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Summary: Begin sanding a wood turning project on a lathe with low-grit sandpapers, like 150 or 180. Use a 180 grit sandpaper on a lathe with an experienced wood turner in this free video on wood working.
Kip Christiansen is a wood turner and has been wood turning for more than 30 years. He has published a book, "Turning Pens and Pencils" and several DVD series. Christiansen is also...read more
"I'll sand what I can in here while we've got the support of the tail stock and then later on I will remove that to do that last little bit. Now we will work through the other grits. I am going to go to 180. When I am sanding I usually like to wear a mask or have a fan blowing here. I don't have a fan here and I am not wearing the mask because it is difficult to talk with one but I would recommend for safety that when you are sanding in particular you use a dust mask."