Originally Posted by
the Wasp
can someone or 2 or 3 tell me what the big thing is that emery cloth has over sandpaper. is it just because it's more flexible than sandpaper?
I have heard people say emery cloth doesn't scratch metal, but isn't that just what it's made for in retrospect
Jim
The grit is glued to cloth rather than paper and is of a different type of abrasive, and that is pretty much it. It is more flexible than paper, but it does scratch metal, it is the intended purpose. Much easier to use on a copper pipe than paper when prepping for soldering.
Oh, don't use it on wood, it has iron oxide as a grit and can cause damage to the wood instead of smoothing the wood, it is meant to only be used on metal.