Hey guys - i wanted to share a few things I have come across on my WS3K...
6" PSA sandpaper disks are way cheaper than Worksharp branded packs. Stick one on and cut the center hole with an Exacto knife. Trim the extra off the outside and you have a nice fresh disk for cheap. Lacquer thinner works well to clean up gooey residue left behind.
1. Coarse Sandpaper disks. You can get PSA backed 6" disks up to about 220 grit at BORG. Use these for grinding.
2. Fine sandpaper disks. You can get 3M fine AlOx disks on Amazon in p800-p2500 grit on Amazon. I like these. And they cost WAY less per disk than the Worksharp packs of Norton disks. These 3M disks are stearated. When the stearate wears off - chalk provides a good coating....
3. I started chalking my disks with sidewalk chalk. It seems to reduce blinding the paper with metal swarf. Especially so on the fine grits. White seemed easier to clean up than pink or blue...
4. The fine Micromesh disks don't work right for me unless I load them with Veritas green strop compound crayon - then they work AWESOME!!! When they get too black or quit cutting right - wipe down with paint thinner or use the eraser. Then re-charge with strop compound.
Chalk the disks or charge strop compound with the machine off... Just color it on.. If it's spinning - it sands the stuff off and flings it all over the place.
What are your tips?