A hand-held battery powered tool used for tip shaping and reshaping a tip on a cue stick used for playing pool, billiards, snooker, etc. The tip is shaped by a mounting a rotating concave abrasive adapter that is powered in a hand-held housing that allows a user to center the tip directly into the center of the concave abrasive attachment for precise shaping accuracy in seconds. The abrasiveness of the attachment is equal to 80 grit sand paper, although grits from 60 to 120 grit may also be used. The size of the opening at the front end of the housing also allows a user to angle the cue to shape the side walls of the tip to further correct the curvature of the tip. Finally, a burnisher is also provided at the back of the housing to put a final finish on the tip.

A manual sander includes a handle and a fixed abrasion surface to which the handle is attached. At least one foldable abrasion surface is connected to the fixed abrasion surface by a hinge. The handle is manipulable to maintain the fixed abrasion surface and the foldable abrasion surfaces in an open configuration in which the fixed abrasion surface and the foldable abrasion surfaces are substantially coplanar. The handle is also manipulable to enable the foldable abrasion surface to fold about the hinge to form a folded configuration in which the fixed abrasion surface and the foldable abrasion surface form a bent surface.

A portable planar abrading or honing apparatus embodying components including modified elongated planar support block with flared ends each with holding arrangements and attached to the blocks planar surface are optional material support bases that assist various tensioned flexible abrasive material, described as abrasive tapes that facilitate manual grinding or honing and sharpening of edges upon the abrasive surface.

A sanding device for reducing dust and debris exposure includes a block and a panel. The panel has a top surface that is selectively couplable to a lower face of the block. The panel has a lower surface that is irregular and thus abrasive. A recess extends into an upper face of the block and is positioned to insert a tube of a vacuum assembly. A plurality of cutouts is positioned in a perimeter of the lower face of the block. Each of a plurality of channels extends from a bottom of the recess to a respective cutout. The block is positioned to be grasped in a hand of a user to urge the panel across a surface to smooth the surface. Air that is drawn through the channels by the vacuum assembly carries dust and debris through the channel into the vacuum assembly.

A sanding block. The sanding block includes a first member and a second member forming a planar body. The first member and second member have opposing angled edges and are connected via a tongue and groove joint along the opposing angled edges. A continuous channel is disposed through the first and second members. A barrel nut is disposed and can revolve in the channel of the first member. A screw is rotatably disposed through an exterior edge of the second member, wherein a shaft of the screw passes through the channel and is threaded through the barrel nut. A user can rotate the screw which causes the planar body to expand and contract. As the planar body expands and contracts, the barrel nut revolves allowing the shaft of the screw to pivot. A belt of sand paper can be secured to the sanding block via expansion of the planar body.

A sanding block. The sanding block includes a first member and a second member forming a planar body. The first member and second member have opposing angled edges and are connected via a tongue and groove joint along the opposing angled edges. A continuous channel is disposed through the first and second members. A barrel nut is disposed and can revolve in the channel of the first member. A screw is rotatably disposed through an exterior edge of the second member, wherein a shaft of the screw passes through the channel and is threaded through the barrel nut. A user can rotate the screw which causes the planar body to expand and contract. As the planar body expands and contracts, the barrel nut revolves allowing the shaft of the screw to pivot. A belt of sand paper can be secured to the sanding block via expansion of the planar body.

A sander may include a base with first and second opposite ends and a first retention mechanism rotatably connected to the base. A longitudinal axis may be defined between the first end and the second end. A first groove may be disposed on one side of the longitudinal axis. The first retention mechanism may include a first retaining segment extending over a majority of a length of the first end. The first retention mechanism may further include a first actuating member extending from the retaining segment toward the second end. The first actuating member may be removably retained in the first groove. Actuation of the first actuating member may move the first retaining segment relative to the base for facilitating sandpaper insertion or removal.

The present application provides a tool for cleaning a groove of a turbine rotor disk. The tool may include a pair of guides spaced apart from one another in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the tool, and a number of cleaning sheets positioned between the guides in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the tool. At least a portion of each guide may have a cross-sectional profile corresponding to a cross-sectional profile of the groove, and at least a portion of each cleaning sheet may have a cross-sectional profile corresponding to the cross-sectional profile of the groove. The present application further provides a method for cleaning a groove of a turbine rotor disk, and a tool system for cleaning a groove of a turbine rotor disk.

The present application provides a tool for cleaning a groove of a turbine rotor disk. The tool may include a pair of guides spaced apart from one another in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the tool, and a number of cleaning sheets positioned between the guides in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the tool. At least a portion of each guide may have a cross-sectional profile corresponding to a cross-sectional profile of the groove, and at least a portion of each cleaning sheet may have a cross-sectional profile corresponding to the cross-sectional profile of the groove. The present application further provides a method for cleaning a groove of a turbine rotor disk, and a tool system for cleaning a groove of a turbine rotor disk.

An apparatus that focuses on improving efficiency, profitability, and results in the automotive detailing and automotive paint and body shop industries, contains a first layer, a second layer, and a center layer. An inner surface of the first layer is connected to the center layer. An inner surface of the second layer is connected to the center layer opposite to the first sanding layer. The multiple tiers of the apparatus improve user control and maximizes surface contact between the apparatus and the surface being sanded. A first edge and a second edge of the first layer and the second layer can be a straight-cut edge, a bevel cut edge or a rounded edge. Thus, the apparatus can be used on a variety of surfaces. The consistency and the uniformity of the sanding patterns obtained helps the user compound and polish the sanded surface to a more refined finish.