{"id":2092,"date":"2009-10-23T16:30:39","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T20:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkersguide.com\/?p=2092"},"modified":"2009-10-23T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T20:30:39","slug":"some-sia-sanding-solutions-at-the-nwg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravenview.com\/some-sia-sanding-solutions-at-the-nwg\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Sia Sanding Solutions At The NWG"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a bit of a scramble, this month’s meeting of the Nova Woodturners Guild was held at our local Busy Bee Tools store. The feature of the evening was a presentation by our longtime friend, Mel Larsen from SIA Abrasives.<\/p>\n

Mel Larsen Sia Abrasives<\/div>\n

Mel is always a welcomed visitor because he brings a wealth of information on the latest and greatest products and happenings in the abrasive world. <\/p>\n

On this visit he introduced us to several new products in the SIA line including foam abrasives, foam sanding blocks, the 1950 Siaspeed line and abrasive wool. Some can be seen here in a photo of the samples that were available to us:<\/p>\n

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Sia Abrasives Sanding Solutions<\/div>\n

The pink colored Siaspeed products use a high-performance sanding mineral that ensures a very high removal rate and long life. Its new stearate concept reduces clogging and offers a consistent, uniform finish. It comes in a full grit range from 40 to 1500 grit.<\/p>\n

The Sia abrasive wool is a blend of abrasive grits, bonded to strong, soft fibers. It is easy on your hands, long lasting and will not rust. <\/p>\n

The Sia soft paper-backed foam abrasives now come in as high as a 6000 grit! <\/p>\n

The new sanding block uses Velcro, allowing one to easily and quickly attach any grit of abrasive.<\/p>\n

In addition to the new products Mel also had several great finishing tips for us, though not all specific to woodturning:<\/p>\n