Kent, have you looked into Rubio Monocoat or Osmo Polyox? No brush required; in fact, nothing more than a little plastic spreader and white non-woven pad. Nothing is easier to apply. Neither has...
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Kent, have you looked into Rubio Monocoat or Osmo Polyox? No brush required; in fact, nothing more than a little plastic spreader and white non-woven pad. Nothing is easier to apply. Neither has...
I think you'll have to wait a really long time for the mineral oil to dry out before glue will stick to it. Short of that you could sand it down if that won't cause too much loose in thickness,...
Good for you, Kent, to do the work to find a solution that works for you. What I found with the Minwax Oil Modified Poly is that you have to apply it very, very thinly, about 180 degrees from most...
Wouldn't switching to a "dumb" DC motor eliminate the possibility of doing fluting and other types of embellishment where Z and X need to communicate? That's a feature I want to make sure I have if...
Excellent progress, Alex. What kind of toolpath did you use and did you control the DOC with the depth per pass feature in the tool database? Also, were you using the rotary job type in VCarve?
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Either way works, but I would leave it unfinished. Why spend the time and $'s on something that will get no wear and will age beautifully on its own? I would just make sure to clean any...
I have the same annoyance with fine dust. I haven't looked for a remedy; I just wipe them off with my fingers when needed.
I'm amazed at how much grief you got about fine dust killing you, yet...
The stripper can will list the appropriate neutralizer. Hopefully, that's what you used. To get around the stain turning orange, you might consider applying a coat of dewaxed shellac to the raw...
To replace the veneer it's best to remove it from edge to edge. Here's a repair I did on a cabinet which, fortunately, was only a short section with very consistent veneer.
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You probably won't find any recipes because of the variation in color of both the plywood and more so in the maple you are using. Post some photos with the most accurate colors you can and we'll try...
Yes, if you're good. Practice on some scrap that you intentionally damage first.
John
Yep, ARS is expensive, Waterlox OSF even more so. I think Prashun's recommendation to buy Minwax full strength poly and then thin it until you like how it behaves might be the most cost effective...
That could be a much better approach if you have some small-time sawyers nearby and the space to put up a solar kiln, and then of course a means to store it. I often mill logs for people and they...
Now there's an understatement, but at least you don't have to come up with an "exact" match. Still, be prepared to make a lot of specimens. Keep good notes.
John
Several non-disposable ones available on Amazon.
Another potential option is to keep a set of clean clothes in your shop, and change into them when needed.
And keep the dogs out of your...
You have my attention, Alex. Can't wait to see how it works.
John
What are you doing, Andrew, that requires a full suit? Spraying 2K products, like GF's conversion varnish, is about the only thing I can think of in the woodworking world. For non post catalyzed...
It was a utilitarian piece. The quality of the wood and lack of care taken during construction seems appropriate.
John
That makes perfect sense, Carl. But what toolpath strategy do you use to create a taper, for example, when the bit is centered above the centerline?
John
Why mess with it? Unless someone is paying you to ruin it on purpose, I'd just clean it up and enjoy its authenticity.
John
I've trimmed at least a mile of wood edge banding with a trimmer that cuts in both directions. If you read the grain, it's easy to know which way to go. And, yes, sometimes you have to trim part of...
Hi Alex. I didn't have enough Z axis height to put the bit above the centerline of the leg, so I had to work from the side. My milling path was a tapered box on X and Y, the taper being the same as...
Thanks very much Andrew. The can I have is satin sheen, and it's a lot more yellow. Others here rave about how good it looks, as it does on your project, but not on projects I've used it on. I...
Funny, the can of varnish I have actually is from Ace Hardware and it's pretty dark. After seeing the photo you took of Waterlox OSF earlier, I went and got the sample I had applied one coat of the...
Thanks Prashun. From my reading Honduran mahogany was grown in Honduras. It's no longer exported so you either got stuff still in the pipeline, of someone sold you Genuine mahogany and called it...