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best furniture paints for HVLP?

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:14:08 +0000

So, I've recently done 1 refinish where the customer asked me to paint something white. It was a basic dresser and it turned out okay, but the paint was a pain in the -ahem-! It was too thick even after thinning and reaching a suitable viscocity where it was still causing some spattering. Of course, it was a water based latex.

Is oil based latex paint thinner out of the can? Should I actually be using a different type of paint altogether?

Reason I'm asking is that I have another request to white paint a dresser. This time it's a queen Anne style dresser which appears to be in great condition (shrug).

Thoughts? I have an Earlex 5500 and I was using the 2.0 mm nozzle as suggested by earlex. I also have the 1.5 mm nozzle which I generally use for my water based poly or shellac.

Vertical Plywood Storage

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:35:28 +0000

I have limited space in my shop (the 3rd bay in a 3-car garage), but it does have 10' ceilings so I thought about making a rack to store sheets of plywood standing upright since it would have a smaller footprint. Has anyone does this or know maybe where I could see some pictures to get a couple ideas of the best way to go about doing this?

Can you hand plane plywood?

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:07:49 +0000

The edges I mean. For example if I get rid of my table saw and have to use plywood for something, how do I cut a clean edge? Bandsaw?

Anti-static blow gun?

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:33:55 +0000

Anyone have experience with Ionix anti static cartridges used to blow off surfaces before finishing? I recently saw advertising for this product. They suggest it for auto and woodworking finish work. I looked for reviews and wanted more input before spending $150 or more.
We use water-bourne finishes in a small custom shop with no spray booth so dust is an issue for us.

Discus mobile

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:18:51 +0000

I am looking to commission a job to create an infant mobile for my first grandchild (I'm not a woodworker myself).

My hobby is breeding discus, an ornamental fish originally from the Amazon River. They can grow to about 7 inches in diameter, and are called discus because they have that shape (think Olympic discus), and are spectacularly beautiful. Of course a mobile would have smaller, say 1.5 inch diameter, models. My own forum is simplydiscus.com.

Any advice on how to find an interested artist/craftsperson would be greatly appreciated.

I'll check back for (hopefully) some answers tomorrow. Thank you.

Don (Fairfax, VA)

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Planing Question

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:06:02 +0000

Hey all,

Pardon my newbeeness but I have a question about planing wood. I do not have a large shop and can not afford a planer. Can the disk sander on my shop smith be used for the same purpose? I understand the limitations of wood size, but I am looking to build the keepsake box Marc did in one of his videos and most of the wood I am looking at is going to need some love before I build.

Thanks

Barrett

Chicken Coop: Elements of Design

Tue, 22 May 2012 03:24:26 +0000

Howdy Folks,

This marks my first post outside of the "Introduce Yourself" Forum. I'm eagerly waiting for confirmation that my rental application has been accepted so I can get cranking in my new place on two acres here in Petaluma with a 1000 Sq Ft freestanding shop!
Among the many projects I hope to sink my teeth into, a home for some poultry is high on the list. I'll be living the single life in a small one bedroom (1880's) house and was hoping for a few (2-4) hens to keep me company. I have raised stock before but always on others land. I wanted to poll this fine collection of minds as to what elements are "key" with regard coop design. Access for cleaning, nesting sites, fox deterrents etc. If any of you have seen plans online that appeal to your eye and would allow for some finer techniques, please send them down the pipeline. I am not married to any design or style so would love for a cohesive concoction of combined perspectives and refined aesthetic, a comprehensive evolution of our shared idea of what makes a coop a coop. We will dream it, I will build it, the chicks will dig it. I appreciate your input.
As the plan evolves I will update here to incorporate any concepts or ideas that are considered integral to a final design.

- Mobility

In Trouble

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:47:10 +0000

Took a new job a few months back and I travel to Toronto on a pretty regular basis. Well this trip I booked my hotel and what do I see? Lee Valley a few blocks away. Might have to check my bags on the way back

Do they have any closeouts or store discounts? Maybe I should have brought an extra bag.

Finishing Saddlebags

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:19:00 +0000

I may have totally lost it now...while riding over the weekend I got the great idea to build a set of saddlebags for my '95 HD Dyna Wide Glide. I have a leather set (20"L x 10.5"T x 6.5"D) but they are small so I plan to build something more substantial (~ 22"L x 15"T x 9"D). Before I even start drawing anything, I already feel like the finish for this project could make it or break it. My initial thought is to finish the project as if I had built a boat, ie epoxy & fiberglass. Does anyone have any thoughts? My biggest concern is that 1 of these bags will be "hung" over the muffler/tailpipe. I'm a worried about the effects of heat on the epoxy finish and any subsequent weakening of the finish. How will an epoxy finish withstand rocks flying at 80mph?

