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Originally Posted by DickHutchings
My experience is the same as far as the finished surface. I don't even try for a finished surface, only thickness and I leave enough to quickly sand out with my random orbit sander. For the inside, I didn't try to get it perfect but remove the majority after the box is closed. I should get some 100 grit for my drum, it only takes a couple of minutes to swap it out using pre-cut paper. I wonder if that would clean it up.
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I keep 120 grit in my SuperMax almost all the time. It is aggressive enough, and leaves an almost-finished surface. I go to 80 grit or lower only when I need to remove a lot of wood, mostly for non-guitar projects -- though not happy with the finish. Likely unavoidable without an oscillating drum.
Have not had good luck with oily woods. Course grits, light cuts, high speed conveyor seem to help a bit, as does angling the piece to distribute heat over the width of the drum. I suspect the drum speed in this tool is just too high for these kinds of wood.
Kevin