An abrasive sheet dispenser for aligning and attaching hook and loop
backed abrasive sheets onto abrading tools, which utilize vacuum holes
incorporated into the backup pad and into its corresponding abrasive
sheet. In a preferred embodiment, the dispenser has an injection molded
universal base having a plurality of guide hole locations. Each group of
guide hole locations is connected by a guide screw channel. The dispenser
has a plurality of injection mold guides and a plurality of guide screws.
The guides are of a height as to support a plurality of abrasive sheets
and fastened onto the universal base by inserting the guide screws
through the guide holes in the universal base from underneath and
screwing into the bottom center of guides. The guides are adjustable
allowing them to be aligned with various vacuum hole patterns and sizes
of abrasive sheets by sliding each guide along the guide screw channel to
another guide hole location within that group. The dispenser also has an
injection molded clear acrylic universal cover plate, which is placed
over the stack of abrasive sheets as a protective dust and moisture
cover.