Feel free to encourage the crazy...

My first furniture project plans

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:45:33 +0000

So i started my endtables with an A&C feel and wanted more G&G so i tried to work some elements into it. This will all be made from QSWO which i already purchased. Here are the plans that i have drawn up, up to this point. Please feel free to have a look at them and comment, critique ect. The more advice or thought i can put into it the better. Thanks Everyone

Helical cutter head jointers

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:45:02 +0000

How does the performance of a carbide helical cutter head jointer compare to a jointer with conventional 3 HSS knives?
Some reviews I've seen mention that the helical cutters can leave a scalloped surface that requires more sanding compared to a conventional cutter head but produce less tear-out on highly figured woods. Is this a problem when jointing an edge for
gluing? I am looking to replace an old low end 6 inch jointer with a Powermatic-54 6 inch jointer with either quick-set blades or a carbide helical cutter. Do the carbide cutters actually stay sharp 3-4 times longer as claimed and are they significantly
quieter? The ease of changing blades seems like the biggest advantage.

Thanks.

CLR it!

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:22:01 +0000

CLR (Calcium Lime Rust) product you see on tv. Click here if you don't know what I am talking about.

My question, would this be a good product to use on your cast iron tops to remove rust?

Resaw advice

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:03:09 +0000

If I want to add curly maple resawn veneer to a substrate does it need to be applied to both sides like normall veneer?
If so what can I use on the back side so I don't have to waste my curly maple?

centralized work shop

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:50:11 +0000

i usualy see shops with there tools spread out around a large area stationed along a wall. recently looked in a book and saw a guy who had all his main tools (table saw, router, jointer, planer, band saw sander) in a centralized area placed in such a way that the table top is all the same height. what i liked about it was he had his dust collector in the middle. seems like that would be a more efficiat way to build seeing as there will be a very short run from the dust collector to the tools. plus you can use a table surface from one machine to be the table surface for another. for example combining router and table saw top. band saw top and planer outfeed are same height.

anyone else seen something similar or what do you think of the idea?

SCOOOOOOOOORE !!!!!

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:15:30 +0000

so on craigslist i saw a girl that had a table saw for sale. It was a grizzly 10" hybrid for $800. the price was steep so passed on it, plus i wasnt in the market for a saw really. I finally got around to trying to mount my new woodpeckers sidewinder lift on to my ridgid jobsite saw. i had it in my head that i was going to build a new "cart" to put it on but found that it was going to be more trouble than i wanted so i gave up. and then that same table saw was on craigslist again. It was close and i had to at least look at it. I pretty much figured it was a G0715P so i had a good idea of the specs. i got there and it was a farmer that had it. SHE took me to see it and i almost fell over. It was brand new in the box, never opened. I was willing to pay a lil more for it at that point. She even had the shop fox mobile base to go with it. So i asked how firm the price was and she said she would listen to an offer. I told her i had $600 cash in my pocket and she took it, the money too. I had gotten $200 extra from work for sales referrals so i really only had to pay 400 out of pocket. I spent the day putting it together and i love it. anyone else have reviews of this machine, good bad and the ugly.

serving tray - work in progress

Sun, 20 May 2012 18:59:55 +0000

I am off to the workshop to finish my serving tray project. The next step is to trim the walnut sides and glue the thing up.

Here is a picture of the marquetry that will be the bottom of the tray. I've got two of these:

This is the sides taped up in a test fit:

There is a third one I am working on but it will have birds instead of a rose.

Teacher's gifts -

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:09:21 +0000

It's end-of-year time for school and that means (quick but personal) teacher's gifts!

First, for my oldest son's gifted class teacher, (called ELP or something,,, not sure what it stands for exactly other than "smarter than Daddy") a mahogany sign with a Thomas Jefferson quote. This teacher has a copy-paper printout of this quote over her door and I thought I'd give her another option . It is gen mahogany and 13 inches wide (leftover from the humidor top).

The second is a hat-- no wait it's a boa constrictor digesting an elephant! - This teacher's favorite book is "the little prince" and this is based on an image from that book. To make it, I carved the outside shape in a piece of bloodwood, bandsawed off the back (like a bandsaw box) then cut out he elephant shape with a scrollsaw, detailed it with some rasps/files, and assembled the whole thing back together again. For such a simple little project, it was quite fun.

Tool Cabinet

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:32:43 +0000

I am starting a tool cabinet in the near future. I am still in the design stage and would like some input. The cabinet will have 3 vertical "drawers" around 60" tall. This is where I want to store clamps squares and other long tools. Each will be supporting around 50-100 pounds. For support I was thinking 4 drawer slides 2 top and 2 bottom. This will be a little pricey being that there will be 3 of these drawers. Is there another way to do this or should I stick with this design.

