A sanding machine with a hand-held sanding unit, with interchangeable heads, connected to a base unit, containing three motors, one to provide suction of debris back through a hose, which has an inner hose containing a driver cable and self lubricating material, which allows the transportation of debris back to the base unit collection unit, connecting the base unit and hand-held unit, a second motor to power a driver cable which turns the hand-held unit, a third motor which is encased inside a ...

Accessories for an angle grinder include a disposable rotary sanding disk having quite large shaped ventilating/viewing apertures, for use with a resilient backing plate also having shaped ventilating apertures. The apertures of one or both parts are shaped so that snagging of the apertures on projections from the work surface is minimized and to facilitate air flow across the work surface during use. This air flow helps in cooling the work and ejecting detritus, so minimising clogging effects. ...

A sanding device for sanding substantially planar surfaces and substantially non-planar surfaces including a first section and a second section releasably coupled thereto. The second section for supporting a piece of sandpaper having ends captured between the engagement of the first and second sections. The first section also capable of being used for retaining sandpaper absent the second section.

A sanding apparatus includes a plurality of sheet elements with exposed, abrasive edges. These sheet elements are biased outwardly with respect to the housing by a compressible foam block. The exposed abrasive edges together define a conformable abrasive surface for sanding moldings and the like. The plurality of sheet elements may include a replaceable cassette.

A sanding block for hand held use wherein said sanding block comprises a base having a top surface, four side walls and a substantially flat bottom for receiving a sheet of sandpaper; and a handle protruding from the top surface of the base, the handle having a front end and a back end designed to conform to the palm of a user. The handle is ergonomically designed such that it is symmetrically oriented along a longitudinal axis which aligns with two diametrically opposed corners of the base.

A sanding sponge primarily used for sanding finished dry wall. In its least complicated embodiment, the tool is a hand-held sanding sponge made from a cellular foam material into a block having a top portion with a nonabrasive surface to ensure a comfortable grip and a bottom portion with an abrasive surface and acutely angled opposed edges, to allow the sponge to be used for sanding the corners and angles of finished drywall. In alternate embodiments the sanding sponge has means for attachment ...

A sanding apparatus comprises a sanding member having on a lower end thereof a flat sanding plate, and being able to oscillate a drive unit for oscillating the sanding member; a motion converting means having an oscillating arm, connected to a rotating output shaft of the drive unit, for converting a rotational motion of the output shaft to an oscillation motion; and a connecting means for connecting the oscillating arm of the motion converting means at one end thereof with the sanding member. T...

Apparatus is disclosed for the surface sanding and fine finishing of contoured workpieces of wood or other similar fibrous material. A rotatable disc-like member having a contoured working surface is provided with surface recesses to accommodate a mating spider which affixes a sheet of abrasive material to the working surface. By matching the contour of the working surface with that of the workpiece, rotational contact results in a fine finish, especially in end-grain areas.

Apparatus for working the surface of a workpiece that includes a crankshaft having a shank and two offset arms for rotation about the shank. A sanding belt is connected between the arms and is arranged to move through a reciprocal path of travel as the crankshaft is rotated in one direction. The shank is secured in the chuck of a hand-held tool such as a drill which provides motive power to the crankshaft.

A sanding block includes a base member with a flat working surface for being positioned against a generally flattened sanding belt. A tightening arm has a first end hinged to a first end of the base member, and a second end movable between an open position away from a second end of the base member, and a closed position latched against the second end of the base member. A first retaining bar is secured to the tightening arm for engaging a first end of the sanding belt, and a second retaining bar...