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a violent friendship between machine and surface, ending in smoothness
means A sander is a power tool or hand block that smooths wood, metal, or other surfaces by rubbing abrasive sandpaper against them.
from Straight from "sand" plus the agent suffix "-er" — literally the thing that sands. The root "sand" goes back to Old English "sand," cousin to German "Sand" and Dutch "zand," all from a Proto-Germanic word for the gritty stuff. The name remembers the original tool of the trade: real sand and crushed grit glued to paper or cloth, dragged across a surface until it surrendered. Modern sanders run on electricity and aluminum oxide rather than beach grit, but the name keeps the old promise of friction.
- grit logic
- Lower numbers cut rougher, higher numbers polish finer
- orbital trick
- Random orbit spins and wobbles to avoid swirl marks
- dust factory
- Wood removal means clouds of inhalable fine particles
- belt beast
- Belt sanders devour material fast, forgive nothing
bernd sander — german photographer known for typologies of industrial landscapes and buildings since the 1970s
august sander — german photographer who created 'people of the 20th century,' a vast portrait project from 1910-1954
barry sanders — nfl running back who retired in 1998 with 15,269 rushing yards, 2nd all-time at retirement