Introduction: Eraser Cleaner/Refresher
My teenage kids draw a lot. And they erase a lot. When my son told me he sometimes has to clean the eraser before erasing, I got him some sandpaper. But the whole thing was rather messy as he was drawing on a bed. Not ideal. So I got to thinking…
Supplies
Scrap wood
Wood glue
100 grit sandpaper
Varnish
Dirty erasers
Step 1: Cut Some Scraps and Glue Them As Shown
The board I used is ¼” thick. The dimensions are not critical. Mine is 4 ½” long and the sandpaper is 1 ½” wide. This configuration works well. You could make yours longer if you want.
Step 2: Glue on the Sandpaper
I did this before gluing on the end caps because I wanted the sandpaper to reach slightly below the top of the end caps. I made a caul a little bit smaller than the sandpaper: 1½" x 4½" This is so that when gluing I could see the edges of the sandpaper and make sure it don’t move relative to the wood box. Then I clamped it.
Step 3: Glue on the Endcaps
The wood for end caps is about ⅛” thick. I made them slightly oversized, and when the glue had set sanded it flush and rounded all the sharp corners.
Step 4: Varnish
I used this gel polyurethane that you just wipe on with a paper towel. It was supposed to take 6 hours to dry, but with a fan on it, it was dry in less than 2 hours.
Step 5: Clean Some Erasers
I tried it first on a really grungy eraser and it took a fair bit of sanding to get it all clean. Then I did some newer erasers, and it was much quicker. Most of the crumbs got caught in the box. To empty, just shake over the waste basket. I think it will be a nice addition to the drawing routine...
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