Sand Flap Work Piece Finishing Tool

Abstract

Disclosed is a tool for finishing a work piece where the tool includes multiple pieces of abrasive material (sandpaper) mounted to a cylindrical housing and carrying a shank for mounting the tool to a portable electric drill or drill press or bench motor. The drill is powered to rotate the shank and housing in a first direction and the sheets of abrasive material are mounted at spaced locations around the periphery of the housing and wrapped in an opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the shank and housing, The sheet of abrasive material is cut from the end opposite to the attached end to form a plurality of finger-like projections which are not secured but tend to move outward when the housing is rotated. The fingers provide a yieldable abrasive surface which can adapt to the contours of the work piece and allow for finishing an irregular work piece.

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