I do not have any plans drawn yet, I can post a rough sketch up if that will be a help.

Thanks

Barrett

Greetings from Sin City

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:14:51 +0000

Hello all,

I am an amateur woodworker looking for resources and a knowledge base to become a craftsman. I have enjoyed the hobby off and on for nearly 30 years and am now becoming serious since I bought a 3 car garage with an attached house.

Looking forward to contributing where I can, and learning everywhere else.

Barrett

Some dresser demo and some cutting practice

Sun, 20 May 2012 05:54:18 +0000

Look everyone! A blog post that has nothing to do with setting up or organizing the workshop. No, I’m serious…some actual woodworking technique is displayed.

http://secondwindwor...wind-blows.html

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buffet/sideboard

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:52:38 +0000

Depending on what part of the country you're from this is either a sideboard or a buffet that I'm designing for my ~~best client~~ wife. It's inspired by a plan from Wood magazine, issue 182, March 2008. Before I start making sawdust I'd appreciate any suggestions. There are a couple of quirks with the drawing since I'm no Sketchup wizard.

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Howdy...

Sun, 20 May 2012 02:58:58 +0000

How cool to have a place to introduce yourself. I can tell this must be an awesome community already!

I'm reasonably new to woodworking, although I've dabbled for many years. Now I am finally getting to the point where I want to purchase some "real" power tools, sorry Shannon.

I had a small table saw years ago, but it was a low end Craftsman and I sold it to a guy at work a few years back. Now I'm ready to purchase a new, bigger one and I'll hopefully get a jointer and planer too. I'm leaning towards the Grizzly line of hybrid saws and picking up a jointer and planer from them too.

I'm originally from Ohio, and have family back there on a farm with access to some hardwood, mostly cherry and maple. It was all milled by some local Amish folk. In fact I brought some of the maple back to Texas with me about seven years ago and it has just been sitting in my attic waiting (begging) to used. I can't wait to dive in and get started.

Looking forward to interacting with y'all. Talk or type to you soon...

MSgt shadow box w/walnut stripes and another carving

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:20:21 +0000

Had some more fun this week-- this shadow box is a little different - the customer (a retiring MSgt) wanted the stripes to be darker and raised above the surface of the box. Inside is LED lit and the background is blue velvet.

The second thing I did today was another carve of the betrayal of Jesus- this one is in walnut but as I haven't finished it yet it looks very washed out... I thought I'd might as well highlight the shadows by photographing it in black and white. This is a gift for an aunt I'll be visiting soon during a vacation trip. I know I've posted a similar carving a while back and hope y'all don't mind the (almost) repetition.

Thanks for looking,
Lawrence

Homemade Dyson cyclone dust collector/extractor

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:04:24 +0000

After blowing up the motor on my previous dust extractor and burning out the motor on my Dyson, something had to be done.

In my workshop l already have a chip extractor. Not the most powerful but still does the job. On this chip extractor l made a cyclone using a bin. It works ok but for sanding and general workshop cleaning, it doesn't help at all.

Being the type of person who is always trying to take things apart; the Dyson we have at home, (fortunately for me) the clips on the bin broke. I searched on the internet if anyone had used the cyclone technology as a cyclone dust extractor in their workshops, as l guessed, no one had tried. There are many of you out there that have made homemade cyclones and done a good job. BUT all take some time to make and making the cone shape is quite difficult . Cyclone on the market are very expensive and most of us woodworker just don't have that spare cash to buy one.

I thought l would give it a go and try to use the cyclone from the Dyson. View the video clip to see how l got on, suggestions and criticism are welcome. I do have another cyclone project in mind and will work on that very soon.

As for now, this works like a treat. I use it for general workshop cleaning, mitre station and for the sanding.

www.qashifmasud.co.uk

found a great buy

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:36:37 +0000

went garage saling and found a couple of planes. one is a old stanley and the othere is a sargent 22 inch plane. (8 dollers)

also came across a large stanley bevil gage #18 its the largest one i have ever seen. (2 dollers)

also picked up some deer antlers that ill end up trying to make pens out off. (2 dollers)

best part is i found a blacksmith that lives 20 min from my house. spent a couple hours talking with him about his shop the forge and anvils he makes and sells. he teaches black smithing classes in the winter and fall. he might do a demonstraition at my school. also talked to him about making some wood carving chisles and possibly swaping some work for some wood turned handles. (sold him a ring holder for 4)

so all in all good day.....can someone help me figure out what type of planes (have no plane exp)they are and what there worth?