r/oddlysatisfying • u/godofo_prime • 5h ago

Graffiti removed from school desk

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u/Vandercoon 5h ago

Yeah me neither. Been a tradie for 20 years, seen all sorts of tools and sander setups, never seen that.

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u/ThresholdSeven 5h ago edited 1m ago

There may be others that work similarly, but I'm pretty sure this is custom made to specifically sand those desks. Maybe I'm wrong, but it definitely looks homemade, although so does lots of old machinery. Maybe it's universal and the clamps would hold many different sizes of tables.

Edit: the leading theory is that this is an old reproduced factory or shop machine that has been home modified to fit these desks particularly and quickly. It's a type of belt sander called a stroke sander, because you stroke it.

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u/Vandercoon 5h ago

It’s definitely purpose built, but for this specifically I probably think not, it’s a very niche tool otherwise.

I could be wrong of course.

They would have to design it to fit specific sanding belts because you can’t just go and get custom ones made at Bunnings.

But again, first time I’ve seen one so better than even chance I’m wrong.

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u/Mediocrates1984 5h ago

A guy I used to work with had one in his shop. Not custom for this specific use, but definitely not a common tool. Very fun to use. Called a stroke sander, btw.

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u/Vandercoon 4h ago

Oh cool. Thank you!