Squishy Lathe Sanding Plate (Threaded)

Turn your lathe into a high-torque, low-speed disc sander and sculpt smooth contours into wooden spoons, bowls, and other creative carvings. This 3D-printed sanding plate threads straight onto your lathe spindle and lets you re-use the hook & loop sanding discs from your random orbit sander — so you sand and shape with finesse instead of fighting an angle grinder or bench sander.

Why woodworkers like it

• High-torque, low-speed control — the magic is in the torque, not the speed. Push hard to sculpt without bogging down or burning the end grain.
• Real sculpting ability — with the squishy pad you can shape convex spoon bowls, outside curves on turnings, and even soft concave blends.
• Reuse your old discs — give used or dull hook & loop discs a second life. The 5" plate matches standard random orbit sander (ROS) discs; the 6" plate fits Festool and other 6" sandpaper.
• Quick-mount — spins on and off any 1" x 8 TPI spindle in seconds (1 1/4" x 8 TPI also available — select the option).
• Built to last — printed in high quality, dehydrated filament (PETG/ABS) on Bambu Lab printers with 5-wall shells and dense infill.
• 8 auxiliary holes (1/4" & Kreg-screw diameters) for small custom sanding plates and future ideas (not for woodturning).

Usage tips

• Keep the lathe slow — the power is in the torque, not the RPM.
• Press the workpiece firmly into the pad. Let the torque do the work and use your body to guide the sculpting.
• Rotate and tilt the piece to carve convex or concave shapes (see the listing demo video).
• Works great because the low-speed, high-torque action makes good use of old, dull sandpaper — so worn discs are essentially free to keep using.

What's included

• 1 × lathe sanding plate (5" or 6") for a 1" x 8 TPI spindle (1 1/4" x 8 TPI optional — select the option).
• 1 × foam interface pad for ultimate squish.

Safety & care

• Always wear eye and respiratory protection.
• The auxiliary holes are for attaching small custom sanding plates only — not for mounting a workpiece to turn on the lathe.
• Heat kills hook & loop backing — keep speeds low and clear dust often.

Don't have a compatible lathe?

Sad, but there's hope:  here's an inexpensive option to get you started: budget 1" x 8 TPI lathe on Amazon.

Which Sandpaper?

Reuse your used sandpaper!   When the grits aren't quite sharp enough for efficient sanding using your random orbit sander, they work great for a high-torque application such as this.  (Nowwwwww let's recognize that there's a limit to how "used" used sandpaper can be to be effective.  If you've sapped up your grits sanding through pine and adhesives.... ....yeah, well it's probably too far gone.)

What sandpaper do I buy?  I purchase good quality sandpaper from SuperGrit (most often this Mirka Gold from SuperGrit).  But in a pinch I'd buy these 5" discs from Amazon that'll give you an assortment to try.

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