Proxxon Pen Sander w/full sized Adapter #PX38001 from Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop (800-228-0000) I’ve had this tool only a week or so and, I like it! The pad of peelable, stickable sanding-strips that came with the Pen are a-bit too finely gritted for my carving purposes; so, I chose several of the variable-shaped sanding bits and used them as patterns for replacement-strips of my own choosing. Klingspor has been easy to deal with and has been very helpful when asked. I see in their catalog that they offer several different grits for this tool. I have a roll of 240 grit fabric-sanding paper (Swiss Cloth from Klingspor) on which I used a ball-point pen to trace the sanding-bit head. I simply scissored the strips and affixed them to the bits using double-sided shop-tape cut in the same shapes. Bingo! Works fine. I happen to be working on a class project, the Eastern Bluebird-open-winged. Lots of patches on the wing-blank-tabs and on the tail where the Pen Sander worked efficiently and effectively in short-order. I could have used my sanding-stick just fine; however, the Pen made the task quicker & easier. Quicker & Easier are always good . especially when the project (ie: Eagle!)! is large and labor-intensive. Consequently, I believe this tool was a good investment for this bird-carver.
Happy birding and carving, Bill
March 25, 2009
Bill & June Hamon
Bill and June Hamon, Wildlife Artists 
2 responses to “*Tool Review: Proxxon’s Pen Sander”
Lawrence Long
March 26th, 2009 at 12:03
Hey Bill,
I’m glad my suggestion on the Proxxon worked out for you. As you alluded to in your review it is invaluable on a large work such as a spread winged Bald Eagle and I’d venture to say any spread winged foul where making the primaries separately is necessary. Using the Proxxon to smooth the primaries on my Bald Eagle project reduced the fabrication time by about 20% over other techniques for flattening the feather after adding the quill detail. I have found a ton of other uses for it in my shop, way beyond the initial use in carving the eagle.
Cheers,
L3
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Coleman Fourshee
March 26th, 2009 at 09:11
Hi Bill,
Thank you for the kind words about Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop and Proxxon tools. Proxxon is top quality and we are proud to be a full line distributor of their products.
The idea of tracing and cutting your own discs is a great one and many of our customers buy the “gold” sandpaper rolls and sheets to do the same. First time, however, that I have heard of someone doing it on the small Proxxon Pen Sander discs. Great Idea!!
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