Popular Post gee-dub Posted November 28, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 I was reading an old thread on another forum and someone had mentioned an assist tool made by Jet for loading drum sander paper. I had never heard of the JET 98-0060 Tuftool. I rarely have trouble with the Supermax 19-38 clip but was curious. Using the pictures in the manual as a reference I formed one up using some hard steel wire. I have some heavier wire I figured I would use if I could figure it out. Turns out the 18"-ish wire is plenty stout. The theory is that a little hook grabs the lever that folks with larger hands can have a hard time getting a hold of. You then pull up the lever which raises the clip lever and opens the clip. You then rotate the tool counter-clockwise so the horizontal bend is over the drum (also pinching the loose end of the paper if you like), and you can let go. This gives you two hands to finesse the end of the abrasive into the throat of the inboard clip. Once the paper is threaded you rotate the clip clockwise and release the tension allowing the clip to grab the abrasive. Disclaimer: I am no metal worker by any stretch . . . This will be obvious from looking at the pics. . . It only took a few minutes to bend the wire and it makes an already easy job (I have small hands) even easier 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 That is a nice little tool, my Jet 16-32 came with that little tool yours looks just as good. Being a guy with big ham hands I have trouble with getting that end on correctly I couldn't do it without the tool, just the cussing and swearing would be heard around the entire neighborhood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 11:06 AM, Dave H said: That is a nice little tool, my Jet 16-32 came with that little tool yours looks just as good. Being a guy with big ham hands I have trouble with getting that end on correctly I couldn't do it without the tool, just the cussing and swearing would be heard around the entire neighborhood +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 I have a 16-32 also. I don't like changing the paper. The instructions are not clear. Gee-dub makes for easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 I really wish they would come up with a better design for the clip at that end. I was hoping that was something Supermax had come up with when I first heard about them. As your third picture shows, it's almost impossible to get the paper tight enough so that it sits flat as it goes into the clip and thus that part wears out in no time and starts burning the wood. Using a piece of wood to push it down helps a little. I just avoid the last inch of the drum altogether, and the wear on your paper seems to indicate you do the same. But mine's only the 10" Jet so losing an inch really hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 I have started doing the inside first and winding the paper to the outside. It is a lot easier to deal with the outside clip last. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 6:25 PM, Chet said: I have started doing the inside first and winding the paper to the outside. It is a lot easier to deal with the outside clip last. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted December 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 4:25 PM, Chet said: I have started doing the inside first and winding the paper to the outside. It is a lot easier to deal with the outside clip last. On mine the inside clip is spring loaded to take up slack as the paper heats up or settles in or whatever that design is for. I have also used your method and then just held the inside-end paper at the clip area and cycled the clip to tighten the grip. This definitely seem to be one of the remaining problems with this design that could use some refinement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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