTIMATION a company or brand name?

edit... never mind i looked up ultimation, the company that makes these tools for model building. i thought it was something special... a mini razor miter box and a mini manual crank disc sander.... $290??? wow. for that money it should have a motor.
 
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Well, I agree with this opinion ! Why do we need such a manual sander at all, and at such an inadequate price ? So that it's like a manual meat-mincing machine: one hand is concerned with turning the handle ? Or maybe there is some deeper meaning hidden here ?
 
Archi said:
Well, I agree with this opinion ! Why do we need such a manual sander at all, and at such an inadequate price ? So that it's like a manual meat-mincing machine: one hand is concerned with turning the handle ? Or maybe there is some deeper meaning hidden here ?
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Hi Archi,
Well, it is a complex subject when it comes to "why do we need it", and also the term inadequate price. If we step away for a moment from scale modeling, then as the business you always want to get as much revenue as possible. At the same time, every product has its value, which depends on many factors (we not going to spend time listing them). The bottom line is: if us willing to spend as much money as the tag price, then... the price is right (for those who buy)!
Many scale modelers love this manual sander, and this is why they spend as much. They found this is their 'go-to' tool. As with all the tools out there, it has cons and pros. I can see the 'controlled' speed is the most advantage of it. The right pressure and 'controlled' speed would give the best results, IMHO.

P.S. I am a kinda advocate for this tool, but don't own one. ;)
 
I, like some others, do not see any advantages in this manuel sander. Well, maybe, saving electricity. But, apparently, advertising does its job...
 
Archi said:
I, like some others, do not see any advantages in this manuel sander. Well, maybe, saving electricity. But, apparently, advertising does its job...
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maybe if you try it once (one day), you will change your mind. We have many members who love it! :)
 
We can all rationalize about an item considering price etc. However as one who owns and uses both the sander and slicer on a regular basis I consider both well worth the investment. Both being of robust construction. The slicer produces clean, accurate and repeatable precise cuts when used properly and within its limits.
The sander is a great tool to have on your bench when you don't want dust flying all over your shop. Do I use it for hogging lots of material, no I use my powered sanders for that.
I will say that recently I find that with the variable speed function of my Byrnes sander it also doesn't throw lots of dust around and being reversible is handy. Instead of orienting your work piece from right to left to get your workpiece presented correctly you just reverse direction of the sanding disc. Is the Byrnes variable speed sander good for hogging lots of material, no it's power is limited. Also as it comes with two sanding disc backplates you can have fine and course sanding discs mounted which can be swapped out with just three FHCS attaching them to the fixed backplate. A lot faster than peeling off sanding discs, cleaning the residue and reapplying a new sanding disc .
 
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