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Differentiate Pad Saver and Interface Pad

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Sand Wood The RIGHT Way with Pad Savers

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The host inquires if the pad saver might hinder achieving a flat finish. Sherry clarifies that while it absorbs vibration, it remains stiff enough to maintain flatness during sanding and allows for proper pressure application without excessive 'give'. This leads to a crucial distinction: a 'pad saver' is designed to maintain flatness and prevent swirl marks, particularly with sheet abrasives (like Filmtek or Ekastorm). An 'interface pad' (also known as a soft pad), on the other hand, is specifically designed with a slight 'give' to allow the abrasive to conform to contours and curves, preventing damage to the profile of detailed wood pieces, such as cabinet doors. Sherry confirms that a pad saver should always be used with Filmtek (plastic abrasive) and Ekastorm (paper abrasive) sheets to prevent issues like the sander 'walking' on the surface.

Goal: Understand the key differences between a pad saver and an interface pad, and when to use each for specific sanding applications.

Tools and materials

  • Ekasand Pad Saver
  • Ekastorm 3x4 Paper Abrasives
  • Filmtek Abrasive
  • Interface Backup Pad HV
  • Orbital Sander

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effects so it's interesting because when you told me that I instantly related to what you were talking about when it comes to the sand or walking this is what I typically did I would always tell somebody that didn't know how to use my sand Nerf as an employer or something you always got to put a pad saver on so you don't damage this which is probably good practice but when I was using it myself I would always just put the film Tech on but a lot of times when I start sanding I would get vibration and the sand would start off walking as soon as I you know pressed the on button and started sanding so you're now telling me this will eliminate a lot of that very much so one of the things the questions I would have for you is is this going to hinder um us from getting a really flat finish no no no because there's no it's going to act as a shop absorber to absorb the vibration but it's still stiff enough that you're going to be able to apply the pressure that you need and it's not going to give you any give on the abrasive that's the one thing that you know you can when you look at pad Savers versus interface pads the interface pad is to give you that little bit of give of the abrasive to allow that abrasive to kind of recede well with this it's going to stay prominent and that's what we want when we're trying to flatten out something like that we want that problem that that abrasive grain to stay prominent and stay focused on the wood and this will not change that all right so now just to um summarize this Sherry so we've got our pad saver and anytime I'm using filmtech with which is a plastic abrasive I use it all the time I definitely always want to use a pad saver absolutely okay so if I know some

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