I recently was fortunate enough to visit and take a tour of the Ali Industries factory in Fairborn, Ohio, where they manufacture their line of Gator Finishing sandpaper and abrasive products. On this tour, I learned a great deal about how sandpaper is made, and frankly, it's a lot more than simply sprinkling some sand onto some glue-laden paper.
In this step-by-step article, learn How Sandpaper is Made. As a bonus, learn why certain type of sandpaper are better for certain applications, and more importantly, why those types of sandpaper are better.
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Thanks for the very interesting article on how sandpaper is made. Would enjoy more like this if you get the opportunity.
I love to know how things are made. This was a very interesting article, thanks. I’m new to this about.com site, but not new to woodworking. I’m looking forward to more good information from this site.