Reddit reviews DuraSand Sanding Twigs, Hobby Craft and Models, Mixed Grit Bulk Discounts (5 Pack)
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YOU WILL GET - 5 packs, each pack will have 20 sanding twigs inside. This will be a total of 100 pieces for the multipack. They are great to use on all kinds of materials including wood, plastic, metal, ceramic and more. If you are into modeling, miniature, woodworking and similar hobbies or crafts you will love these detailer sander files. Each twig is about 5-1/2 inches long to 7 inches long. The thickness will also vary from 1/16 of an inch to 1/4 of an inch.STRONG ADHESIVE - Each twig has a polystyrene core layered with foam and sandpaper. The adhesive will maintain its bond and not peel away when used correctly. However the material used to construct these finishing products are not indestructible and will eventually break down. With that said you will be please with how long these tools last. Just look at all the great reviews. These are less of a polishing tool and more of a file when comparing.BEST USES ACCORDING TO REVIEWS - "These are perfect for getting into tight places the variety of grits make it easy to acquire a smooth finish." - "A large selection of sanding grits in all sorts of sizes. They are the best for sanding those hard places on plastic model parts." - "Great to have especially for small detail areas and tight spots for sanding. Pretty sturdy stick with foam cushion support."THE GRITS IN THIS KIT - Fine, medium, and coarse grits will be found on these pencil sized detailing sanders. But to be more specific here are the grits you can expect to see. 80, 100, 120, 180, 220, 240, 320. If you see red the grit is 80, Yellow is 240, Light blue is 240 and dark blue is 120. If you see black, gray for white it can be anything between 80 and 240. Touching the surface of the sand paper with the tips of your finger might help identifying sharp or dullness.KEY FEATURES - Great for a tight sanding spot, will reach hard corners, will remove paint, polish and more. Will reach spots that pads, blocks, belts and discs can't. Own that micro project and upgrade from regular sheets of sandpaper. We are also committed to your satisfaction. Contact us if you are not happy and we will do our best to make things right.
There's a few options:
"Sanding Twigs" which you can get at your stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby, etc (even Amazon). They're basically the scraps from making legitimate sanding sticks or nail files. The only problem is that the majority of the time you find them in mixed bags of all sorts of grits, most of which are far too coarse, and it's difficult to find the ones that are individually bagged and you can get the finer ones.
https://www.amazon.com/DuraSand-Sanding-Twigs-Models-Discounts/dp/B00G13A7F8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536187739&sr=8-1&keywords=sanding+twig
The sanding twigs above also come bagged from Stevens International (a big model distributor), and they can be more readily-found already divided up by coarseness. You're unlikely to find them in stores, but you can get them online and any hobby shop can order them too since they come from a distributor they surely deal with. They call theirs "Pro Sand Files" and are in various coarseness and widths. These White ones are my go-to sanders 90% of the time:
https://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/cru/cru307.htm
They also make "Sanding Needles", which are shaped kinda like birthday candles. They're hard plastic with a grit applied to the exterior. I use them for getting into really hard to reach areas:
https://www.hobbylinc.com/hobby-stix-assorted-sanding-needles-3-each-of-3-diff-grits:bag-sanding-tool-sandpaper-400
For a higher-quality product, there's also "Skinny Sticks" from Flory Models. These are great, you just have to wait for them to come from Britain if you can't find them at a local shop. They're a much higher quality than the 'twigs' above, and have a nice sponginess that makes for better sanding though it does make them a bit fatter. Outside of the White Thin/Fine sticks from Stevens I already mentioned, I pretty much exclusively use Flory's various sanding products as they are very high quality.
http://www.florymodels.co.uk/skinny-sticks/
sanding sticks.
https://www.amazon.com/DuraSand-Sanding-Twigs-Models-Discounts/dp/B00G13A7F8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1497816565&sr=8-5&keywords=sanding+sticks
well people will use them for anything that needs to be filed, but they are best suited towards cutting of harder material where use of a steel file would be difficult. of course you could also use light sanding sticks like : model sanding sticks
If you're in the US then Hobby Lobby has a little section that sells them and other small tools, where the model kits would be, they also sell Vallejo paint oddly enough there. That's where I get mine since I live near one. If not Amazon sells these https://www.amazon.com/DuraSand-Sanding-Twigs-Models-Discounts/dp/B00G13A7F8/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=micro+sanding+sticks&qid=1565642429&s=gateway&sr=8-2
If that link doesn't work search for DuraSand Sanding Twigs. Also look around your area for any local gaming stores or stores that sell Gundam and things like that or military models, they always have all this sort of thing, at least the Japanese equivalents from Tamiya and such. MicroMark's webstore and on Amazon have a ton of quality if pricey stuff if you want to go all in on tools, which is fun too.