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Re: Need help reducing shaft diameter

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Originally Posted by gwin99 View Post
It's to long to do in a hand drill, which is why we tried a similar method with the lathe. I accidentally got my thumb pinched between the paper and the shaft, which hurt a lot, so I was wondering if there's a safer / alternate way to do it.
You lay the other end of the shaft in a v groove, I used a pile of plywood. You have to go very slow. I cupped the paper in my palm and held it firmly to the shaft but I was not trying to grab the shaft. Keep the paper loose start slow, then you apply more pressure. Slow down if you loosing the sand paper. Make sure its a very fine grit. I can't recall what I used.

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